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Community Platform Evaluation Checklist
Stop guessing which community platform to pick. This 15-minute checklist tells you exactly which one fits your business before you commit to the wrong one.
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What’s inside
Everything you need to pick the right platform with confidence
38 criteria. 8 categories. 15 minutes to complete.
Ownership and Control Checklist
6 criteria to evaluate who truly owns your data, your members, and your revenue and what happens to everything if you ever need to leave.
Feature Requirements Checklist
Score every platform against 38 must-have features across 8 categories. No more guessing which platform actually delivers what your community needs.
Questions To Ask Any Platform
The exact questions to ask in any vendor demo including the ones platforms hate answering, so you go in prepared and walk out with the truth.
Decision Scorecard
A weighted scoring system that gives you a clear recommendation in under 20 minutes. One you can send to your team, your client, or your investor without a follow up question.
Ease of Setup Assessment
An honest evaluation of the technical demands of self-hosted vs hosted platforms so you know exactly what your team needs to manage before you commit.
Why you need this
What Changes After You Use This
The average community builder spends 3 to 4 weeks comparing platforms and still isn’t confident in their choice. This checklist cuts that down to 15 minutes.
Know Your Answer Before The Demo
Score every platform against the same 38 criteria so your decision is based on evidence, not whoever had the best demo. Walk in knowing the answer before the call even starts.
No More Research Tab Overload
Stop juggling 10 browser tabs and conflicting reviews. Everything you need to compare platforms is already inside. Fill it in once and you’re done.
Know What To Ask Before Signing
Walk into every vendor demo prepared. Know what to probe, what to push back on, and which answers should make you walk away immediately.
This is for you
Does This Sound Familiar?
You’ve got 5 tabs open comparing community platforms and you’re more confused than when you started
You’re on Circle or Mighty Networks but the monthly fees are adding up and you’re not sure you’re getting your money’s worth
You need to pick a platform and commit, but you don’t want to get it wrong
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