Invision Community vs Mighty Networks

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.

Mighty Networks is a paid platform for creating and running online communities. It supports private spaces, groups, cohorts, moderation, and custom domains, as well as online and in-person events, live courses, and challenges. Members can use the web platform or apps for iOS and Android. Plans list unlimited members and spaces, while storage and the number of hosts and moderators vary by tier.

Launch costs $79 a month and includes 200 GB of storage, three hosts, and 10 moderators. Scale is $179 a month with 500 GB, five hosts, and 15 moderators; Growth is $354 a month with 1 TB, 10 hosts, and 100 moderators. Mighty Pro has custom pricing and lists 4 TB of storage with unlimited hosts and moderators. Transaction fees are 2% on Launch, 1% on Scale, and 0.5% on Growth and Mighty Pro. A 14-day trial provides Growth Plan access. Plans include access to the Mighty Trust Portal, and the platform is SOC2 Type II compliant. Mighty Networks was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.