Heartbeat vs SocialEngine
Heartbeat
heartbeat.chatSocialEngine
socialengine.comSide by side
| Figure | Heartbeat | SocialEngine |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $19/mo | $29/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 14 | 15 |
| Spec score · Community Platforms | 8.9 (#11) | 7.5 (#89) |
| Spec score · Social Networking Software | 8.7 (#3) | 6.7 (#24) |
| Event hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Member limit | 350 | 5 |
| Mobile Apps | Heartbeat includes iOS and Android apps. | both |
| Moderation tools | Yes | Yes |
| Private spaces | Yes | Yes |
| Starting Price | Paid plans start from $49 per month. | 29 |
Plans
Heartbeat
- Build$49 a month
- Build$490 a year
- Grow$149 a month
- Grow$1,490 a year
- Scale$849 a month
- Scale$9,200 a year
- Native video hosting add-on$19 a month
- Build annual$40 a month
- Build monthly$49 a month
- Grow annual$124 a month
SocialEngine
- Development$29 a month
- Early Stage$49 a month
- Startup$99 a month
- Growth$149 a month
- Expanding$199 a month
- Professional$349 a month
- EnterprisePrice not published
- EnterprisePriced on request
- Essential$199 a month
- Essential$199, paid once
In their own words
Heartbeat
Heartbeat is a paid platform for running online communities, with Android and iOS apps. Its listed features include private spaces, event hosting, moderation tools and custom domains. Plans vary by community size: Build supports up to 350 members, Grow up to 5,000 and Scale has unlimited members. Build costs $49 a month billed monthly; Grow costs $149 a month billed monthly; Scale costs $849 a month billed monthly. Build includes five automation workflows and one custom landing page. Grow includes unlimited automation workflows and 50 hours of native video hosting. Scale includes 50 custom landing pages, 200 hours of native video hosting and a white-label branded mobile app. Native video hosting is also available as a $19 a month add-on for 50 hours of storage. Integrations include Zapier, Zoom, Outlook Calendar, Google Calendar, Slack, Circle and Peerboard imports. The 14-day trial does not become a continuing free plan: communities are deactivated if they are not upgraded afterward, and inactive communities are automatically deleted after 30 days.
SocialEngine
SocialEngine is a paid platform for building online communities on the web, iOS, and Android. It provides event hosting, private spaces, and moderation tools, with mobile apps for members. Cloud plans are billed monthly. Development costs $29 a month and allows five active users with 1 GB memory, 2 TB transfer, 40 GB SSD disk, and a two-core processor. Higher cloud tiers include Early Stage at $49 a month, Startup at 99.00 USD, Growth at 149.00 USD, Expanding at 199.00 USD, and Professional at 349.00 USD, each with different infrastructure allocations and, on some plans, staging sites. Self-hosted Essential and Advanced licenses are listed at $199 a month and $399 a month respectively, each for one domain; the fee is described as one-time. SocialEngine was founded in 2007. There is a 14-day trial and no free plan.