Mentessa vs MentorCity
Mentessa
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MentorCity
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| Figure | Mentessa | MentorCity |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €292/mo | $350/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 4 |
| Spec score · Mentoring Software | 8.9 (#3) | 9.0 (#2) |
| Documentation | The help center is FAQ-style documentation covering onboarding, sessions, roles, matching, integrations, account issues and calendar files. | The official Foundation Guide covers administration, matching, reports, content, courses, resources, surveys, dashboards and implementation. |
| Founded | 2019 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Munich, Germany | Thornhill, Ontario, Canada |
| Integrations | Official integration options include CSV import, SSO and just-in-time provisioning. | Officially highlighted integrations include Azure, Stripe, SAML, OAuth, two-factor authentication, Google Workspace, Zoom and Microsoft services. |
| Matching | The platform offers self matching, participant recommendations, reviewed matching and autonomous matching modes. | Its matching system supports self-matching, administrator matching or a hybrid approach, with configurable criteria and match previews. |
| Notable news | Mentessa announced an EIT Digital co-funded grant in 2024 to pilot an intelligent skills agent with Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark. | MentorCity published an article dated February 23, 2026 about Shawn Mintz discussing mentoring’s impact in a podcast. |
| Praise: support | Reviewers repeatedly praise Mentessa support as friendly, fast and responsive, including quick bug fixes. | Reviewers frequently praise responsive, knowledgeable and courteous customer support. |
| Praise: usability | Independent reviewers repeatedly describe the interface as modern, intuitive, user-friendly and visually appealing. | G2 and Capterra reviewers repeatedly describe the interface as easy to use and the platform as straightforward to administer. |
| Product | Mentessa describes itself as a mentoring platform with AI-powered matching and formats for running mentoring programmes. | MentorCity is a software platform for organizations to create, manage, and grow structured mentoring programs. |
| Rating on Apple App Store | Apple reports that the app has insufficient ratings and reviews to display a rating summary. | 3.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings. |
| Rating on Capterra | 4.8 out of 5 from 17 reviews. | 4.7 out of 5 from 34 reviews; ease of use is 4.7 and customer service is 4.9. |
| Rating on GetApp | 4.8 out of 5 from 17 reviews. | 4.7 out of 5 from 34 reviews, with a 9.2 out of 10 likelihood-to-recommend score. |
| Security | Mentessa says access is logged, accounts lock after repeated incorrect passwords, sessions time out automatically and regular backups are performed. | MentorCity says data is encrypted in transit and at rest, third-party security testing is conducted regularly, and participant data is backed up daily. |
| Support | Technical support is listed for all three plans, end-user support for Grow and Lead, and a dedicated Customer Success Manager for Lead. | Capterra lists phone, chat, help desk, FAQs, knowledge base, live online training, webinars, documentation and videos as support resources. |
Plans
Mentessa
- Connect€292 a month
- Connect — Standard talent development€292 a month
- Grow€550 a month
- Grow — Professional talent development€550 a month
- Lead€1,050 a month
- Lead — Enterprise talent development€1,050 a month
MentorCity
- Association trialFree
- Starting price$350 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- StandardPriced on request
In their own words
MentorCity
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