MemberDex vs NodeBB
MemberDex
memberdex.app
NodeBB
nodebb.orgSide by side
| Figure | MemberDex | NodeBB |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $15/mo | $20/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 6 |
| Spec score · Community Platforms | 7.9 (#76) | 9.3 (#3) |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Moderation tools | Yes | Yes |
| Product | MemberDex is a branded member directory app for communities, organizations, and professional groups. | NodeBB is a community discussion platform for forums and online communities. |
| Security | The maker lists passkeys, optional TOTP multi-factor authentication, a strong password policy, HTTPS/TLS, audit logging, and community backups among its security and operational features. | NodeBB operates a bug bounty program, but eligible testing is limited to try.nodebb.org and third-party plugins are excluded. |
| Paid from | 15 | 20 |
| Support | The maker says reports are usually handled within one business day, and immediately when a report involves a child. | Paid hosting plans list priority support, and NodeBB also points users to its community support forum. |
Plans
MemberDex
- Starter$15 a month
- Small Community$30 a month
- Growing Community$45 a month
- Established$60 a month
- Large Community$75 a month
- Network$100 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
NodeBB
- Starter$20 a month
- Hamlet$100 a month
- Village$250 a month
- City$750 a month
- Self-hostedFree
- Enterprise SolutionsPriced on request
In their own words
NodeBB
NodeBB is a community discussion platform for forums and online communities, including brand communities and product support boards. Members can write topics and replies using a visual editor or Markdown, chat in real time, and receive notifications for follows, likes and topic subscriptions. They can form groups with activity feeds, tag topics and follow tags for updates. Administrators can create unlimited moderator and administrator accounts and set their permissions. More than 500 plugins and themes can be installed through the control panel, and public Read and RESTful Write APIs support integrations. Spam-prevention integrations include Akismet, StopForumSpam and Project Honeypot. Self-hosted NodeBB is free to download and install under GPLv3; hosted plans start at $20 a month and include priority support. Basic full-text search uses the bundled database engine; Solr and Elasticsearch search require third-party plugins. Installation guides cover Linux, macOS, Windows and cloud deployment options including Docker.