UNA vs Whaller
UNA
unacms.com
Whaller
whaller.comSide by side
| Figure | UNA | Whaller |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $20/mo | €3/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 4 |
| Spec score · Community Platforms | 9.5 (#1) | 9.5 (#2) |
| API | UNA 15 exposes a REST-style JSON HTTP API at /api.php, protected by API keys and allowed origins after being enabled in Settings. | The public API uses my.whaller.com/api endpoints, an auth_token parameter and JSON-RPC 2.0 responses, with documented organization, profile, sphere and request operations. |
| Company identity | LinkedIn identifies the maker as UNA Inc, a privately held software-development company with 11–50 employees, founded in 2016. | LinkedIn lists Whaller as a software-development company founded in 2013 with headquarters in Suresnes, France, and 11–50 employees. |
| Event hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Founded | 2000 | 2013 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Official pages name Stripe, Shopify, Mailchimp and Intercom integrations, with additional services connectable as apps. | Whaller lists BigBlueButton, Zoom, Glowbl, Google Drive, OneDrive, LinkedIn, Zapier, Draft.io, Mistral AI, OpenSezam and WaToo integrations. |
| Mobile apps | both | both |
| Moderation tools | Yes | Yes |
| Private spaces | Yes | Yes |
| Rating on Capterra | 4.3 out of 5 from 12 reviews. | Whaller is rated 4.8 out of 5 from 29 reviews. |
| What it does | UNA is an open-source platform for building online communities, social networks, collaboration hubs and educational portals. | Whaller provides private or public social networks and collaboration workspaces for organizational communication, document work and teamwork. |
Plans
Whaller
- StandardFree
- Pro€3 a month
- BusinessPriced on request
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
UNA
UNA is an open-source platform for building community sites, social networks, collaboration spaces, and educational portals. Its core tools include feeds, posts, groups, events, messaging, courses, discussions, a wiki, and collaboration features. Studio provides no-code controls for apps, roles, pages, forms, menus, design, and languages. UNA offers a REST API and OAuth 2.0 server, and can run as a full platform or a headless backend. Listed integrations include Stripe, Shopify, Snipcart, Mailchimp, Intercom, Google Tag Manager, and Rocket.Chat through the Chat+ app. AI agents can use 13 model providers, including local models through Ollama, and connect to vector stores such as Pinecone and Qdrant. UNA runs on a customer’s domain and servers, with files stored on local disk or S3-compatible storage. The maker lists SSL, antispam, audit logs, two-factor sign-in, and regular security fixes, and says it helps customers prepare for GDPR, HIPAA, and CCPA. Standard is free; Pro is $20 a month; Max is $100 a month. All plans list unlimited projects and deployments.