Discourse vs. VeryConnect Alumni Management Software

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Discourse
Score 7.1 out of 10
N/A
Discourse is a community management and moderation product.
$20
per month
VeryConnect Alumni Management Software
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
VeryConnect’s Alumni Management Software is an online platform that allows organizations to enable their alumni to connect with each other wherever they are. Users will always have up to date contact details thanks to automatic updates from social media. Users only pay for the features they need, starting from 150 pounds a month.N/A
Pricing
DiscourseVeryConnect Alumni Management Software
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
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DiscourseVeryConnect Alumni Management Software
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$635 plus 50p per member per month ofr organisations up to 1,000 members.
Additional DetailsSetup fee and subscription fee vary depending on the organisation's size and needs. For a bespoke quote on pricing, please get in touch the vendor who will tailor the functionality of the VeryConnect software to suit the organization's requirements.
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Community Pulse
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User Ratings
DiscourseVeryConnect Alumni Management Software
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(3 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
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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.
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VeryConnect
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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.
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VeryConnect
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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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VeryConnect
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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.
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VeryConnect
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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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VeryConnect
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ScreenShots

VeryConnect Alumni Management Software Screenshots

Screenshot of The newsfeed displays the organisations messages, twitter and facebook feeds. VeryConnect software is modular - you only pay for the functionality you need.Screenshot of The events section allows you to easily set up and manage events for your members.Screenshot of With the map function, you can see the location of your members around the world. This information is automatically updated.Screenshot of Members can engage with the community through blogs