Invision Community
Online community management software
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- Ease of management
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$89 per month
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What is Invision Community
Invision Community is a hosted or self-managed community platform used to run branded online forums and member spaces. It supports discussion boards, clubs/groups, private messaging, moderation workflows, and content publishing for organizations that need owned community infrastructure. The product is commonly used by publishers, associations, and product-led communities that want configurable permissions, theming, and extensibility through applications and plugins. It differentiates through its long-standing forum feature set and the option to deploy in the vendor’s cloud or on customer-managed infrastructure.
Mature forum and moderation tools
Invision Community provides core forum capabilities such as topics, replies, reactions, mentions, and rich moderation actions. It includes role-based permissions, spam controls, reporting/flagging, and configurable member management. These features support day-to-day operations for communities that require consistent governance and content control.
Flexible deployment options
The platform is available as a vendor-hosted cloud service and as a self-hosted deployment. This gives organizations choices around infrastructure control, data residency, and internal IT policies. It can be a fit for teams that need more control than cloud-only community products typically allow.
Extensible apps and integrations
Invision Community supports add-on applications and a plugin ecosystem to extend functionality beyond core discussions. It also offers APIs and integration points that can connect community identity and activity with other business systems. This helps teams tailor the community experience to specific workflows such as support, member programs, or content publishing.
Requires admin and configuration effort
The breadth of settings, permissions, and theming options can increase setup time compared with simpler community tools. Ongoing moderation, upgrades (for self-hosted), and plugin management can require dedicated administrator attention. Organizations without community operations resources may find the operational overhead higher than expected.
Event and webinar features limited
While it supports community engagement and content, it is not primarily an event/webinar platform. Teams that run frequent virtual events may need separate tooling for registration, live streaming, and event analytics. This can add integration work to deliver a unified member experience.
Customization can add complexity
Deep customization often depends on themes, custom code, or third-party add-ons, which can complicate maintenance over time. Self-hosted deployments may require careful planning for updates to avoid breaking customizations. This can increase total cost of ownership for heavily tailored implementations.
Plan & Pricing
Cloud (Hosted) plans:
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Creator | $89 per month (annual billing — $1,068/year) or $99 per month (monthly) | Forums, Events calendar, Gallery, Downloads, Clubs, Blogs, Sell subscriptions & digital products, Page Builder Basics, Zapier integration, Achievements, Standard SSO, Analytics Basics, 500 GB storage, 1 Live Topic/month, Unlimited admin seats. |
| Creator Pro | $149 per month (annual billing — $1,788/year) or $169 per month (monthly) | All Creator features plus: Page Builder Full Access, API access (REST/webhooks/GraphQL), Real-time Who's Viewing/Typing, 2 Live Topics/month, Courses & Lessons, 1,750 GB storage, Hosting choice (EU or US), Topic Summaries, Custom SSO available. |
| Team | $229 per month (annual billing — $2,748/year) or $259 per month (monthly) | All Creator Pro features plus: Real-time Trending Content, 10 Live Topics/month, Live topics history & metrics, Video encoding, Quests (gamification), 3,000 GB storage, Community Experts, Staging site (extra cost). |
| Business | $549 per month (annual billing — $6,588/year) or $619 per month (monthly) | All Team features plus: Analytics Full Access, Real-time Trending and Historical trends, Unlimited Live Topics, 6,500 GB storage, AI Image Moderation, AI Object Tagging, Enhanced Spam Services, Discounted services and setup assistance. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Contact sales for custom pricing and enterprise services (unlimited storage, dedicated support, custom development, flexible payment options). |
Self-hosted (Classic / License):
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Invision Community Classic (Self-hosted license) | $499 for first year; $199/year renewal | One-time purchase for initial license year with annual renewal fee; intended for self-hosted installations (see Client Area / Store). |
Notes: Pricing details sourced from Invision Community's official site (Buy page and Client Area store).
Seller details
Invision Power Services, Inc.
Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
2002
Private
https://invisioncommunity.com/
https://x.com/InvisionPower
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