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HumHub hosted by CUZY compared with the alternatives

Circle, Bettermode, Bitrix24, Workvivo, Discourse, Mighty Networks, Microsoft Teams and Viva Engage, Slack, Open Social, BuddyBoss, eXo Platform: the platforms organizations evaluate next to HumHub. Each page sets the two side by side on the criteria that matter (security, open source and data ownership, the HumHub marketplace, customization, single sign-on, pricing and AI) and says honestly where the other one fits better.

Other ways to run HumHub

Already sure about HumHub? Compare CUZY with running it yourself and with HumHub GmbH's own offer.

Managed vs self-hosted HumHub

The work of self-hosting, task by task: updates, backups, email, monitoring, security.

When to choose HumHub's own SaaS

Professional Edition modules, on-premise, workshops and enterprise contracts: where HumHub GmbH is the better choice.

Circle.so vs CUZY

Creator and membership community platform

A Circle alternative your organization owns

Bettermode vs CUZY

Customer community platform

A Bettermode alternative without member caps

Bitrix24 vs CUZY

All-in-one business suite (CRM, tasks, intranet)

A Bitrix24 alternative focused on your people, not your pipeline

Workvivo by Zoom vs CUZY

Employee experience platform

A Workvivo alternative with a published price

Discourse vs CUZY

Open-source discussion forum

A Discourse alternative for organizations, not only for forums

Mighty Networks vs CUZY

Creator and paid community platform

A Mighty Networks alternative for organizations

Microsoft Teams and Viva Engage vs CUZY

Microsoft 365 chat and enterprise social network

An alternative to Microsoft Teams and Viva Engage that you own

Slack vs CUZY

Team chat

A Slack alternative when chat is not enough

Open Social vs CUZY

Open-source community platform (Drupal)

Open Social or HumHub: two open-source community platforms

BuddyBoss and BuddyPress vs CUZY

WordPress community plugin

A BuddyBoss alternative with the hosting included

eXo Platform vs CUZY

Open-source digital workplace

eXo Platform or HumHub: two open-source social intranets

What every comparison comes down to

  • Security: one isolated stack per community, encrypted backups with restore tests, security fixes within 48 hours, a processor agreement with every plan and a published security page.
  • Open source and data ownership: HumHub and every CUZY module are open source; subscribers export the database and files once a day and can recreate the same platform self-hosted or on HumHub's own hosting.
  • The HumHub marketplace: hundreds of modules from HumHub, CUZY and third parties, on every plan, instead of a feature list decided by one vendor.
  • Highly customizable: logo, theme and domain on every plan; custom themes and modules on Business; single sign-on with your identity provider from the trial onward.

Why HumHub explains the reasoning behind these criteria for closed platforms in general. Roundups: the best open-source intranet software, open-source alternatives to Slack, Teams and Facebook Groups, what an intranet or community platform costs.

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