Invision Community vs UNA

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.

UNA is an open-source platform for building community sites, social networks, collaboration spaces, and educational portals. Its core tools include feeds, posts, groups, events, messaging, courses, discussions, a wiki, and collaboration features. Studio provides no-code controls for apps, roles, pages, forms, menus, design, and languages. UNA offers a REST API and OAuth 2.0 server, and can run as a full platform or a headless backend. Listed integrations include Stripe, Shopify, Snipcart, Mailchimp, Intercom, Google Tag Manager, and Rocket.Chat through the Chat+ app. AI agents can use 13 model providers, including local models through Ollama, and connect to vector stores such as Pinecone and Qdrant. UNA runs on a customer’s domain and servers, with files stored on local disk or S3-compatible storage. The maker lists SSL, antispam, audit logs, two-factor sign-in, and regular security fixes, and says it helps customers prepare for GDPR, HIPAA, and CCPA. Standard is free; Pro is $20 a month; Max is $100 a month. All plans list unlimited projects and deployments.