Community Engine vs Thigmo
Community Engine
communitystack.ioThigmo
thigmos.comSide by side
| Figure | Community Engine | Thigmo |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | £200/mo | $70/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 5 |
| Spec score · Community Platforms | 8.5 (#27) | 9.3 (#5) |
| Custom domain | Yes | Yes |
| Event hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Events | Event tools cover meetups, recurring series, multi-day and multi-track conferences, hybrid and online events, drag-and-drop scheduling, and conflict detection. | Event capabilities include ticketing, RSVPs, QR check-in, waitlists, speakers, vendors and sponsors. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| 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 pricing comparison lists Google Tag Manager, Zapier, webhook endpoints and API request quotas. |
| Moderation tools | Yes | Yes |
| Payments | Ticketing supports tiered rates, allocation caps, waitlists, VAT handling, refunds and transfers through Stripe Connect, with no platform take rate. | Card payments are processed by a PCI-compliant payment processor, and Thigmo says it does not store card numbers. |
| Purpose | Engine is a unified platform for running communities at scale, with an open-source core and enterprise features. | Thigmo combines events, donations, courses, memberships, bookings, community, marketing and CRM in one platform. |
| Security | Identity options include passkeys, magic links, OAuth, SAML 2.0, OIDC, SCIM provisioning and two-factor authentication. | The homepage says card numbers are not stored and payments use a PCI-compliant processor. |
Plans
Community Engine
- Enterprise£8,000 a year
- Directory API£2,400 a year
- Market Intelligence£6,000 a year
- CoreFree
Thigmo
- SparkFree
- Catalyst$70 a month
- Nexus$210 a month
- SparkFree
- VanguardPriced on request
In their own words
Community Engine
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