--- description: Review of Invision Community Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Invision Community | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice GB --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Community Software](/directory/4515/community/software) > [Invision Community](/software/289065/invision-community) # Invision Community Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/289065/invision-community Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/289065/invision-community?page=2) > Invision Community is a cloud-based solution that helps businesses design, launch and manage communities, online forums and digital/e-commerce storefronts via a unified portal. The platform allows organizations to create personalized landing pages and upload, store and organize assets using an integrated media manager. Invision Community allows enterprises to sell digital files, promote them on social platforms, rate/review items, filter and sort listings by category or custom criteria and maintain a revision history for reference via a digital marketplace. It offers a host of features such as mentions, a drag-and-drop interface, leaderboard, content management, customizable member profiles, and more. Additionally, administrators can update content using a WYSIWYG editor, add custom forums, and receive notifications for new replies or topics. Invision Community lets users build personalized storefronts to sell subscriptions/merchandise and accept online payments. Pricing details are available on request and support is provided via email, FAQs and other online measures. > > Verdict: Rated **4.2/5** by 17 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.2/5** | 17 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 3.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Invision Power Services ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$45.00 - **Pricing model**: Per Feature - **Pricing Details**: Contact Invision Power Services for pricing details. - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: France, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - @mentions - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Alerts/Notifications - Calendar Management - Commenting/Notes - Content Management - Customisable Branding - Customisable Templates - Data Import/Export - Discussions/Forums - Document Storage - Drag & Drop - Event Management - Filtering - Moderation - Personalisation - Third-Party Integrations - User Management ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Chat ## Category - [Community Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4515/community/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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The customer service has been great but ensure self-hosted installations are setup within a Linux operating system to ensure support is available. (limited support via Windows) > > **Cons**: The pricing for renewals every 6 months are low, but in order to keep the site updated with any bug fixes, features etc. should be required, so it's worth keeping in mind. > > It's a fantastic list of products and has been great for our intranet. Homepage, forums, blogs, gallery have been super.eCommerce store hasn't been used but I have used it in the past for other roles, it's a superb product with alot of customisation. ----- ### "Best Community Management Platform" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *25 September 2022* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: 1. Lots of templates available for Forums, Calendar, Blogs Pages which will helps the users to create more dynamic content. 2. Helps to engage the customer base with the product related FAQ and queries. 3. Helps to create a mirror of your company's overall image in community platform. 4. Creation of Automated workflows with Invision Community and various applications. 5. Makes job more easier by automating and providing drag and drop tools. 6. Create websites for campaign very easily. > > **Cons**: 1. Needs to improve the UI components and add more features 2. DB restore in Invision community little bit time consuming. 3. Price wise little bit high as compared to other alternatives. 4. Fetching old data sometimes requires more time. > > Our overall experience is very good. Our developers team taking a advantage by creation various FAQ pages, websites. It is helping our business a lot. simply GO for it. ----- ### "Every Update Makes It Worse: Fewer Features, Higher Cost" — 1.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *4 August 2025* | Computer Games | Recommendation rating: 3.0/10 > > **Pros**: The UI is clean, and it used to be highly customizable with lots of third-party support. There was a time when the platform felt truly community-driven. > > **Cons**: It seems like with every major update — like from 4 to 5 — they keep removing useful features that should be there. They started by phasing out the marketplace, which in my opinion was a huge mistake. Then in version 5, they removed even more functionality in the name of "security," which ended up costing us plugins and apps that brought meaningful and useful changes. With each version, the price goes up while the features go down. > > Honestly, fewer and fewer. The platform used to empower community-building and customization, but lately, it feels more restrictive. At this point, platforms like WordPress, XenForo, MyBB, PHPBB, and even Discord offer more flexibility and benefits — often at a lower cost or even free. ----- ### "Best community software on the market" — 5.0/5 > **Gary** | *3 April 2025* | Internet | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Superior and powerful community software that exceeds expectation. Amazing team, combining knowledge from all facets of community management, forum software, development and the like. They are relatable and communicate effectively. Customer service is second to none in this market/industry. Everything is read, addressed and provided with realistic timelines. Feedback and suggestions are taken seriously and always discussed (whether internally or publicly), especially with strong support from the community. Deprecations are communicated concisely and with reasonable timelines. You will not be caught by surprise and are given more than enough notice to make the necessary adjustment/s. > > **Cons**: The fact that this box exists. I have no cons, negative comments or dislike anything about Invision Community. > > My experience with Invision Community goes way back to circa 2004-2005 (I was still in high school) where I first dug my hands into forums and forum software in the good old Invisionfree days. Through the years I have created many communities, some successful and many others were anything but. Little did I know these experiences would only get me more and more hooked into this virtual world\! Forums are communities of like-minded people sharing their knowledge, experiences, hobbies and most of all, coming together in a common place to just be themselves. I have experienced nearly every forum software out there, though I always made my way back to the Invision Community suite of products as I not only found it to be a very powerful and dynamic bit of kit, but it always provided the solutions I wanted and needed for my communities. If you have read some of the negative reviews regarding the team, take it with a grain of salt (I sure do\!). The team strive for perfection and are not only extremely knowledgeable, but the way they connect and communicate with their community and clients are second to none. Every word of feedback and suggestions are read and taken seriously, they don't belittle anyone including those with negative approaches and you can read for yourself how they communicate with existing clients versus new members. They are respectful and know how to work together to produce something that is simply leading the market and this industry. Thank you, Invision Community. Not only for having the best community software, but for giving your clients and potential clients the very best in customer service. Each of you (and I really mean it) make up a great team and deserve all the praise. Forums, forum software, communities, however you word it, just wouldn't be the way they are without you. ----- ### "Best community forum software I have used" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *12 April 2019* | Internet | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: An awesome content suite with a powerful and modern forum functionality to support your online community. They really kill the competition with their clean templates, powerful community management tools and awesome editor that has great functionality for adding pics and embedding social media like tweets. > > **Cons**: If it only had better gamification options (badges, achievements) it would be perfect. > > After having used vBulletin and Vanilla (free edition) for many years, it was a real joy to make the switch to IPS. Even migrating from Vanilla was easy. Robust software and helpful and professional support. ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/289065/invision-community?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/289065/invision-community) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data