Invision Community vs ProfileGrid

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.

ProfileGrid is a WordPress plugin for building user profiles, groups, communities, directories, and paid memberships. Administrators can create groups with separate profile fields, registration forms, membership prices, member limits, and group leaders. Community features include user blogs, private messaging, notifications, and a friends system. Privacy settings can restrict posts, pages, profile data, and group content. Listed integrations include WooCommerce, bbPress, MailPoet, RegistrationMagic, EventPrime, and Elementor. PayPal is available in core, while Stripe is an extension. The free Core plan costs nothing and includes more than 90 core features plus free extensions. Premium costs $79 per month as listed, with one site and one year of updates and support. Premium+ costs $139 per month as listed, with a one-time payment, unlimited sites, and lifetime updates and support. The standard version uses the GNU General Public License; Premium receives priority support. Profile and registration data are stored in the WordPress database, and compatibility with every third-party product, plugin, theme, or browser is not guaranteed.