Invision Community

What Invision Community is

Invision Community is a community platform that brings discussion forums, publishing, event management, media galleries, webinars, and other community tools together. Its drag-and-drop page builder lets administrators create pages from prebuilt or custom content blocks without coding. Communities can offer courses with lessons, progression paths, certificates, badges, and quizzes, while group-based permissions manage access to forums, clubs, and pages, including paid membership tiers. The platform supports event hosting, private spaces, custom domains, moderation tools, and mobile apps for iOS and Android. It also offers a REST API, GraphQL APIs, real-time webhooks, built-in integrations, and a Zapier connection to 8,000+ apps. Cloud customers can choose US or EU data storage depending on the plan; cloud plans include TLS (HTTPS) and official support, with response times that can vary by request. Paid options include cloud plans and the self-hosted Classic license. A 30-day trial is available, and there is no free plan. Cloud plans have different storage and monthly member-view allowances, while Enterprise includes advice and consulting, active community management, an enterprise support SLA, custom integrations, and SSO. Invision Community is made by a company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, United States.

Who it suits

Invision Community suits groups and organizations that need forums alongside publishing, events, media galleries, webinars, or courses. Its access controls and paid membership tiers can fit communities that need different permissions for members, while its API and integrations support connecting community data and services.

Limits

The Creator plan includes 50 GB of storage and 0.5 million monthly member views; Creator Plus includes 250 GB and 2 million views; Professional includes 500 GB and 10 million views. Creator, Creator Plus, and Professional include 1, 2, and 10 Live Topics per month respectively. Classic is self-managed, and its purchase is followed by a $199/year charge for updates.

Getting started

1. Visit the Invision Community website.
2. Choose a cloud plan or the self-hosted Classic license.
3. Use the 30-day trial to explore the platform.
4. For Classic, prepare a compatible web server, secure PHP with GD and mbstring, and MySQL.
5. Choose a US or EU data center for cloud storage if the selected plan allows it.

Verdict

Choose Invision Community if you want community discussions, publishing, events, pages, and learning tools in one platform. Look elsewhere if you need a free plan or want the maker to provide server support for a self-hosted installation.