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Bondry vs Invision Community
Invision Community is a mature community suite. This page compares the self-hosted Classic license with Bondry, and mentions the Cloud plans as a side note.
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What Invision Community does well
Invision Community is long-established, all-in-one community software with forums, blogs, commerce and pages, available self-hosted (Classic) or hosted by the vendor (Cloud).
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Who should choose Invision Community
Choose Invision Community if you want an established all-in-one suite, or if you prefer the vendor to host and run it for you on a Cloud plan.
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Who should choose Bondry
Choose Bondry if you want to self-host with a lower upfront price, add courses and AI access as modules, and treat yearly updates as optional.
Prices checked on 10 October 2026 on the vendors' public pricing pages; they can change; hosting, domains and taxes are not included unless stated.
Feature comparison
Based on each vendor's public documentation. Included means part of the base product, Add-on means an official add-on or module, Third-party plugin means a separate vendor's product.
| Feature | Bondry | Invision Community Classic |
|---|---|---|
| Forum | Included | Included Forums |
| Blog and articles | Included | Included Blogs |
| Private messaging | Included | Included |
| Members directory and profiles | Included | Included |
| Moderation tools | Included | Included |
| Memberships and paywall | Add-on Members Plus | Included Commerce |
| Courses and LMS | Add-on LMS | Add-on Courses (Cloud plans only) |
| Visual page builder | Add-on Designer | Included Pages |
| Payments built in | Included Stripe, PayPal, Mercado Pago and Asaas gateways ship free with the core | Included Commerce |
| Gamification | Included | Included |
| Media gallery | Not available | Included Gallery |
| Downloads and resources | Not available Attachments on posts only | Included Downloads |
| Events and calendar | Not available | Included Events |
| Clubs and member groups | Not available Member groups exist for permissions, not clubs | Included Clubs |
| REST API | Included | Included |
| AI agent access (MCP server, scoped tokens) | Add-on AI Connector | Not available |
| Themes and languages | Included | Included |
| Self-hosted | Included | Included Classic |
| License model | One-time purchase with 12 months of updates and support included. Yearly extensions are optional and never renew by themselves. | Classic is a one-time purchase, then a yearly fee for updates and support. Cloud is a monthly plan with hosting. |
Prices used in this page
Prices checked on 10 October 2026 on the vendors' public pricing pages; they can change; hosting, domains and taxes are not included unless stated.
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Bondry core | $140.00 one-time | 12 months of support included. Security fixes continue for 12 months after the update window ends. |
| Each paid module | $75.00 one-time | Designer, LMS, Members Plus and AI Connector. 12 months of support included. |
| Bondry Complete | $349.00 one-time | The core and the four paid modules in one checkout. |
| Branding removal | $250.00 one-time | Optional, one-time. |
| Core update extension | $60.00 per year | Optional, no automatic renewal. The software keeps running without it, and releases published inside the paid window stay downloadable. |
| Module update extension | $35.00 per year | Optional, no automatic renewal. The software keeps running without it, and releases published inside the paid window stay downloadable. |
| Invision Community Classic | $499.00 first year, then $199.00 per year | Self-hosted. The yearly fee covers updates and support. |
| Invision Cloud Creator | $89.00 per month, billed annually | Invision Cloud, hosting included. Shown for reference. |
| Invision Cloud Creator Plus | $149.00 per month | Invision Cloud, hosting included. Shown for reference. |
| Invision Cloud Professional | $229.00 per month | Invision Cloud, hosting included. Shown for reference. |
| Invision Cloud Business | $549.00 per month | Invision Cloud, hosting included. Shown for reference. |
Three-year cost
Classic self-hosted over three years against Bondry, plus the Cloud Creator plan, which includes hosting.
| Option | Components | Year 1 | Each of years 2 and 3 | Three-year total | Arithmetic |
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| Self-hosted: Invision Community Classic and Bondry | |||||
| Invision Community Classic |
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$499.00 | $199.00 | $897.00 | $499.00 + 2 x $199.00 = $897.00 |
| Bondry core with yearly extensions |
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$140.00 | $60.00 | $260.00 | $140.00 + 2 x $60.00 = $260.00 |
| Bondry Complete with all updates every year |
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$349.00 | $200.00 | $749.00 | $349.00 + 2 x $200.00 = $749.00 |
| Hosted: Invision Cloud Creator | |||||
| Invision Cloud Creator, hosting included |
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$1,068.00 | $1,068.00 | $3,204.00 | $1,068.00 + 2 x $1,068.00 = $3,204.00 |
The software keeps running without an extension, and security fixes continue for 12 months after the window, but the comparison counts every year of updates on both sides.
Invision Cloud includes hosting and Bondry does not, so the Cloud row is not a like-for-like comparison. Hosting and domains are not included in the other rows.
What Bondry does not do
A comparison is only useful if it says where the other options are stronger. Today Bondry does not offer the following.
- Cloud hosting. Bondry is self-hosted, so you provide the server, the backups and the domain.
- A marketplace of thousands of add-ons. The catalogue is the core and four official modules.
- A WooCommerce-style store. Payments and memberships are built in, but there is no full product catalogue with shipping and inventory.
- A long track record. Bondry is a newer product with a smaller community, fewer tutorials and fewer third-party developers.
- A media gallery. Members can attach images to posts, but there is no album or gallery module.
- A downloads and resources manager. Files are attachments on posts only.
- Events and a calendar.
- Clubs. Member groups exist for permissions, not as clubs with their own space.
Sources
Figures come from these public pages, checked on 10 October 2026.
See the Bondry prices
Every Bondry price on this site comes from the same catalogue. The pricing page explains what each license includes.