HumHub hosted by CUZY compared with the alternatives
Circle, Bettermode, Bitrix24, Workvivo, Discourse, Mighty Networks, Microsoft Teams and Viva Engage, Slack, Open Social, BuddyBoss, eXo Platform: the platforms organizations evaluate next to HumHub. Each page sets the two side by side on the criteria that matter (security, open source and data ownership, the HumHub marketplace, customization, single sign-on, pricing and AI) and says honestly where the other one fits better.
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Circle.so vs CUZY
Creator and membership community platform
A Circle alternative your organization owns
Bettermode vs CUZY
Customer community platform
A Bettermode alternative without member caps
Bitrix24 vs CUZY
All-in-one business suite (CRM, tasks, intranet)
A Bitrix24 alternative focused on your people, not your pipeline
Workvivo by Zoom vs CUZY
Employee experience platform
A Workvivo alternative with a published price
Discourse vs CUZY
Open-source discussion forum
A Discourse alternative for organizations, not only for forums
Mighty Networks vs CUZY
Creator and paid community platform
A Mighty Networks alternative for organizations
Microsoft Teams and Viva Engage vs CUZY
Microsoft 365 chat and enterprise social network
An alternative to Microsoft Teams and Viva Engage that you own
Slack vs CUZY
Team chat
A Slack alternative when chat is not enough
Open Social vs CUZY
Open-source community platform (Drupal)
Open Social or HumHub: two open-source community platforms
BuddyBoss and BuddyPress vs CUZY
WordPress community plugin
A BuddyBoss alternative with the hosting included
eXo Platform vs CUZY
Open-source digital workplace
eXo Platform or HumHub: two open-source social intranets
What every comparison comes down to
- Security: one isolated stack per community, encrypted backups with restore tests, security fixes within 48 hours, a processor agreement with every plan and a published security page.
- Open source and data ownership: HumHub and every CUZY module are open source; subscribers export the database and files once a day and can recreate the same platform self-hosted or on HumHub's own hosting.
- The HumHub marketplace: hundreds of modules from HumHub, CUZY and third parties, on every plan, instead of a feature list decided by one vendor.
- Highly customizable: logo, theme and domain on every plan; custom themes and modules on Business; single sign-on with your identity provider from the trial onward.
Why HumHub explains the reasoning behind these criteria for closed platforms in general. Roundups: the best open-source intranet software, open-source alternatives to Slack, Teams and Facebook Groups, what an intranet or community platform costs.
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