Updated September 2026
Hivebrite alternatives, an honest map.
The alternatives to Hivebrite come in three kinds: another ready-made platform, open-source software you host yourself, or a platform built for you.
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Who wrote this: Socio Connect, an all-in-one platform for churches, nonprofits, associations and alumni networks, and one of the options below. We’ve put ourselves first because it’s our list; read it with that in mind. If another platform is the better fit for you, we say so.
Harbor Point Church is an example.
Where it fits
Where Hivebrite fits.
Here’s each option, with prices from each vendor’s own published pages, so you can pick the kind that fits before you pick the product.
Hivebrite is built for alumni networks, associations and nonprofits, with member directories, events, groups and a white-label native app under your name. Its published plans are $895/month for Core and $1,995/month for Flex, billed annually, with Prime and Custom Fit quoted privately.
The reasons people look around tend to be the same: the renewal price, wanting giving, courses and volunteers on the same record as the community, or a plan that fits a smaller budget. Which of those matters most to you decides which kind of alternative to look at.
Harbor Point Church is an example.
Start here
Three kinds of alternative.
Each kind trades something different. Start here.
Ready-made platform
Subscribe to a platform
You get: Nothing to build. You sign up, set it up, and the vendor runs, hosts and updates it. Socio Connect is one of these.
You trade: A monthly or yearly bill while you use it, and the vendor decides what comes next. Check what each plan includes and whether it takes a fee on payments.
Open source
Host the software yourself
You get: Free software, and you control the hosting and the data.
You trade: You need technical people to run, update and secure it, and what it does is shaped by what the project builds.
Custom build
Have one built for you
You get: A platform shaped around a program or a way of working no ready-made platform covers.
You trade: An upfront cost and a build measured in months. We build these too: see custom builds.
Ranked
The Hivebrite alternatives, ranked.
Ranked by fit for organizations that want to replace Hivebrite, not add to it. Socio Connect is first because we wrote the list.
- 01
Socio Connect
Ready-made platformBest for: Associations, alumni networks and nonprofits that want directory, chapters, events, mentoring and giving on one record, at published monthly prices
Pricing
Free, then $99, $299 and $599 a month by active people; Enterprise priced to fit
Socio Connect is one platform to run a church, nonprofit, association or alumni network: people and households, groups, giving, events and ticketing, kids check-in, volunteers, courses, messages and a public website, on one record per person. The Assistant tells your team who needs them this week, and why, and drafts the note.
app.harborpoint.church/assistantHarbor Point Church is an example.
Strengths
- One record per person, in place of separate tools
- Giving, dues and tickets to your own Stripe account, with no platform fee
- Kids check-in, volunteers, courses and your website on the same record
- The Assistant: who needs your team this week, with a reason for each name. Meet the Assistant
- Published prices, and a 14-day Community trial with no card
Trade-offs
- Your own app in the stores is coming on Enterprise; today, members use the web
- Built for organizations: creators selling courses may find a creator platform a closer fit
- You bring your people over from a spreadsheet
- 02
Higher Logic
Ready-made platformBest for: Professional associations that want an established, association-focused vendor
Pricing
Quoted privately
Higher Logic is an association-focused community platform: an online member community for professional associations, on a subscription with pricing quoted privately.
Strengths
- Built for associations
- An AI Assistant that gives source-linked answers from content the association selects
Trade-offs
- Pricing not published; quoted per organization
- Standard implementation is about 90 days from kickoff
- 03
Graduway
Ready-made platformBest for: Universities and schools running alumni programs
Pricing
Quoted privately
Graduway is an alumni-focused platform from Gravyty, covering the alumni directory, mentoring and engagement. Members use the Graduway app, and institutions can also have apps branded under their own name.
Strengths
- Built for alumni networks
- Alumni directory and mentoring in one product
- Graduway app, plus institution-branded apps
- Connectors for Raiser's Edge NXT and Salesforce
Trade-offs
- Pricing not published; quoted per institution
- 04
Mighty Networks
Ready-made platformBest for: Creators and membership communities
Pricing
$79–$354/month; Mighty Pro quoted
Mighty Networks is a community platform built for creators and membership businesses, with courses, events and memberships in one place. Its published plans cost less than Hivebrite's.
Strengths
- Courses, events and memberships together
- Published plans from $79/month
- The Mighty Networks app is included on every plan
Trade-offs
- Branded apps under your name need Mighty Pro, quoted privately
- A 0.5–2% transaction fee on payments, by plan
- Designed around creators more than institutions
- 05
Circle.so
Ready-made platformBest for: Creators, brands and smaller communities
Pricing
$89–$419/month; Circle Plus quoted
Circle.so is a polished community platform popular with creators, brands and smaller communities. Its published plans cost less than Hivebrite's.
Strengths
- Nothing to build: you set up a platform that already exists
- Circle AI on every published plan
- Published plans from $89/month
Trade-offs
- A branded app under your name needs Circle Plus, quoted privately
- A 0.5–2% transaction fee on paid memberships, by plan
- Designed around creators more than institutions
- 06
Discourse
Open sourceBest for: Discussion-led and technical communities with people to run it
Pricing
Free to self-host; hosted plans $100–$500/month, Enterprise quoted privately
Discourse is open-source discussion software. You can host it yourself, which puts the data in your hands, or pay for hosting.
Strengths
- Open source; self-hosting gives you the data
- Built for threaded discussion
- Free to self-host
Trade-offs
- Built around discussion; events, giving and member management usually sit in other tools
- No branded app on its standard plans; members use the Discourse Hub app (Discourse only considers a branded app for Enterprise customers)
- Needs technical people to host and maintain it
Competitor pricing as published by each vendor, checked September 2026. Plans and prices change; figures for tiers a vendor quotes privately are not stated here.
Next step
Down to Hivebrite or Socio Connect?
If you’re deciding between Hivebrite and Socio Connect, read Socio Connect vs Hivebrite. It sets the plans and jobs side by side, and says when to stay.
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