Crowdstack

Crowdstack

Crowdstack, Inc.
2.3 out of 5 stars
Crowdstack NodeBB

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Crowdstack :

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,
NodeBB:

About

NodeBB is modern forum software. It is highly customizable, and combines all the advantages of today's mobile and social web with the deep community engagement of classic Internet bulletin boards. Built on the high-performance Node.js platform, NodeBB can scale to power the largest and most active brand communities.
Crowdstack :

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
NodeBB:

Platforms Supported

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

Audience

Businesses, organizations, creatives, groups and clubs
NodeBB:

Audience

Gaming companies, hardware and software firms, entertainment and education providers, and more. Our customers include Bethesda Games, Opera Software, Funimation Studios, ITPro TV and many others.
Crowdstack :

Support

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

Support

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

API

Offers API Not Supported
NodeBB:

API

Offers API Not Supported
Crowdstack :

Screenshots and Videos

NodeBB:

Screenshots and Videos

Crowdstack :

Pricing

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

Pricing

$250.00/month
Up to 2 million monthly page views
Email and community forum support
Unlimited Staff and Community Users
Free SSL Encryption
Automated Daily Backup
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Supported
Crowdstack :

Reviews/Ratings

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

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 0.0 / 5
ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
support 0.0 / 5

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Crowdstack :

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.
Crowdstack :

Training

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

Training

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

Company Information

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

Company Information

NodeBB
Founded: 2014
Canada
nodebb.org
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Crowdstack :

Categories

Community Supported
Social Networking Supported
NodeBB:

Categories

Community Supported
Crowdstack :

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
NodeBB:

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 Not Supported
Website Management Not Supported
White Label Not Supported
Crowdstack :

Integrations

Amazon S3 Not Supported
Flarum Not Supported
Flockport Not Supported
Ghost Not Supported
Google Ads Not Supported
Google Analytics Supported
Mailchimp Not Supported
Mermaid Not Supported
PayPal Not Supported
Slack Not Supported
Twilio Not Supported
WordPress Not Supported
Zendesk Not Supported
NodeBB:

Integrations

Amazon S3 Supported
Flarum Supported
Flockport Supported
Ghost Supported
Google Ads Supported
Google Analytics Not Supported
Mailchimp Supported
Mermaid Supported
PayPal Supported
Slack Supported
Twilio Supported
WordPress Supported
Zendesk Supported
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