BuddyBoss Platform vs Heartbeat

BuddyBoss Platform is a WordPress community platform for creating private communities, with moderation tools and support for mobile apps. Its listed platforms are web, Android, and iOS, and deployment is on-premise. The free BuddyBoss Platform plan costs nothing and is described as a free WordPress community platform. Platform Pro costs $99 a year and includes updates and support for one year, one site, unlimited groups, and unlimited members. The product is freemium, allowing communities to begin with the free option or choose the paid plan for its stated allowances and year of updates and support. BuddyBoss Platform was founded in 2010. Its listed capabilities focus on private communities, mobile apps, and moderation tools. The plan details specify the one-site allowance for Platform Pro; readers choosing that option can also account for its annual price and the term of included updates and support.

Heartbeat is a paid platform for running online communities, with Android and iOS apps. Its listed features include private spaces, event hosting, moderation tools and custom domains. Plans vary by community size: Build supports up to 350 members, Grow up to 5,000 and Scale has unlimited members. Build costs $49 a month billed monthly; Grow costs $149 a month billed monthly; Scale costs $849 a month billed monthly. Build includes five automation workflows and one custom landing page. Grow includes unlimited automation workflows and 50 hours of native video hosting. Scale includes 50 custom landing pages, 200 hours of native video hosting and a white-label branded mobile app. Native video hosting is also available as a $19 a month add-on for 50 hours of storage. Integrations include Zapier, Zoom, Outlook Calendar, Google Calendar, Slack, Circle and Peerboard imports. The 14-day trial does not become a continuing free plan: communities are deactivated if they are not upgraded afterward, and inactive communities are automatically deleted after 30 days.