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eXo Platform vs HumHub hosted by CUZY

eXo Platform or HumHub: two open-source social intranets

eXo Platform and HumHub are both open-source social intranets. eXo sells a larger digital-workplace suite per user; HumHub hosted by CUZY is priced per community with unlimited members, and extended by a module marketplace.

What eXo Platform is

eXo Platform is an open-source digital workplace (social intranet, collaboration, knowledge, portal). Its Community Edition is AGPL; the Enterprise editions are sold on quote per user per year, and eXo Hubs is a hosted offer priced per user.

Facts about eXo Platform come from the vendor's own pages, checked in September 2026: eXo Platform pricing, eXo Hubs, eXo open source. Prices are those published by the vendor (euros, per user); they may have changed since. Tell us about an error on the contact page and we correct it.

What HumHub hosted by CUZY is

An open-source social network and intranet platform (spaces, streams, wiki, files, calendar, tasks, polls, messaging, member directory, mobile app), extended by the HumHub marketplace and by every CUZY module, hosted by CUZY on dedicated servers in the region you choose, with a flat price and unlimited members.

eXo Platform and CUZY, criterion by criterion

The questions a buyer, an IT reviewer or a data-protection officer asks both vendors.

CriterioneXo PlatformHumHub hosted by CUZY
PricingeXo Hubs (hosted) Silver €4, Gold €6, Platinum €10 per user per month; Enterprise editions on quote, per user per yearTeam €90/month or €900/year, Business €450/month or €4,500/year, unlimited members, 14-day free trial
Fees on paymentsPer userNone. Payments made with the eCommerce module go through your own Stripe account; CUZY takes no commission
Single sign-onNot publishedOn every plan, trial included, through OpenID Connect and OAuth modules (Keycloak, Microsoft Entra, Google, LinkedIn, GitHub) and SAML-capable identity providers
APINot publishedHumHub REST API module on every plan
Open sourceCommunity Edition under the AGPL; Enterprise editions by subscriptionYes. HumHub under the AGPL, every CUZY module with public source code. 100% of the code can be taken away
Data ownership and exitNot publishedComplete export of the database and files from the dashboard, once a day, on every paid plan; recreate the same platform self-hosted or on HumHub's own hosting
Hosting region and isolationNot published on the pricing page; on-premise server subscription availableDedicated servers in the region you choose, Germany (EU), the USA or Singapore (APAC); one isolated stack per community; encrypted backups with a second provider in the same region
ExtensibilityeXo add-ons and integrationsThe whole HumHub marketplace plus every CUZY module on every plan; custom modules and themes on Business after review
AI and your contentNot publishedNo AI reads your members' content. CUZY uses AI only for its own operations (anonymized technical logs, support ticket text), as stated in the privacy policy

Where CUZY is the stronger choice

Flat price, unlimited members

At €6 a user on eXo Hubs Gold, 300 people cost €1,800 a month. CUZY Business costs €450, whatever the number of members.

A marketplace of modules

More than 120 HumHub modules from HumHub GmbH, CUZY and the community, installed from the administration screen.

Three hosting regions

Germany (EU), the USA or Singapore (APAC), each community in its own isolated stack.

Built for members as well as employees

Maps, memberships, surveys and courses make HumHub fit associations and networks, not only companies.

Where eXo Platform fits better

eXo Platform is the better fit for a company that wants a broad digital-workplace suite (portal, document management, collaboration) from one vendor, with an enterprise contract and on-premise option.

Switching from eXo Platform

Start a free trial, import members and content with our help, connect your identity provider, and run both platforms side by side until you are ready. Subscribers can export everything from CUZY once a day, so the move is never a one-way door. Tell us about your current setup and we assess what can be carried over.

eXo Platform vs CUZY: questions

Is HumHub an alternative to eXo Platform?

Yes, both are open-source social intranets. HumHub hosted by CUZY is priced per community with unlimited members; eXo is priced per user.

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