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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Discourse

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/ADiscourse is a community management and moderation product.

    $20

    per month

    Thryv

    Score8.7 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Thryv is an all-in-one small business marketing solution providing CRM, marketing automation, calendaring and appointment reminders, directory listings, and other features.N/A
    Pricing
    DiscourseThryv
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $20
    per month unlimited members and 2 staff
    Pro
    $100
    per month unlimited members and 5 staff
    Business
    $500
    per month unlimited members and 15 staff
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DiscourseThryv
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    DiscourseThryv
    Considered Both Products
    Civilized Discourse Construction Kit Inc.
    No answer on this topic
    Thryv
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    DiscourseThryv
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Discourse and Thryv
    Feature
    Discourse
    -
    Ratings
    Thryv
    9.2
    8 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Dynamic content00 Ratings8.97 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings9.17 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings8.88 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings9.17 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings8.96 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings9.73 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of Discourse and Thryv
    Feature
    Discourse
    -
    Ratings
    Thryv
    8.1
    7 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings8.76 Ratings
    Data quality management00 Ratings8.66 Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks00 Ratings7.16 Ratings
    Campaign Management
    Comparison of Campaign Management features of Discourse and Thryv
    Feature
    Discourse
    -
    Ratings
    Thryv
    9.0
    5 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Calendaring00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Discourse and Thryv
    Feature
    Discourse
    -
    Ratings
    Thryv
    6.7
    8 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Social sharing and campaigns00 Ratings9.48 Ratings
    Social profile integration00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Discourse and Thryv
    Feature
    Discourse
    -
    Ratings
    Thryv
    6.6
    7 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings9.17 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.67 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Discourse and Thryv
    Feature
    Discourse
    -
    Ratings
    Thryv
    8.3
    6 Ratings
    45% above category average
    API00 Ratings7.93 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings8.92 Ratings
    Customizability00 Ratings8.15 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    DiscourseThryv
    Small Businesses
    Higher Logic Thrive
    Score8.9 out of 10
    HighLevel
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Higher Logic Vanilla
    Score5.5 out of 10
    LocaliQ
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Verint Community
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    DiscourseThryv
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (3 ratings)
    9.5
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    DiscourseThryv
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Civilized Discourse Construction Kit Inc.
    [Discourse is by] far the best online forum platform in the industry. It may be a little pricey for people looking for a cheap option for their hobby forum, but for any type of business that relies on a forum, the pricing is more than fair.
    Incentivized
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    Thryv
    What I have found to be the most critical for my business as a customer of Thryv is the ability to provide an invoice and accept payment with direct linking to my bank account. This has had a dramatic positive impact on my cash flow.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Civilized Discourse Construction Kit Inc.
    • User Privileges : Teams, Trust Levels, Moderation, Private and Public Threads make it possible to have as much transparency, privacy or power decentralization as one wishes.
    • Gamification: Badges and Achievements can be customized for User Activity and frequent readers and writers.
    • Mailing List mode: Users can choose to use forum threads without the User Interface by subscribing via mailing list mode.
    Incentivized
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    Thryv
    • Customer service is FANTASTIC!
    • Put regularly used and needed tasks under one umbrella.
    • Makes it easy to schedule and post to Social Media
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Civilized Discourse Construction Kit Inc.
    • Some configuration UIs are difficult to follow
    • Not well-suited for managing workflows (grant management as an example)
    • Bulk operations across multiple threads either impossible or difficult to figure out
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    Thryv
    • Offer an automated rewards program for my customer based on their spending and their referrals.
    • Since I use Shopify and they host me it would be nice to get a financial break for not using that part of the package.
    • Maybe providing apps.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Civilized Discourse Construction Kit Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Thryv
    It is very easy to use and the features are great for the ones we utilize. If you have any issues at all, customer service or our sales rep is great to work with and fixes what issues I have. They are always willing to help out and to follow up to make sure you don't have any more issues.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Civilized Discourse Construction Kit Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Thryv
    Although getting through to the right person may take a while, they have the ability to take over your screen and always assist with whatever you need.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Civilized Discourse Construction Kit Inc.
    Vanilla's mobile functionality was downright awful and it felt like it was stuck in the 2000s. While they have similar features, Discourse blows them away in almost every department. We don't regret switching at all.
    Incentivized
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    Thryv
    Let's say use this software because it gives a lot of benefits to the company and we no other software use do not.
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    Return on Investment
    Civilized Discourse Construction Kit Inc.
    • Community Members are eager to jump into the discussion.
    • Conversations can be tracked easier without the risk of being lost in a sea of messages as people tend to construct their posts more carefully than on any workspace messenger.
    • It's open source and configurable with many other add-ons to help integration with other services.
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    Thryv
    • Increased Social Media Presence has kept us in touch with clients
    • I believe our overall package has resulted in increased web traffic. More clients are finding us through social media and web searches than any other year before.
    Incentivized
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    Screenshot of Reputation MonitoringScreenshot of Email MarketingScreenshot of Social Media ManagementScreenshot of Automated Campaigns to Nurture Leads/ClientsScreenshot of Accept Online Payments