Nectios vs NodeBB
Nectios
nectios.com
NodeBB
nodebb.orgSide by side
| Figure | Nectios | NodeBB |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €99/mo | $20/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 6 |
| Spec score · Community Platforms | 8.3 (#38) | 9.3 (#3) |
| Audience | Nectios identifies associations, chambers of commerce, foundations, clusters, professional networks, corporate communities, innovation ecosystems, and alumni networks as target organizations. | NodeBB describes forums as useful for brand communities and product support boards. |
| Custom domain | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Private spaces | Yes | Yes |
| Product | Nectios describes itself as a white-label SaaS platform for branded community, event, and membership management. | NodeBB is a community discussion platform for forums and online communities. |
| Security | The site’s contact section states “Your data is secure” but does not specify a security certification or compliance standard on that page. | NodeBB operates a bug bounty program, but eligible testing is limited to try.nodebb.org and third-party plugins are excluded. |
| Support | Nectios says every plan includes dedicated Customer Success support; its pricing page lists email support for Starter and priority support for Professional. | 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
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.