NodeBB vs PeepSo
NodeBB
nodebb.orgPeepSo
peepso.comSide by side
| Figure | NodeBB | PeepSo |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $20/mo | $12.42/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | 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 | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 5 |
| Spec score · Community Platforms | 9.3 (#3) | 8.7 (#16) |
| Spec score · Community Building Platforms | 8.7 (#6) | 8.3 (#9) |
| Spec score · Social Networking Software | 8.6 (#7) | 8.2 (#11) |
| Company | NodeBB says it was founded in 2014 by three developers and identifies the company as NodeBB, Inc. | PeepSo identifies itself as PeepSo, Inc., a United States company. |
| Custom domain | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Private spaces | Yes | Yes |
| Product | NodeBB is a community discussion platform for forums and online communities. | PeepSo is a social networking plugin for WordPress. |
| Support | Paid hosting plans list priority support, and NodeBB also points users to its community support forum. | PeepSo says general support questions can be asked in its community, while bug reports should be submitted through its contact form. |
Plans
NodeBB
- Starter$20 a month
- Hamlet$100 a month
- Village$250 a month
- City$750 a month
- Self-hostedFree
- Enterprise SolutionsPriced on request
PeepSo
- FreeFree
- Community$149 a year
- Ultimate$249 a year
- PeepSo FoundationFree
- PeepSo Ultimate Bundle – 1 Year$199 a year
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.
PeepSo
PeepSo is a social networking plugin for WordPress that provides tools for building online communities. Its free Foundation includes an activity stream with nested comments, groups, friends, member profiles, and media embeds, along with the Block and Gecko themes. The product also lists event hosting, private spaces, custom domains, and mobile apps. Community costs $149 a year for one year of updates and can be canceled at any time; it adds white labeling, real-time chat, photos, albums, file uploads, pages, email digests, user limits, social login, and invitations. Ultimate costs $249 a year and includes Community features plus all PeepSo plugins and integrations, Stories, early access, and 24/7 priority support. The Foundation includes GIPHY, polls, followers, and WordFilter. Open groups can allow nonmembers to react to or comment on posts. Video uploads offer no conversion, on-site ffmpeg conversion, or off-site Amazon Transcoder; only one mode can be active. The no-conversion option officially supports MP4 and does not compress uploads. PeepSo describes integrations with LearnDash, Advanced Ads, WPAdverts, and WooCommerce.