AlumnForce vs NING

AlumnForce is an alumni community platform for higher education institutions, corporate alumni networks, and associations. It helps organizations connect members, support career development, and organize engagement. A searchable member directory includes geolocation, while event tools publish online or in-person gatherings and manage online ticketing. Career features include a job board, CV database, company profiles, and internship agreement workflows. The mentoring solution matches participants with a customizable algorithm and provides scheduling and video-conferencing tools. Targeted email campaigns and newsletters support member communications. An API and web services can synchronize user, academic, and company data with an organization’s management system. The platform runs on web, Android, and iOS, and provides API access. AlumnForce says it complies with GDPR, hosts data in France or optionally Switzerland, and makes daily automated backups. Plans include unlimited phone support, available weekdays from 9:00 to 18:00. Pricing depends on contact database size; projects also have a one-time setup cost in the first year. The Décollage plan is €350 a month on an annual subscription, excluding setup and onboarding.

NING has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.