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[[Examples of communities on the different platforms]] [[Platform options in the $0 - $999 per year range]] [[Platform options in the $1,000 - $9,999 per year range]] ==== $9,999 - $99,999 ==== **[[https://www.drupal.org/|Drupal]]** Free to download. Extensive dev work required to implement. Drupal is an open-source CMS framework which is highly extensible through its API and module driven architecture. A standard Drupal implementation with minimal custom development would likely take 6-8 weeks of development work and cost around the $30,000 - $50,000 mark. **[[https://getsatisfaction.com/|Get Satisfaction]]** Starts at $1200 / mo Get Satisfaction is a community platform focused primarily on customer support, allowing customers to ask questions and receive help from both others and the organisation. Get Satisfaction would be suitable for medium to large organisations looking for a customer support/innovation platform. **[[http://www.standingongiants.com/|Standing On Giants]]** SaaS pricing depends on implementation, but starts at around $40,000 / yr Standing On Giants is the newest of the enterprise platforms, entering the market in 2014. SOG integrates seamlessly with other software solutions, resulting in a fully self-contained SSO community solution. With very few live implementations the product is a difficult one to evaluate, but it would be an option worth considering for organisations that require an enterprise solution but don't have a huge budget. **[[http://info.socious.com/|Socious]]** Starts at $999 / mo Socious is online customer community software that utilises online groups for specific customers or members, discussion forums and blogs. Socious focuses on collaboration and visibility through file and document sharing. With a modern UI, Socious is a good option for large organisations. **[[https://www.higherlogic.com/home|Higher Logic]]** Starts at $900 / Mo Higher Logic is a cloud based enterprise platform that offers heavy integrations with other business systems, and is extensible using modules. Of particular note is Higher Logic's built in automation features, allowing you to segment and target members with email campaigns. ==== $99,999 - $999,999 ==== **[[http://www.lithium.com/|Lithium]]** $60,000-$100,000 / yr plus estimated $100,000 setup cost Lithium is a robust enterprise solution offering a range of social listening and online community solutions. While expensive and complex, Lithium has a proven track record and well established market reputation. With a strong analytics component and ongoing research and development, Lithium is a good option for large enterprises that have a large budget and complex or extensive requirements. **[[http://www.salesforce.com/eu/communities/overview/|Salesforce]]** $80,000 - $200,000 /yr Salesforce Community Cloud is a modulated enterprise platform which integrates with other Salesforce products to create an entire networked business solution. Excellent for organisations with large budgets that require individual customer relationship management or that need to tie their community activity back to sales goals. **[[https://www.jivesoftware.com//welcome|Jive-x]]** $50,000 - $100,000 for SaaS plus estimated $15,000 setup cost Jive-x is a complex but powerful external community platform with built-in gamification, CRM and marketing automation functionality. Focusing on customer conversion, Jive-x would be a good solution for large sales-based enterprises. **[[https://www.zimbra.com/|Telligent (aka Zimbra)]]** Pricing not available. Telligent (or Zimbra) is both an enterprise and open source solution, depending on the licensing option that you choose. Customisable and extensible to integrate with other business workflows. Zimbra focuses heavily on analytics and email, and would be suitable for medium to large organisations. ===== Help! I still have questions ===== For more information, or to figure out which platform is best for your community, [[https://experts.feverbee.com/new-topic?title=&body=|start a topic here]]. Here is a list of the most common community platforms around, along with examples of each. ===== Examples of Different Platforms ===== **vBulletin** [[http://community.uxmastery.com/|UX Mastery]] [[http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/portal.php|vBulletin.org]] [[http://www.martialartsplanet.com/forums/|Martial Arts Planet]] [[http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/forum.php|The Student Room]] **Xenforo** [[http://animeforums.net/|Anime Forums]] [[http://www.windows10forums.com/|Windows 10 Forums]] [[https://stolensheep.design/|Stolen Sheep Design]] [[http://astronomyconnect.com/|Astronomy Connect]] **phpBB** [[http://debatingchristianity.com/forum/index.php|Debating Christianity]] [[http://hookedonboatingforum.com/|Hooked on Boating]] [[http://www.ourroyalpalace.com/|Our Royal Family]] [[http://www.synchromysticismforum.com/|Synchromysticism]] **Invision (IPB)** [[http://forums.zybez.net/|Runescape]] [[http://www.acne.org/messageboard/|acne.org]] [[http://forums.oscommerce.com/|OS Commerce]] [[http://boards.baltimoreravens.com/|Baltimore Ravens]] **Vanilla** [[http://www.daz3d.com/forums/|Daz 3D]] [[https://forums.getpebble.com/|Pebble Smartwatch]] [[http://forums.marvelheroes.com/|Marvel Heroes]] [[http://vanillaforums.org/discussions|Vanilla Forums]] **Discourse** [[https://experts.feverbee.com/|FeverBee Experts]] [[https://meta.discourse.org/|Discourse Meta]] [[https://www.sitepoint.com/community/|SitePoint]] [[http://linux-tips.org/|Linux Tips]] **Muut** [[http://phasesofthemoonfestival.com/community/discussion-forum/|Phases of the Moon]] [[http://getgrav.org/forum|Grav]] [[http://fatherhood.rocks/forum/|Fatherhood Rocks]] [[https://localbitcoins.com/forums/|Local Bitcoins]] **NodeBB** [[http://www.reelfishingtalk.com/|Reel Fishing Talk]] [[https://community.nodebb.org/|NodeBB]] [[http://mytechzone.eu/|My Tech Zone]] [[http://forums.badmintonbirdie.net/|Badminton Birdie]] **BBPress** [[http://www.mojo-themes.com/forums/|Mojo Themes]] [[http://www.onemorething.nl/community/forum/|One More Thing]] [[http://www.swnk.org/forums/|SWKN]] [[http://tamrielfoundry.com/forums/|Tamriel Foundry]] **MyBB** [[http://community.mybb.com/|MyBB]] [[http://community.mybb.com/|Pro Tech Modz]] [[https://royalforu.ms/|Royal Forums]] [[http://peakforums.net/|Peak Forums]] **Jive** [[https://community.jivesoftware.com/welcome|Jive]] [[https://community.emc.com/welcome|EMC2]] [[https://community.mcafee.com/welcome|McAfee]] [[https://community.pennfoster.edu/welcome|Penn Foster]] **Salesforce Community Cloud** [[https://go.eway.io/s/|eway]] [[https://community.sears.com/|Sears]] [[https://collaboration.navis.com/landingPage|Navis]] [[http://help.disney.com/en_US/clubpenguin|Club Penguin]] **Lithium** [[https://yourcommunity.tescobank.com/|Tesco Bank]] [[http://h30434.www3.hp.com/|Hewlett Packard]] [[http://community.sony.com/|Sony]] [[http://www.symantec.com/connect/forums/community-forums|Symantec]] **Standing on Giants** [[https://forum.vivo.com.br/|Vivo]] [[https://comunidad.movistar.com.ar/forum.php|Movistar]] **Telligent (aka Zimbra)** [[http://community.zimbra.com/collaboration/|Zimbra]] [[https://community.macmillan.org.uk/|MacMillan Cancer Support]] [[https://community.telligent.com/community/|Telligent Community]] [[http://en.community.dell.com/|Dell]] **Higher Logic** [[https://hug.higherlogic.com/home|HUG]] [[http://community.aiim.org/home|AIIM]] [[http://community.cpma.ca/home|CPMA]] [[http://my.urmia.org/home|URMIA]] **Get Satisfaction** [[https://getsatisfaction.com/imdb|IMDb]] [[http://community.phonegap.com/nitobi|PhoneGap]] [[http://community.numark.com/numark|NuMark]] [[http://community.openscholar.harvard.edu/openscholar|Open Scholar]] **Ning** [[http://thegrove.americangrove.org/|American Grove]] [[http://diydrones.com/|DIY Drones]] [[http://www.herfuture.com/|Her Future]] [[http://my.cleanprogram.com/|Clean Program]] **Drupal** [[https://www.drupal.org/forum|Drupal]] [[http://en.libreofficeforum.org/forum|Libre Office]] [[http://www.ubercart.org/forum|Ubercart]] [[http://www.peakprosperity.com/forum|Peak Prosperity]] **Socious** [[http://www.voicesforpfd.org/|Voices for PFD]] [[https://www.follettcommunity.com/|Follett Community]] [[http://www.idug.org/p/fo/et/topic=19|IDUG]] [[https://www.imwuc.org/|IBM Middleware]]