Hivebrite review

Hivebrite is built for institutions rather than creators. The Focus plan starts at $8,000 a year, billed annually, and Hivebrite says it goes live within a month. It includes public pages with a no-code page builder, your own domain and branding, unlimited members, a directory with rich profiles, messaging, events with tickets, RSVPs and waitlists, news, forums and a live feed, analytics with engagement scoring, Stripe payments, promo codes and member surveys. AI features cover global search, people and content recommendations and a conversation nudger agent, and an MCP server is listed. Extra channels such as a branded mobile app cost $2,300 a year each, and WhatsApp is offered as a channel. The Custom plan adds mentoring, sub-communities, SSO, sandbox environments and a named account manager. Focus includes only 1 admin seat, and everything runs through a sales process. For an alumni office or association it replaces a lot of membership admin; for anyone smaller it is overkill.

Who it is for

Alumni networks, associations and nonprofits that need membership management and hands-on onboarding.

Price

Focus plan from $8,000 per year billed annually; Custom plan quoted on request.

Starts at: $8,000 /year
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 6, 2026.

Key features

• Member directory with rich profiles and messaging
• Events with tickets, RSVPs and waitlists
• News, forums and a live feed
• Stripe payments, promo codes and member surveys
• AI search, people recommendations and a conversation nudger agent

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Unlimited members on every plan
• Strength: Hands-on onboarding included
• Strength: Mentoring and sub-community tools for large networks
• Weakness: Starts at $8,000 a year, billed annually
• Weakness: Focus includes 1 admin seat
• Weakness: Branded mobile app is a $2,300 a year add-on

Key facts

• Focus plan: From $8,000 per year
• Branded mobile app: $2,300 per year
• Members: Unlimited
• Customers: 2,000+ organizations
• Go-live: Within a month on Focus

Where it ranks

Hivebrite is No. 9 in our Best Community Platforms verdict.