Crowdstack

Crowdstack

Crowdstack, Inc.
Locals

Locals

Locals.com
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About

Crowdstack Pro is a hosted (SaaS) community and membership platform designed to help engage, retain and grow audiences. Site owners have complete control of their data. Crowdstack includes content feeds, direct messaging, moderation tools, member management/directory, automated rules, gamification, and permissions by role. There is also a turnkey Premium Member ship service where site owners can earn revenue. Everything needed to run an online community. Easily collaborate and communicate with fans, volunteers, constituents, customers, employees, and influencers. Bring everyone together in a public or private (or mixed) space with forums, blogs, photos, videos,

About

Control your Destiny. Locals is for independent creators. Publish your content, engage with your supporters and make money from subscriptions. We empower creators to be independent. Creators should be their own publishers. We provide the tools creators need to publish, operate, and grow all in one place. Create a stable revenue stream via subscription and grow your business with Locals. Build your community. Control your destiny. Make money from subscriptions. Own your data. Leverage your network. Create a community under your brand. Set the tone with your guidelines and build your own page. Locals will provide all the tools needed to manage your community with ease. With a set tier system, creating a subscription is simple; just set a price. Supporters will have access to your exclusive content and participate in the community.

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Businesses, organizations, creatives, groups and clubs

Audience

Independent content creators that want to create content on a free speech platform and earn income from supporters

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$49
Plans start at $999 monthly.
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Supported

Pricing

Free
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 2.3 / 5
ease 3.3 / 5
features 3.3 / 5
design 3.3 / 5
support 2.3 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 3.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 4.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 3.0 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • See below.
  • We completed their 14 day free trial. We liked many aspects of the offering and felt it offered a lot of customization to meet our needs and it was our intention to sign up for their service.
  • Crowdstack is a very easy to use platform. It provides great support to engage with customers and give you a manageable service to track their needs.

Cons

  • See overall.
  • Their pricing model is way too rigid. The Foundation plan for $399/mo offered nearly everything we were looking for. The only problem was that they use a lot of strange terms on their pages...fortunately, they offer a "custom wording" feature that allows you to change some of those words. Unfortunately, that was the only feature we required from the Complete plan, for which our custom pricing was offered at $999/mo. We didn't require any of the other features included with the Complete plan and couldn't justify $600/mo more for that plan just for the custom wording feature. We gave them several chances to offer a more reasonable pricing solution and win our business. Instead, they remained inflexible. Trust me, when a company that is trying to secure long-term subscriptions is this inflexible at the beginning, you don't want to work with them. Imagine months down the road when you have thousands of users and find out you need something from Crowdstack...how inflexible do you think they're going to be then? My recommendation is to find a more flexible community building solution, like Tribe or the many other community building solutions now available.
  • Overall its an outstanding platform customer engagement tool.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Nothing. You can only contact them by email; there is no phone number. They say they'll refund you and then make an excuse why they "can't."
  • It is a nice convent platform for podcast. I have enjoyed using it for almost 2+ years to listen daily to the Gerry Callahan show.
  • The user interface is fantastic. It has the feel of a slim Facebook without the ads, the manipulation by algorithm, etc. It's a great way to support the creators you love.

Cons

  • No phone number. "Support" is a joke. They lie about refunding you.
  • When the podcast I listened to every day stoped presenting because of the host's illness I could not get my money back.
  • Honestly: nothing. Of course more features would be welcome. But itโ€™s a startup and they are moving fast.

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

Crowdstack, Inc.
Founded: 1998
United States
crowdstack.com

Company Information

Locals.com
Founded: 2019
United States
locals.com

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Categories

Community Supported
Social Networking Supported

Categories

Community Supported
Creator Economy Supported
Social Media Supported
Social Networking Supported

Community Features

Content Management Supported
Content Moderation Supported
Discussions / Forums Supported
Event Management Not Supported
Group Management Supported
Ideation / Crowdsourcing Supported
Member Directory Supported
Membership Management Supported
Social Media Management Supported
Website Management Not Supported
White Label Not Supported

Social Networking Features

Activity / News Feed Supported
Advertising Management Not Supported
Blogs Supported
Data Security Supported
Event Management Not Supported
Group Management Supported
Media Library Not Supported
Privacy Options Supported
Real-time Chat Not Supported
Social Media Integration Supported
Social Media Tagging Supported
User Profiles Supported

Community Features

Content Management Supported
Content Moderation Supported
Discussions / Forums Supported
Event Management Not Supported
Group Management Supported
Ideation / Crowdsourcing Not Supported
Member Directory Not Supported
Membership Management Supported
Social Media Management Not Supported
Website Management Not Supported
White Label Not Supported

Social Networking Features

Activity / News Feed Supported
Advertising Management Not Supported
Blogs Supported
Data Security Not Supported
Event Management Not Supported
Group Management Supported
Media Library Not Supported
Privacy Options Not Supported
Real-time Chat Not Supported
Social Media Integration Not Supported
Social Media Tagging Not Supported
User Profiles Supported

Subscription Management Features

Cancellation Management Not Supported
Discount / Coupon Management Not Supported
Dunning Management Not Supported
Enrollment Management Not Supported
Product Catalog Not Supported
Recurring Billing Supported
Revenue Recognition Not Supported
Revenue Recovery Tools Not Supported
Self Service Portal Supported
Subscription Plan Management Supported
Tax Management Not Supported
Trial Management Not Supported
Usage Tracking/Analytics Supported

Integrations

Google Analytics Supported

Integrations

Google Analytics Not Supported
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