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Bettermode vs Guild

Bettermode and Guild are both community platforms tools. Bettermode is aimed at small businesses and enterprise, while Guild is aimed at enterprise and small businesses.

Bettermode

Customer community platform (formerly Tribe)

Guild

Professional community platform, closed in October 2024

PricingPaid · $199Paid
Starting price$199/moNot published
Free planNoNo
Free trial14 days—
Built forSmall businesses, EnterpriseEnterprise, Small businesses
Platformswebweb, ios, android
CountryCA · 2018GB · 2017
Rating——

Choose Bettermode if

SaaS customer communities.

  • Customer community focus
  • Embeddable
  • Integrations

Look elsewhere if: Creator communities (Circle).

Choose Guild if

Nobody; the product no longer exists.

  • Professional focus
  • Privacy
  • No ads

Look elsewhere if: Any community; pick Circle, Bettermode or Slack instead.

Bettermode vs Guild pricing

Bettermode

  • Starter$199/mo$149 billed yearly; up to 10,000 members, 5 collaborators
  • Growth$1,750/mo$1,500 billed yearly; 25,000 members, AI, API, webhooks
  • PremiumCustom100,000+ members, SAML, 99.9% uptime SLA

Guild

    Bettermode · Key features

    • Branded community
    • Discussions and Q&A
    • Knowledge base
    • Feedback and ideas
    • Events
    • Embeds and SSO

    Cons

    • Pricing tiers
    • Setup
    • Smaller than Khoros

    Guild · Key features

    • Professional groups (historical)
    • Messaging (historical)
    • Events (historical)
    • Member profiles (historical)
    • Moderation (historical)
    • Ad-free (historical)

    Cons

    • Service closed on October 1, 2024
    • No longer available to new or existing users
    • Communities had to migrate elsewhere

    Bettermode vs Guild: FAQ

    Do Bettermode and Guild have a free plan?

    Bettermode has no free plan, a 14-day free trial. Guild has no free plan.

    Not sure yet?