COMPARE · COMMUNITY.IO VS MIGHTY NETWORKS
One all-in price vs $95–$215 plus Stripe.
Mighty stacks Stripe's 2.9% + 30¢ on top of its advertised take and wraps it in a cluttered UX. Compare branded apps, course depth, AI operations, and the honest monthly total at your revenue.
Verified against live pricing pages · July 7, 2026
The feature ledger
Verified against live pricing pages · July 7, 2026
| Feature | community.io | Mighty Networks |
|---|---|---|
| Honest all-in fees (processing included) | All-in MoR: 4.9% / 2.9% flat / 2.4%, + 30¢ — nothing stacks | 2% take + Stripe 2.9% + 30¢ stacked ≈ 4.9% all-in (Launch) |
| Engagement engine (points, levels, leaderboards) | Skool-grade gamification: points, levels, leaderboards, level-gated content | Good events + livestream; cluttered elsewhere |
| Course tools (quizzes, certificates, drip, progress) | Built in on every tier — a classroom, not a video list | Courses included, wrapped in a cluttered UX |
| Branding & white-label | Custom domain on Pro; full white-label + branded app on Scale ($199) | Branded apps on the Pro plan |
| AI operations | AI onboarding, churn-risk flags, moderation, health digest — every tier | AI "People Magic" included |
| Data export & lock-in | Full export — posts, courses, members, history. No exit penalty. | Member export; content export limited |
The fee math, all-in
Total monthly cost — fees + subscription. Computed, not quoted.
| Platform | Growing — $10k/mo · $50 avg | At scale — $100k/mo · $50 avg |
|---|---|---|
| Mighty Networks | $645/mo | $4,715/mo |
| community.io Free$0 + 4.9% + 30¢ all-in | $550/mo | $5,500/mo |
| community.io Pro$49 + 2.9% + 30¢ all-in — flat, no $900 cliff | $399/mo | $3,549/mo |
| Switching to community.io Provs Mighty Networks’s cheapest setup at each point | keeps $2,952/yr | keeps $13,992/yr |
Where Mighty Networks wins
Both columns of the ledger — strengths first.
Their column
- Branded apps on the Pro plan
- AI "People Magic" member-matching
- Livestream to 3,000
What it costs you
- Cluttered UX — the anti-Skool on simplicity
- Self-help support maze
- Stripe 2.9% + 30¢ stacks on top of the advertised 1–2% take
pricing source: mightynetworks.com↗ · Verified against live pricing pages · July 7, 2026
Run the numbers at your revenue.
The same math behind every table on this page — every formula published at /fees.