Community Engine vs Invision Community
Community Engine
communitystack.ioInvision Community
invisioncommunity.comSide by side
| Figure | Community Engine | Invision Community |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | £200/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 14 |
| Spec score · Community Platforms | 8.5 (#27) | 9.0 (#9) |
| Custom domain | Yes | Yes |
| Event hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Headquarters | Barnsley, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom | Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| Integrations | The platform lists Stripe Connect, Meetup, Eventbrite, Bevy and Luma integrations or migration adapters, plus a versioned REST API, signed webhooks, and TypeScript and Python SDKs. | The platform offers a REST API, real-time webhooks, a Zapier connection to 8,000+ apps, and built-in integrations. |
| Moderation tools | Yes | Yes |
Plans
Community Engine
- Enterprise£8,000 a year
- Directory API£2,400 a year
- Market Intelligence£6,000 a year
- CoreFree
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
Community Engine
Community Engine 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.