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tchop
by tchop
What tchop is
tchop is a paid white-label community platform combining branded apps, editorial content, and member conversation across web, iOS, and Android. Organizations can use a custom domain, branded applications, private spaces, event hosting, moderation tools, push notifications, analytics, real-time chat, and engagement features. First-party member data is exportable. tchop can aggregate content from social media, news sites, and internal systems. AI agents assist with curation, translation, and distribution, with team approval before publication. The Trust Center lists ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, AWS hosting in Frankfurt, Hetzner hosting in Germany, TLS 1.2 or newer in transit, and AES-256 encrypted storage on European servers. It states a 99.9% contractual uptime commitment. Support is provided in clients’ respective languages, and most communities go live in about 8 to 12 weeks. tchop, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, offers pricing by request with a one-time setup fee and monthly license.
Who it suits
It fits brands, publishers, membership organizations, associations, and enterprises serving external audiences. The listed positioning makes it less suitable for a quick free internal group or a video-course business without a branded app or community.
What it does well
- Branded web, iOS, and Android apps
- Private spaces and moderation tools
- Custom domain and exportable member data
- Content, chat, analytics, and events
- 99.9% contractual uptime commitment
What to know first
- Pricing requires a quote
- Uses a one-time setup fee and monthly license
- Most communities take 8 to 12 weeks to launch
- Weaker fit for quick free internal groups
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Custom quote | One-time setup fee plus monthly license; price depends on audience size, setup, and hosting. · No public price list · Quote required | On request |
As tchop.io lists them, read 12 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
tchop is built for organizations that need a branded community presence with publishing, conversation, and administration across web and mobile. Quote-based pricing and a multi-week launch make it a considered platform rollout rather than an instant group setup.
Facts from tchop's own pages
- AI workflows
- AI agents can help curate, translate, and distribute content, with the team approving what goes out. · tchop.io, 12 Oct 2026
- Availability
- The Trust Center states a 99.9% contractual uptime commitment. · tchop.io, 12 Oct 2026
- Branding and ownership
- Organizations can use their own domain and branded apps, and the page says first-party member data is exportable. · tchop.io, 12 Oct 2026
- Content and engagement
- Features include content creation and curation, real-time chat, engagement tools, push notifications, and analytics. · tchop.io, 12 Oct 2026
- Custom domain
- Yes · tchop.io, 19 Sept 2026
- Event hosting
- Yes · tchop.io, 19 Sept 2026
- Free branded app
- The features page offers a free, fully branded app for iOS, Android, and the web to request, but does not state a trial duration. · tchop.io, 12 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Berlin, Germany · tchop.io, 28 Sept 2026
- Hosting and encryption
- The Trust Center lists hosting on AWS in Frankfurt and Hetzner in Germany, TLS 1.2+ in transit, and AES-256 encrypted storage on European servers. · tchop.io, 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The integrations page says tchop can aggregate content from social media, news sites, and internal systems. · tchop.io, 12 Oct 2026
- Intended customers
- The page describes the best fit as brands, publishers, membership organizations, associations, and enterprises with external audiences. · tchop.io, 12 Oct 2026
- Launch time
- The white-label page says most communities go live in about 8 to 12 weeks. · tchop.io, 12 Oct 2026
- Mobile apps
- both · tchop.io, 19 Sept 2026
- Moderation tools
- Yes · tchop.io, 19 Sept 2026
- Notable fit limit
- The page describes tchop as a weaker fit for a quick free internal group or a pure video-course business that does not need a branded app or community. · tchop.io, 12 Oct 2026
- Private spaces
- Yes · tchop.io, 19 Sept 2026
- Product
- tchop combines branded community apps with editorial content and member conversation on the web and in native apps. · tchop.io, 12 Oct 2026
- Security certification
- The Trust Center lists an ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certificate issued by TÜV SÜD and valid until February 2029. · tchop.io, 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The About page says tchop's team provides client communication and support in the clients' respective languages. · tchop.io, 12 Oct 2026
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