DownToMeet vs NodeBB
DownToMeet
downtomeet.com
NodeBB
nodebb.orgSide by side
| Figure | DownToMeet | NodeBB |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.83/mo | $20/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | 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 (#20) | 8.6 (#11) |
| Audience | DownToMeet says it is for people looking to find local groups and events around shared interests, as well as organizers building communities. | NodeBB describes forums as useful for brand communities and product support boards. |
| Security | The privacy policy says real names and email addresses are encrypted in the database and sensitive information is encrypted using SSL when entered or accessed. | NodeBB operates a bug bounty program, but eligible testing is limited to try.nodebb.org and third-party plugins are excluded. |
| Support | The help center offers member and organizer articles and directs users to contact the Customer Happiness Team for more help. | Paid hosting plans list priority support, and NodeBB also points users to its community support forum. |
Plans
DownToMeet
- Ad-supportedFree
- Paid subscription — groups 1 to 100 members$9.99 a year
- Paid subscription — groups larger than 100 members$14.99 a year
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
DownToMeet
DownToMeet 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.