Gather Commons vs NodeBB
Gather Commons
gathercommons.com
NodeBB
nodebb.orgSide by side
| Figure | Gather Commons | NodeBB |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $124/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 | 4 | 6 |
| Spec score · Community Platforms | 8.0 (#68) | 9.3 (#3) |
| Custom domain | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Private spaces | Yes | Yes |
| Security | The privacy policy says the service uses encryption in transit, hashed and tokenized credentials, scoped access controls between communities, and passkeys. | NodeBB operates a bug bounty program, but eligible testing is limited to try.nodebb.org and third-party plugins are excluded. |
| Paid from | 124 | 20 |
| Support | Premium includes priority support; the privacy policy lists [email protected] for privacy requests and support matters. | Paid hosting plans list priority support, and NodeBB also points users to its community support forum. |
Plans
Gather Commons
- Core$124 a month
- Premium$208 a month
- Core$1,490 a year
- Premium$2,490 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
Gather Commons
Gather Commons 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.