Membership.io vs NodeBB
Membership.io
membership.io
NodeBB
nodebb.orgSide by side
| Figure | Membership.io | NodeBB |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $41/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 | 3 | 6 |
| Spec score · Community Platforms | 7.9 (#74) | 9.3 (#3) |
| API | API access and webhooks are listed as features of the Scale plan. | NodeBB provides a public Read API and a RESTful Write API for software integrations. |
| Custom domain | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Moderation tools | Yes | Yes |
| Private spaces | Yes | Yes |
| Product | Membership.io is a platform for creating and managing membership communities and delivering content to members. | NodeBB is a community discussion platform for forums and online communities. |
| Security | The security page says Searchie Inc, which includes Membership.io, uses authentication, encryption, data leakage prevention, and third-party auditing and monitoring, and references GDPR, CCPA, and SOC 2 frameworks. | NodeBB operates a bug bounty program, but eligible testing is limited to try.nodebb.org and third-party plugins are excluded. |
| Paid from | 41 | 20 |
| Support | The Scale plan includes a dedicated Platform Success Advisor, and the pricing page describes priority support for that plan. | Paid hosting plans list priority support, and NodeBB also points users to its community support forum. |
Plans
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
Membership.io
Membership.io has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
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.