Dribbble vs NodeBB
Dribbble
dribbble.com
NodeBB
nodebb.orgSide by side
| Figure | Dribbble | NodeBB |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.33/mo | $20/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 6 |
| Spec score · Community Platforms | 8.1 (#58) | 9.3 (#3) |
| API | Dribbble provides an API for building tools and applications that help members publish design work on Dribbble. | NodeBB provides a public Read API and a RESTful Write API for software integrations. |
| Company | Dribbble says it was founded in 2009 and is 100% remote. | NodeBB says it was founded in 2014 by three developers and identifies the company as NodeBB, Inc. |
| Custom domain | Yes | Yes |
| Founded | 2009 | 2014 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Moderation tools | Yes | Yes |
| Security | Dribbble says it uses technical and organizational safeguards, including encryption and access restrictions, while noting it cannot guarantee security against breaches. | NodeBB operates a bug bounty program, but eligible testing is limited to try.nodebb.org and third-party plugins are excluded. |
| Paid from | 4 | 20 |
| Support | The Plus plan includes VIP customer support, assisted onboarding, and upload and tagging support. | Paid hosting plans list priority support, and NodeBB also points users to its community support forum. |
Plans
Dribbble
- FreeFree
- Lite$4 a month
- Standard$8 a month
- Plus$99 a month
- Lite$4 a year
- Standard$8 a year
- Plus$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
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.