Compare Ning and Vanilla - Jun 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jun 17, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Ning or Vanilla?

Vanilla is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Ning, and Vanilla is rated higher (83/100) than Ning (72/100). Vanilla offers users more features (3) than Ning (0).

Looking for the right Online Community solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Ning Vs. Audiense

Ning: With over two million communities created to date, Ning is the world’s largest platform for deploying vibrant social communities and web sites. Founded by Marc Andreessen and Gina Bianchini in 2004, Ning was acquired by Mode Media (formerly Glam Media) in December 2011 to bring together Ning’s world-class social-native technology with Mode’s premi...

Audiense: Audiense helps over 4,000 of the world’s largest brands and agencies to grow their customer and audience bases by finding, identifying and connecting with individuals and audience segments they don't know about. Audiense clients include Universal Music, Havas Helia and Comic Relief. The Audiense platform powers three vital functions, with which bus...

Who is more expensive? Ning or Vanilla?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Online Community software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Ning and Vanilla.

Ning price starts at $25 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Ning is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Online Community software. Vanilla price starts at $99 per month , When comparing Vanilla to its competitors, the software is rated 10 - much higher than the average Online Community software cost.

Bottom line: Vanilla is more expensive than Ning.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Ning Vs. Vanilla based on some of the most important and required Online Community features.

Ning: We are still working to collect the list of features for Ning.

Vanilla: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Ning's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, Vanilla is suitable for organizations that are looking for a way to improve customer service, strengthen their brand loyalty and increase advocacy.

Ning

ITQlick rating
(3.6/5)

starts at $25 per month

Ning is a trending cloud-based Social Media Management software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. Ning received a rating of 3.6 from ITQlick team. The software cost is considered...

Categories: Content Management, Social CRM, Social Media Management.

Vanilla

ITQlick rating
(4.4/5)

starts at $99 per month

Vanilla is a community forum software designed to help users create a customized and engaging community that their audience will love. A customer community can reduce support cost, increase customer eng...

Categories: Team Collaboration, Online Community.

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Compare features

Ning: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

Vanilla: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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Ning
ITQlick rating
3.6/5
Score
72/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$25 per month
Functionality
3
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Vanilla
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
83/100
Pricing
10/10
License pricing
$99 per month
Functionality
5
Viber
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
5/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
5
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Zoho Con...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$1 per user/month
Functionality
8
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AnswerCart
ITQlick rating
2.8/5
Score
81/100
Pricing
10/10
License pricing
$100 per month
Functionality
3

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.