Answerbase vs Invision Community
Answerbase
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| Figure | Answerbase | Invision Community |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $149/mo | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 14 |
| Spec score · Customer Community Software | 8.2 (#12) | 8.7 (#7) |
| Custom domain | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Headquarters | Barcelona, Spain | Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| Intended users | The maker describes Answerbase as serving ecommerce merchants and says it began building for small and medium-sized businesses in 2010. | The maker describes its plans as serving communities from growing groups through organizations seeking enterprise services and strategic support. |
Plans
Answerbase
- Starter$149 a month
- Business$399 a month
- Advanced$799 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Invision Community
- CreatorPrice not published
- Creator PlusPrice not published
- ProfessionalPrice not published
- BusinessPrice not published
- Creator (annual)$89 a month
- Creator (monthly)$99 a month
- Creator Plus (annual)$149 a month
- Creator Plus (monthly)$169 a month
- Professional (annual)$229 a month
- Professional (monthly)$259 a month
In their own words
Answerbase
Answerbase has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Invision Community
Invision Community combines discussion forums, publishing, event management, media galleries, webinars and other community tools. Its drag-and-drop page builder makes pages from prebuilt or custom content blocks without coding. Course features include lessons, progression paths, certificates, badges and quizzes. Administrators can use group permissions to control access to forums, clubs and pages, including paid membership tiers. Integrations include a REST API, real-time webhooks, a Zapier connection to 8,000+ apps and built-in options; developer documentation also describes GraphQL APIs with API key or OAuth authentication. The platform is available on the web, iOS, Android and as self-hosted software. Cloud customers can choose US or EU data storage depending on plan; cloud plans include TLS (HTTPS) and official support, though response times are not guaranteed. Self-hosted Classic requires a compatible server, secure PHP with GD and mbstring, and MySQL, which customers operate themselves. Classic costs $499, paid once, then 199.00 USD/year for updates. Invision Community is paid, has no free plan, and offers a 30-day trial.