Crowdstack vs NodeBB
Crowdstack
crowdstack.com
NodeBB
nodebb.orgSide by side
| Figure | Crowdstack | NodeBB |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $999/mo | $20/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 6 |
| Spec score · Online Community Platforms | 8.1 (#19) | 8.6 (#11) |
| Administration | Administrators can define custom profile fields, and administrators and moderators have private Whispers for coordinating community management. | Administrators can create unlimited administrator and moderator accounts and set permissions for each. |
| Company | Social Strata says it is headquartered remotely in Charleston, South Carolina, and has been innovating for over 20 years. | NodeBB says it was founded in 2014 by three developers and identifies the company as NodeBB, Inc. |
| Product | Crowdstack is a community engagement platform with tools for administrators and features for community members. | NodeBB is a community discussion platform for forums and online communities. |
| Security | Crowdstack says all plans include TLS/SSL encryption for data transmitted over the internet. | NodeBB operates a bug bounty program, but eligible testing is limited to try.nodebb.org and third-party plugins are excluded. |
| Support | The company says it offers customer support and describes its support as available to help customers create their community experience. | Paid hosting plans list priority support, and NodeBB also points users to its community support forum. |
Plans
Crowdstack
- Midstack$999 a month
- Fullstack$1,499 a month
- Fullstack EnterprisePriced on request
NodeBB
- Starter$20 a month
- Hamlet$100 a month
- Village$250 a month
- City$750 a month
- Self-hostedFree
- Enterprise SolutionsPriced on request
In their own words
Crowdstack
Crowdstack has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
NodeBB
NodeBB is a community discussion platform for forums and online communities, including brand communities and product support boards. Members can write topics and replies using a visual editor or Markdown, chat in real time, and receive notifications for follows, likes and topic subscriptions. They can form groups with activity feeds, tag topics and follow tags for updates. Administrators can create unlimited moderator and administrator accounts and set their permissions. More than 500 plugins and themes can be installed through the control panel, and public Read and RESTful Write APIs support integrations. Spam-prevention integrations include Akismet, StopForumSpam and Project Honeypot. Self-hosted NodeBB is free to download and install under GPLv3; hosted plans start at $20 a month and include priority support. Basic full-text search uses the bundled database engine; Solr and Elasticsearch search require third-party plugins. Installation guides cover Linux, macOS, Windows and cloud deployment options including Docker.