IdeaGist vs IdeaLoom
IdeaGist
ideagist.comIdeaLoom
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| Figure | IdeaGist | IdeaLoom |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $9.99/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 0 |
| Spec score · Idea Management Software | 8.5 (#6) | 7.5 (#24) |
| Founded | 2012 | 2016 |
| Purpose | IdeaGist describes itself as a collaboration platform for people with ideas and those interested in new ideas. | IdeaLoom is a collective intelligence platform for helping large communities hold meaningful conversations, reach shared understanding, and develop solutions. |
Plans
In their own words
IdeaGist
IdeaGist is a collaboration platform for people developing ideas and people interested in new ideas. Its virtual incubator offers an incubation process, tools, templates, learning resources and expert help for early-stage ideas. Users can form a team or work in stealth mode. Community features include idea management, profiles, social connections, friend invitations, global community membership and incubation applications. The On-Demand business offering provides a private community with company branding, team management and access to the global community. Its unlimited-user offer applies to companies with 1,000 employees or fewer and their full-time or contract employees. IdeaGist lists access through Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web and Windows, along with mobile and desktop apps. The free Basic Plan includes 100 Gist Points per month; premium profiles and custom profile URLs are unavailable, though other paid features can be bought with points. Smart costs $9.99 per month and includes 10 Gist Points, three out-of-network messages and unlimited ideas, social connections, friend invites and opportunity responses. On-Demand costs $1,999.00 once for 12 months and includes five incubation packages; additional packages cost $499 each.