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Amanda Schulte August 30, 2023 at 08:10 PM

Along the same lines as <@U05NG4S711P> - I have a possible opportunity to also build a new community next year and need to know what to budget for. It's been around 4 years since I last used Influitive so I know prices have gone up... what would the community suggest as a reasonable budget range for full community management software like Influitive? (sorry if this has already been asked!) $50 - 60k? more?

Mary Green (Owner CMAweekly) August 30, 2023 at 08:28 PM

Look at you working right up until maternity leave πŸ˜„
I think that’s a starting point for Influitive, unless something has changed a lot lately. I’ve seen Vanilla at 40ish, INSIDED around 60k I believe. Happy to jump on a call sometime to discuss.

Kiely (Monteiro) Hajjar August 30, 2023 at 08:28 PM

That range seems feasible, but will depend on how many members/your package

Mary Green (Owner CMAweekly) August 30, 2023 at 08:29 PM

TY @Kiely (Monteiro) Hajjar for chiming in, sometimes I hear quotes all over the place.

Amanda Schulte August 30, 2023 at 08:30 PM

Thank you both! I want to plan for the most expensive since I'm assuming I'll get knocked down a peg or two on budget 😜

And yes, @Mary Green (Owner CMAweekly) I'm so pregnant it hurts but sitting is about all I can do so working until baby comes I guess!

Becky Scott August 30, 2023 at 08:35 PM

well if you want to plan for most expensive, put down $150k/year for something like Khoros. πŸ˜‚

Becky Scott August 30, 2023 at 08:36 PM

then your others will look reasonable

Becky Scott August 30, 2023 at 08:42 PM

I don't have Influitive's pricing any longer, it seems. But unless you're doing a lot of advocacy work around it, I'm not a big fan of their forums. A lot of other communities just integrate instead of use them directly for community itself. It lacks a lot.

Mary Green (Owner CMAweekly) August 30, 2023 at 09:29 PM

I remember the days of hurting at the end of pregnancy. 😞 so soon though, the reward is great.

Mary Green (Owner CMAweekly) August 30, 2023 at 09:29 PM

TY for sharing so much @Becky Scott