Forums.net vs Invision Community
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| Figure | Forums.net | Invision Community |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $49.99/mo | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 14 |
| Spec score · Customer Community Software | 7.8 (#16) | 8.7 (#7) |
| Spec score · Online Community Platforms | 7.7 (#32) | 8.6 (#10) |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| Integrations | The feature list names single sign-on, Tapatalk, YouTube and Vimeo video embedding, and VigLink support. | The platform offers a REST API, real-time webhooks, a Zapier connection to 8,000+ apps, and built-in integrations. |
| Intended users | The maker describes the product as designed for organizations and businesses, including communities for superfans, friends, and employees. | The maker describes its plans as serving communities from growing groups through organizations seeking enterprise services and strategic support. |
| Privacy controls | The FAQ says forum owners can restrict access with granular permissions, private boards, and a guests-must-log-in setting. | The maker describes features for members to request their personal data, request account deletion, and manage non-essential cookies. |
Plans
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
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.