Beam.gg

RATING:

4.3

(20)

About Beam.gg

Community is essential to the way people live, and that applies to the digital sphere too. In a world where there’s too much noise on social media, Beam.gg finds new ways to gather people online and deliver a gamified experience to communities. Incentivize members, increase engagement, and grow a more active community with gamified features like ranks, quests, badges, profile upgrades, and more.

Awards and Recognition

FrontRunner 2023
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Beam.gg Pricing

Starting price: 

$19.00 per month

Free trial: 

Available

Free version: 

Not Available

Gamifying the online community experience
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Beam.gg Reviews

Overall Rating

4.3

Ratings Breakdown

Secondary Ratings

Ease-of-use

4.5

Customer Support

4.5

Value for money

4.5

Functionality

3.5

Most Helpful Reviews for Beam.gg

1 - 5 of 20 Reviews

User Profile

Jock

Verified reviewer

Publishing, 2-10 employees

Used monthly for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

3

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

3

Reviewed March 2022

This could be the best solution but needs work

I have not been able to fully deply this yet due to the use and features and the granular control needed. I do know this is coming so i am in it for the long haul.

PROS

This is a beautiful community solution and helps to build gammified community and engagement.

CONS

It is lacking on a number of areas, and those areas need developed as soon as possible in order to enjoy the app. That being said, i do believe this could be the best community solution available very soon.

Reason for choosing Beam.gg

The potential

Reasons for switching to Beam.gg

Many reasons, but mostly because the issues on tribe.

Vendor Response

Thanks for the kind words, Jock! Beam.gg is still definitely in its early stages, but we're working very closely with our community to deliver the best features and experience to our users. We appreciate your support!

Replied May 2022

Jay

Marketing and Advertising, 2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed May 2022

Beam.gg is a Fantastic and Fun Group Software

Easy to set up, ease of use, great customer support, constant new features people want and can use right away. All in all, couldn't be more happy with my purchase. Look forward to building multiple communities here. Also I love the sub-groups features so I can have gated sub-groups and open sub-groups within the same community.

PROS

Great community that I can replace FB Groups with, with more features, and focusing on features to keep your group engaged and enjoying it (while having great discussions) with gamification, white-labeling, and so much more.

CONS

There could be a little more around communicating with individuals (chats, calls, video?, etc) but that's really not the focus for Beam.gg right now, and what they do, they do very well. And their team is continually adding features and building things out, so I wouldn't be surprised to continue to see more work in some areas.

Reason for choosing Beam.gg

The features, support, team, and awesome roadmap made it an easy choice.

Reasons for switching to Beam.gg

the ease of use and features, as well as gamification, of Beam just drew me in. Open or private sub-groups was also a huge feature for me, as I'll have group coaching and masterminds (private) but also a larger open group to get people in the door.

Vendor Response

Wow thanks so much for the kind words, Jay! We're so happy to hear how much you're liking the platform. Beam.gg is definitely still its early stages, but we're working very hard to improve the experience for our users and to develop new, meaningful features that people will love to have! We appreciate everyone's support as we build Beam.gg into its best possible version. If you have any questions or need help with your community, don't hesitate to reach out to us! Every piece of feedback is very much welcome.

Replied June 2022

User Profile

Burt

Verified reviewer

Professional Training & Coaching, 2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

3

EASE OF USE

3

VALUE FOR MONEY

2

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

1

FUNCTIONALITY

2

Reviewed May 2022

Has the potential... but the Creators are focused on Premium instead of working on the foundation.

At first...I was happy, knowing I was testing a beta product that had great potential. But after six months, and the basic functions were not being corrected...I am NOT happy with the product. I am losing too many members who complain they are leaving because of the bugs and issues with this platform. I lose money every time a member decides to quit my community.

PROS

This software has potential. The gamification features are great for a particular demographic...and that is good. Easy to deploy and easy to use...and that is very important.

CONS

A lot of basic features are missing. Users can not edit a comment. No private messaging, no scheduling of post, no ability to send out important notifications....etc. NO RESPONSIVE SUPPORT. Beam has an impressive "Road Map" and if all of those things get implemented, it would be a great piece of software and worth the current price. At the moment, with so many bugs, issues and basic functionality missing, this product is NOT ready to be sold as a premium product. The R&D team and owners are more focused on creating Premium add-ons to generate more money, when they need to work on the foundation. It's kinda like trying to sell me electric windows for my vehicle, but I can't even manually roll up the windows. Let's get the basics working....then focus on creating upgrades.

Reason for choosing Beam.gg

Ease of implementation and use.... The "Roadmap" showed great promise...but failed!

Reasons for switching to Beam.gg

The creators would not support the product. To difficult for users to understand or navigate.

Vendor Response

Hi Burt, thanks for sharing your feedback. It's not really a secret that Beam.gg is still in its early stages, but we have a very promising roadmap, and a capable team that has every intention to deliver! We've already deployed a lot of major fixes and improvements to our app, and we continue to work on this everyday. If you're subscribed to our newsletter, you should receive app updates on a weekly basis. We're also very committed to keeping in touch with our customers, whether that's hearing your feedback on new features, helping you with your community, or learning more about your business. If you have any questions or need help with anything, send a message through our website, and I'll personally respond. -Jazz

Replied May 2022

Tim

Marketing and Advertising, 1 employee

Used weekly for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed March 2022

Create courses and communities

Love it, I can see this being the heart of my business

PROS

I love the gamification features and that I can create courses that feel community based with embeddable video.

CONS

You can’t delete categories so you need to be sure of them up front, and don’t make mistakes like typos.

Reason for choosing Beam.gg

Lifetime offer and a chance to be an early adopter

Reasons for switching to Beam.gg

I wanted control over the experience.

Vendor Response

Thanks for the kind words, Tim! Definitely agree that gamification is the future of community marketing! As for the post categories, while they cannot be deleted right now, we do allow users to edit or disable them. This is by design to allow community owners to preserve or archive all of the content made under that specific category. But yes, we'll definitely look into what can be done in the future to improve the user experience for this particular feature. Appreciate your feedback!

Replied March 2022

Anonymous

1 employee

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

3

Reviewed March 2022

Beam.gg will soon be competing with the likes of Circle.so and Mighty Networks

Beam.gg has top-notch support. They have a community for their users, and they keep it very engaged. I would say I feel like a member and I feel like I have a say in what they build next. You can forget that with Facebook Groups.

PROS

I love this platform because it is so easy to use and well-designed. The customer support has been amazing. I am so glad I found this because I was looking for a platform that allows me the freedom to create communities for my business. It is so easy to use, and I love the gamification features. This is a must-have for all of my marketing teams.

CONS

It's not fully built out yet to compete with the likes of Circle.so, Mighty Networks, and the overly popular and completely out of your control: Facebook Groups. I would much prefer Beam.gg with a lack of features than Facebook. I would love to see extra customization like integrated video instead of having to use Zoom. Circle.so just launch livestreams, so it would be fantastic to include in Beam.gg. The organization has area for improvement, and is a bit of a mix between Discord and Circle.so.

Vendor Response

Thanks for the honest feedback! We appreciate the kind words very much. Beam.gg is still definitely in its early stages, but we have A LOT of plans ahead of us, and we're very excited to keep improving our product in 2022. We're also very committed to keeping in touch with our customerswhether that's hearing your feedback on new features, helping you with your community, or learning more about your business. We're honored to serve such a wonderful community of users, and we hope to continue being part of your journey in the years ahead!

Replied March 2022