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Bettermode vs
Social+

Compare Bettermode and social.plus for a hosted customer community or social features added to an existing app through SDKs and APIs.

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Bettermode: Customizable Community Building, Simplified

Bettermode provides a branded customer community with modular spaces, discussions, Q&A, events, knowledge, and member engagement. AI Spam Detector is available across plans, while Ask AI and Federated Search start on Growth.

Why community builders choose Bettermode:

  • No-Code Customization: Drag-and-drop builder and modular layouts-no developer needed.

  • Starter is $399 per month billed yearly or $499 month to month. Growth is $1,500 per month billed yearly or $1,750 month to month. Premium uses custom pricing.

  • AI Spam Detector is available across plans. Ask AI and Federated Search start on Growth.

  • Engagement Tools: Forums, Q&A, events, and gamification to boost participation.

  • Connect Bettermode with documented integrations and provide a responsive web experience across devices.

Social+ (Amity): Social Features for Mobile Apps

Social+ is built for teams who want to add chat, feeds, and live streaming to their apps using SDKs and APIs. It’s suited for organizations with development resources and a focus on mobile app experiences.

What Social+ offers:

  • Pre-Built SDKs: Add chat, feeds, and live streaming to iOS/Android apps.

  • Developer-Centric: Requires coding and technical integration.

  • Analytics: AI-driven user insights and engagement tracking.

  • Scalability: Built on AWS for enterprise-grade reliability.

  • Custom Integrations: API-first approach for tailored app experiences.

Feature Comparison: Bettermode vs. Social+

Features
User Experience
No-code, drag-and-drop builder, intuitive setup
SDKs for app integration, developer-focused
Customization
White labeling on Growth and Premium, with modular spaces
Deep via code, requires technical resources
Pricing
Starter: $399 per month billed yearly. A 14-day trial is available.
Custom MAU based pricing with published overage fees.
Customer Tools
Spaces, forums, Q&A, events, gamification
Chat, feeds, live streaming
Analytics
Built-in dashboards, real-time insights
Basic moderation, manual management
Moderation
AI-powered, automated workflows
Manual moderation, standard tools
Integrations
Slack, HubSpot, Salesforce, Zapier, open API
Requires app development, longer integration
Customer Support
Responsive for all plans, priority on paid tiers
Enterprise support, developer documentation
Mobile Experience
Fully responsive web, no app needed

Native iOS/Android SDKs, in-app experience

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Discover how Bettermode fits your business.

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Bettermode's automated reputation system, robust content organization features, and balanced communication capabilities helped us drive engagement with a personalized approach.

Marlee Margolin, CSR Activation Manager at IBM
Marlee Margolin
CSR Activation Manager
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Our experience with Bettermode has been fantastic—it’s become an essential part of how we support and engage our users, and we’re excited to see it evolve further with our community.

Lizbeth Ramos, Developer Community Manager at Xano
Lizbeth Ramos
Developer Community Manager
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Using Bettermode has been a game-changer for us. Its powerful capabilities and features have revolutionized the way we engage with our community, leading to more effective connections and experiences.

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Kyle Foster
Marketing Manager
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Bettermode was selected for its ease of use and for filling in almost all of our coaches’ wishlist.

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Jennifer Serrat
Community Manager
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Online Community Engagement

Bettermode
Social+
  • Combines forums, events, and gamification to drive participation.

  • AI surfaces trending topics and high-value content automatically.

  • Focused on chat and feeds for in-app engagement.

  • social.plus provides SDKs and APIs for adding feeds, chat, profiles, groups, video, moderation, and analytics to an existing app.

Ease of Implementation

Bettermode
Social+
  • Launch a branded community in days, no technical skills required.

  • Implementation guidance is available based on your plan and requirements.

  • Implementation requirements depend on the selected social.plus package, integrations, and configuration.

  • Longer timelines for app development and testing.

Affordabilty

Bettermode
Social+
  • Starter: $399 per month billed yearly. A 14-day trial is available.

  • Starter: $399 per month billed yearly. A 14-day trial is available.

  • Custom MAU based pricing with published overage fees.

  • Custom MAU based pricing with published overage fees.

Customization Flexibility

Bettermode
Social+
  • Visual builders and modular spaces allow deep customization without coding.

  • White-labeling and templates for brand alignment.

  • SDKs allow custom features but require coding and ongoing maintenance.

  • More flexibility for developers, but higher complexity.

User Satisfaction

Bettermode
Social+
  • Designed for straightforward administration, member participation, and documented integrations.

  • Users highlight ease of integration and modern UX.

  • Recognized for developer tools, but users note higher learning curve and integration complexity.

User-Generated Content Management

Bettermode
Social+
  • AI-driven moderation and curation.

  • Streamlined workflows for admins.

  • Manual moderation and content management.

  • social.plus provides SDKs and APIs for adding feeds, chat, profiles, groups, video, moderation, and analytics to an existing app.

Mobile Experience

Bettermode
Social+
  • Fully responsive web-no app required, seamless on any device.

  • Native SDKs for iOS/Android apps, in-app social features.

  • Requires ongoing app maintenance.

Community Analytics

Bettermode
Social+
  • Real-time dashboards and easy-to-use analytics for community managers.

  • AI-driven analytics, focused on app usage and engagement.

Switching is seamless

We help move your users, content, and structure, with guidance designed to keep downtime low.

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Why Bettermode?

Why Leading Brands Choose Bettermode

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Build a Community That Reflects Your Brand

Create a customized community experience that fits your brand identity. Use visual design tools and modular spaces to shape the member experience.

Drive Meaningful Engagement Without Breaking the Bank

Starter is $399 per month billed yearly or $499 month to month. Growth is $1,500 per month billed yearly or $1,750 month to month. Premium uses custom pricing.

Leverage User-Generated Content for Authentic Growth

Bettermode's powerful content management tools make it easy to encourage, curate, and showcase valuable user-generated content. Build a self-sustaining community where members actively contribute, creating a virtuous cycle of engagement.

Get Actionable Insights With Comprehensive Analytics

Understand what's working in your community with Bettermode's intuitive analytics dashboard. Track engagement metrics, identify trends, and optimize your community strategy based on real data, not guesswork.

Plan and launch with a guided setup

Use templates, visual design tools, and implementation guidance to configure the community around your requirements.

The Community Platform Behind Top Brands

Brands including Lenovo, Mercedes-Benz, Logitech, IBM, HubSpot, and Samsung use Bettermode for customer communities.

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Built for businesses. Rated by experts

A top notch platform for our client community

Bettermode enabled us to quickly launch a customizable client community for content, Q&A, and subgroup discussions with an easy-to-use interface.

Meryl W.
Senior Vice President

A top notch platform for our client community

Bettermode enabled us to quickly launch a customizable client community for content, Q&A, and subgroup discussions with an easy-to-use interface.

Meryl W.
Senior Vice President
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Our experience with Bettermode has been fantastic—it’s become an essential part of how we support and engage our users, and we’re excited to see it evolve further with our community.

Lizbeth Ramos, Developer Community Manager at Xano
Lizbeth Ramos
Developer Community Manager

Highly customizable platform

It has a nice design, it can be customized as a completely white label social network, and you can create different spaces.

Felipe M.
Profesor de guitarra

Highly customizable platform

It has a nice design, it can be customized as a completely white label social network, and you can create different spaces.

Felipe M.
Profesor de guitarra

Innovative experience

I’ve really enjoyed learning and using Bettermode. It’s a great platform for building and hosting an online community. Lots of features and it keeps getting better.

Peter S.
Product Owner

Stellar platform and support

Bettermode offers extensive onboarding, quick responsiveness, continuous innovations, valuable resources, and genuinely supports customer goals and feedback.

Angie O.
Tech marketer
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Using Bettermode has been a game-changer for us. Its powerful capabilities and features have revolutionized the way we engage with our community, leading to more effective connections and experiences.

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Kyle Foster
Marketing Manager

Literally the most efficient community platform

The learning curve is very low, with intuitive building blocks and a powerful activity feed for modern web users. The team stands out by deeply understanding our needs, guiding us with a clear strategy, and recommending the best features for our use case.

Monica D.
Sr. Product Manager

A top notch platform for our client community

Bettermode enabled us to quickly launch a customizable client community for content, Q&A, and subgroup discussions with an easy-to-use interface.

Meryl W.
Senior Vice President
Xano logo

Our experience with Bettermode has been fantastic—it’s become an essential part of how we support and engage our users, and we’re excited to see it evolve further with our community.

Lizbeth Ramos, Developer Community Manager at Xano
Lizbeth Ramos
Developer Community Manager

A super complete platform

I like how easy it is to use, the variety of space types, integrations, admin automation, and responsive support for a user experience.

Gustavo C.

Commuity Manager

Build a community and engage

We appreciated the ease of setting up Bettermode, as well as for the users - you don’t want people getting stuck in order to on-board.

William M.
Production Manager

Thanks to Bettermodes APIs

We went live with an integrated community in our mobile app in 1.5 months thanks to Bettermodes APIs, Really speeds up time to market on community

Amanda B.
Commuity Builder

A top notch platform for our client community

Bettermode enabled us to quickly launch a customizable client community for content, Q&A, and subgroup discussions with an easy-to-use interface.

Meryl W.
Senior Vice President

A top notch platform for our client community

Bettermode enabled us to quickly launch a customizable client community for content, Q&A, and subgroup discussions with an easy-to-use interface.

Meryl W.
Senior Vice President

Powerful widgets and integration options

We needed an integrated community solution for our e-commerce product and chose Bettermode after thorough research. Using SSO, API, and widgets, we seamlessly connected our user base and integrated the community into our customer journey.

Laverne C.
Communications Specialist

A top notch platform for our client community

Bettermode enabled us to quickly launch a customizable client community for content, Q&A, and subgroup discussions with an easy-to-use interface.

Meryl W.
Senior Vice President

A top notch platform for our client community

Bettermode enabled us to quickly launch a customizable client community for content, Q&A, and subgroup discussions with an easy-to-use interface.

Meryl W.
Senior Vice President
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Bettermode's automated reputation system, robust content organization features, and balanced communication capabilities helped us drive engagement with a personalized approach.

Marlee Margolin, CSR Activation Manager at IBM
Marlee Margolin
CSR Activation Manager

The most cost efficient

We needed an integrated community solution for our e-commerce product and chose Bettermode after thorough research. Using SSO, API, and widgets, we seamlessly connected our user base and integrated the community into our customer journey.

Dwana R.
Consumer Credit Analyst

A top notch platform for our client community

Bettermode enabled us to quickly launch a customizable client community for content, Q&A, and subgroup discussions with an easy-to-use interface.

Meryl W.
Senior Vice President
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Bettermode was selected for its ease of use and for filling in almost all of our coaches’ wishlist.

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Jennifer Serrat
Community Manager

Best low/no code option

Intuitive design and interface, great customer support, vibrant creator community.

Huub S.
CEO

Highly customizable platform

It has a nice design, it can be customized as a completely white label social network, and you can create different spaces.

Felipe M.
Profesor de guitarra

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Find quick answers to common questions about features, plans, customization, and more.

What problems does Bettermode solve?

Bettermode helps marketing and CS teams use community to drive engagement, retention, and revenue. We put your customers, content, and conversations in one place so you can see what's working and turn users into advocates.

What security and compliance standards does Bettermode meet?

Security is built in. Bettermode is SOC 2 Type II compliant and supports GDPR and enterprise-grade data protection standards. Your data stays secure, owned by you, and handled with proven best practices.

How does migration from an existing community platform work?

We help you move your users, content, and structure from your current platform. We’ll guide the process end-to-end so you can switch over with minimal downtime.

How does Bettermode integrate with our existing stack?

Bettermode connects to Salesforce, Hubspot, Intercom, Segment, and other tools you're already using. Need custom workflows? Use our APIs and webhooks.

How does Bettermode support customers after launch?

You get ongoing support after launch. We help with strategy, share best practices, and show you how to track results.