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Pukalani
What Pukalani is
Pukalani is a modular community platform for posts, courses, events, and comments under a community’s own name and design. It runs on the web and through an API, with custom domains and embeddable comments and events. Comments support nested threads, votes, @-mentions, notifications, and live presence. Moderation includes reporting, two-phase hiding, and AI assistance as a second opinion while a human decides. Courses provide lessons and progress, with free, member, or pro access; paid access uses Stripe. Events can be online or in person, single or recurring, with RSVPs and tickets. A dashboard reports visitors, page views, and traffic sources using cookie-free measurement. Data is hosted in Germany on Hetzner servers with a self-hosted database. Pukalani says it uses no advertising or ad tracking, relies on first-party sign-in cookies, and encrypts transport with TLS. Personal costs €29 a month including 19% VAT; Pro costs €149 a month including 19% VAT.
Who it suits
Pukalani suits coaches, trainers, course creators, writers, clubs, and organisations building branded communities. It is also relevant to developers needing comment embeds or an HTTP API.
What it does well
- Posts, courses, events, and comments together
- Embeddable threaded comments and events
- Human-led moderation with AI assistance
- Cookie-free traffic statistics
- Members can export or delete data
What to know first
- Early access is invitation-only
- No native iOS or Android apps
- Legal texts are still being prepared
- Paid plans include daily comment limits
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Personal | per month incl. 19 % VAT · 1,000 comments per day · 300 gallery images | €29 a month |
| Pro | per month incl. 19 % VAT · 5,000 comments per day · 1,000 gallery images | €149 a month |
| Pukalani Studio | Custom · tailored project · Own instance and domain · consultation, strategy, concept, design and technical implementation | On request |
As pukalani.app lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Pukalani combines community publishing, learning, events, moderation, and developer embeds with stated data controls. Its invitation-only early access and absent native mobile apps may affect availability.
Facts from Pukalani's own pages
- Analytics
- The dashboard provides visitor, page-view and traffic-source statistics measured without cookies. · pukalani.app, 11 Oct 2026
- Availability
- The service is in early access by invitation, and the site says native iOS and Android apps with push are not available. · pukalani.app, 11 Oct 2026
- Comments
- Comments support nested threads, votes, @-mentions, notifications and live presence, and can be embedded on existing websites. · pukalani.app, 11 Oct 2026
- Courses
- Courses include lessons and progress, with free, member or pro access and paid access via Stripe. · pukalani.app, 11 Oct 2026
- Custom domain
- Yes · help.pukalani.app, 19 Sept 2026
- Data controls
- Members and community owners can export data themselves, and users can delete their accounts. · pukalani.app, 11 Oct 2026
- Event hosting
- Yes · help.pukalani.app, 19 Sept 2026
- Events
- Events can be online or in person, single or recurring, with RSVPs and tickets; they can also be embedded. · pukalani.app, 11 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- No · help.pukalani.app, 19 Sept 2026
- Hosting
- Pukalani says community data is hosted on servers in Germany at Hetzner, with a self-hosted database. · pukalani.app, 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The site identifies Stripe for paid course access and provides a comment embed widget and HTTP API documentation. · pukalani.app, 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The site describes the product for coaches and trainers, course creators, creators and writers, and clubs and organisations. · pukalani.app, 11 Oct 2026
- Legal status
- The imprint says its provider details are a draft placeholder and that binding legal texts will follow before public launch. · pukalani.app, 11 Oct 2026
- Mobile apps
- none · help.pukalani.app, 19 Sept 2026
- Moderation
- Moderation includes reporting, two-phase hiding and AI assistance as a second opinion, with a human making the decision. · pukalani.app, 11 Oct 2026
- Moderation tools
- Yes · help.pukalani.app, 19 Sept 2026
- Privacy and security
- The service says it uses no ad tracking or advertising, uses first-party sign-in cookies, and encrypts transport with TLS. · pukalani.app, 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Pukalani is a modular community platform for posts, courses, events and comments under a community’s own name and design. · pukalani.app, 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Pukalani provides a handbook for community owners and developer documentation for the embed widget and API. · help.pukalani.app, 11 Oct 2026
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