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Overview

PeerBoard
PeerBoard
4.7
(19)

Pricing

Starting at $29.00 per month

About PeerBoard

PeerBoard is a plug-and-play community solution, which helps groups, clubs, startups, marketplaces and businesses create discussion forums to facilitate communication across members, customers and peers. Managers can segment content into custom categories for quick navigation and embed forums into organizational websites using various plugin tools.

Key features of PeerBoard include personalized news feed, WYSIWYG editor, user profiles, real-time conversations and custom analytics. It enables bloggers to create biographies, receive badges and upload media including images or videos to the forum. Additionally, administrators can use its privacy controls to limit user access within public or private groups.

PeerBoard allows businesses to add logos, colors, categories and topics to customize the platform and establish brand identity. It is available for free or on monthly subscriptions and support is extended via email, forums and FAQs.

PeerBoard Screenshots

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PeerBoard Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $29.00 per month
Free Trial
Free Version

Free

$0.00

Plan includes:

  • Custom Domains
  • Plugins
  • Privacy Controls
  • Unlimited Usage
  • Widgets
  • Zapier Support

Starter

$29.00

flat rate, per month

Plan includes:

  • 3 Private Spaces
  • API
  • Custom Domains
  • Plugins
  • Privacy Controls
  • Search
  • Theme Customization
  • Unlimited Usage
  • Widgets
  • Zapier Support

Professional

$79.00

flat rate, per month

Plan includes:

  • 30 Private Spaces
  • API
  • Custom Domains
  • Embedded Code
  • Moderator Role
  • Plugins
  • Privacy Controls
  • Search
  • Theme Customization
  • Unlimited Usage
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Growth

$299.00

flat rate, per month

Plan includes:

  • API
  • Batch API
  • Custom Domains
  • Embedded Code
  • Mobile App (WIP)
  • Moderator Role
  • Plugins
  • Privacy Controls
  • Search
  • Theme Customization
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Enterprise

Pricing available upon request

Plan includes:

  • Batch API
  • Custom Analytics
  • Direct Product and Engineering Support
  • Installation Support
  • Migration Support
  • SDK for Deep Integrations

PeerBoard Features

  • Popular features found in Community
    Access Controls/Permissions
    Alerts/Notifications
    Chat/Messaging
    Communication Management
    Content Management
    Feedback Management
    Ideation
    Member Directory
    Mobile Access
  • More features of PeerBoard
    Activity/News Feed
    API
    Blogs
    Commenting/Notes
    Customizable Branding
    Data Security
    Discussions/Forums
    Document Management
    Email Management
    Email Reminders
    Event Management
    Gamification
    Group Management
    Knowledge Base Management
    Membership Management
    Moderation
    Online Forums
    Personalization
    Real-Time Chat
    Real-Time Updates
    Social Promotion
    Third-Party Integrations
    User Profiles

PeerBoard Integrations

Shopify
Shopify
Thinkific
Thinkific
WordPress
WordPress
Zapier
Zapier

PeerBoard User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.7

Ratings Breakdown

5

79%

4

16%

3

0%

2

5%

1

0%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.7

Value for money

4.8

Customer support

4.6

Functionality

4.4

Have you used PeerBoard and would like to share your experience with others?

Alina's profile

Alina T.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed January 2021

Our team fell in love with PeerBoard

5

PeerBoard allowed us to organize a large community without the costs of the custom buildout. The main benefits are simplicity, friendly UX both for admins and members, and a highly responsive support team.

Ratings Breakdown

5
Ease of use
5
Value for money
5
Customer support
5
Functionality
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Pros:
PeerBoard is powerful and the most flexible online community software. It provided us with all tools we need to create and grow our community, which we've been contemplating for years but never had developmental resources to build ourselves. We tried some other tools, but PeerBoard is definitely the simplest one. PeerBoard is the place where large group communication became an easy and efficient thing which is mission-critical in 2021.
Cons:
There are a few tiny things that can be improved but the PeerBoard team is open to client feedback and continuously improving such things.

Vendor Response

Thank you, Alina!

Replied January 2021

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VR

Verified
Reviewer

Arts and Crafts

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed August 2021

Cost Effective, Easy to Use Software to Build Your OWN Community

5

We needed a private community that would be relatively easy for our target market to navigate and feel comfortable using. PeerBoard delivers on that without a bunch of unnecessary distractions. When there have been issues as they've rolled out their roadmap PeerBoard support has done a great job responding and fixing things. I'm excited to see where they go in the next 12 to 24 months.

Ratings Breakdown

4
Ease of use
5
Value for money
5
Customer support
4
Functionality
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Pros:
We needed a community that allowed us to control access and privacy settings. Something intuitive and user friendly which allowed us to create our own categories and control access levels based on membership. PeerBoard delivered on all that. While relatively young company they have a clear development roadmap which they have consistently been executing since we purchased their service. This is very important for long term success for them and for us. Peerboard allows you to completely white label, and has a very simple WordPress plugin so interaction from your own domain is seamless to the user. Very important!
Cons:
There is one thing not yet available though it is on their roadmap to implement. Mentions, i.e. @MemberName, are not yet available. Since PeerBoard is an alternative to a well trafficked site such as Facebook mentions are an important way to draw people back and encourage them to participate in the discussions. Sometimes their login requires resetting via magic link. It's annoying.

Reasons for choosing PeerBoard

Ability to white label and access directly from our own website. Intuitive interface. Competitive price.

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VR

Verified
Reviewer

Computer Software

11-50 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed February 2021

Great Concept. Poor Support

2

Ratings Breakdown

2
Ease of use
3
Value for money
1
Customer support
2
Functionality
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Pros:
Good Product on Paper. We were looking to use peerboard to build our community presence.
Cons:
Customer Service. Few features don't work as expected.

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KM

Kymberlee M.

Verified reviewer

Marketing and Advertising

Self-Employed

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed April 2022

PeerBoard is big league...

5

I was set up in less than 20 minutes and ready to go with my brand-new custom-looking online community platform. Unfortunately, I made a rookie mistake during setup and accidentally deleted my whole account (it's not an easy thing to do, I clicked through several "are you sure?" prompts but still screwed it up due to being on the phone and trying to work across 200 desktop tabs.) When I realized my mistake, I messaged the help team and got an answer and reset immediately - and not just a "here, it's fixed, off you go," I felt fully supported with their emails saying, "okay, that's all sorted. How are you getting on otherwise? Is there anything else we can help with?" I later realized I was speaking directly with the founder, who probably had a gazillion things to do, but he made me feel like I was an exclusive client. His communication was up there with the best customer service I have EVER received.

Ratings Breakdown

5
Ease of use
5
Value for money
5
Customer support
4
Functionality
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Pros:
From the outside, PeerBoard looks like humble and basic community software. The available features are streamlined and considered - and that's what I LOVE about it. They focus on doing the right things properly so you can offer an incredible experience to your users. I'm a white-label user, and it sits within my brand like it was custom-made for my community. It's modern, elegant, and includes the bells and whistles you need. New community platforms are launching by the minute, but I believe PeerBoard is here to conquer them all.
Cons:
I guess I'd like to be able to edit some of the frontend message content, so the brand language fit is closer, but I'm nitpicking. The system works perfectly well for me without that.

Reasons for choosing PeerBoard

I chose PeerBoard for its simplicity, elegance, and robust integration capabilities.

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Alison M.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

Self-Employed

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed February 2021

A great addition to my membership program!

4

Overall my experience with PeerBoard has been excellent. I have been particularly happy with their customer service. I was having a terrible time wrapping my head around how to integrate PeerBoard into my membership (the person who recommended it to me made it sound like she had somehow integrated PeerBoard into the membership platform, and I just couldn't see a way to do that without doing a LOT of messing with code, and that's far beyond my understanding). One of the CEOs of PeerBoard actually hopped on a Zoom with me to walk me through the best way to use PeerBoard for my needs! I've also been excited to see them reaching out to users to ask for feedback on specific elements of the program and find out what our experience is and what we'd like to see changed.

Ratings Breakdown

5
Ease of use
5
Value for money
5
Customer support
4
Functionality
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Pros:
I've been looking for a way to add a community aspect to my homeschooling membership *without* using Facebook. The platform where I house my membership content doesn't have commenting functionality or a forum feature of any kind, so I was trying to find something that I could either connect somehow to that platform or use alongside it. I found PeerBoard through the recommendation of another user of the platform where I house my membership. While it does not integrate directly into my membership platform, it is the perfect "alongside of" forum for my customers! The interface is very simple and clean, and the setup was shockingly simple. I particularly love the fact that I can group members in whatever way I want, like by what product they've purchased, and then create boards that are accessible only to certain groups. I post hyperlinks to our PeerBoard throughout my membership so it's easy for my members to hop over to the forums to ask questions whenever they feel the need. I also post hyperlinks back to the membership platform in the description of each PeerBoard category so members can easily click back to the membership when they're done on the forums. The forums render beautifully on mobile/touch screen device browsers, so regardless of how my members access the boards, their experience is positive.
Cons:
There are a couple improvements that I'm looking forward to seeing PeerBoard make in the future. I do hope they'll eventually have an app, and I'd love to also see some kind of indicator on the different categories that shows when there has been activity in that category (new post or new comments on posts). They *do* have a "recent" space on the front page that shows recent activity, but my guess is that there is a limit to the number of posts that will show up there. I'd like to be able to look at the category list and, at a glance, see where posts or comments have been added since I was last there.

Reasons for choosing PeerBoard

I choose PeerBoard over the other options I'd been considering for a few reasons. First, because they don't have ads. Second, it didn't *require* using an app. (I'd love to see an app option for PeerBoard but definitely wouldn't want it to become ONLY accessible through an app.) Third, the price doesn't change based on the number of users I have. Fourth, if I ever decide to change platforms for my membership, I won't have to change anything with PeerBoard – my members can continue accessing it as normal. Fifth, it doesn't require any kind of coding if you don't care about it being enmeshed with another platform.

Reasons for switching to PeerBoard

Many of my members are trying to get off social media, so I wanted to make sure there was a way for my members to maintain community with each other without folks feeling like they were going to miss out if they left Facebook. I also did not want to continue supporting a platform that engages in censorship, so I was looking for a way to replicate what I'd had in our Facebook group but on a different platform.

Vendor Response

Hi Alison! Thank you so much for such a comprehensive and honest review. We highly appreciate that you are with us!

Replied February 2021

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VR

Verified
Reviewer

Design

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed February 2021

PeerBoard Review: A Power Player in the Online Community Building/Management Space

5

Overall my experience was very positive as I was able to launch my online community in under 10 minutes on my WordPress website (as they advertised).

Ratings Breakdown

5
Ease of use
5
Value for money
5
Customer support
5
Functionality
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Pros:
The PeerBoard algorithm puts the high-value posts at the top of the feed based on engagement and recency, so community members never miss an update or the best posts. PeerBoard’s WordPress forum plugin — Embed PeerBoard as a fully customizable page in your WordPress configuration in under 20 minutes. I was genuinely surprised how quickly I was able to set PeerBoard up with my WordPress site. While it takes longer to fine tune all the group and category settings, the initial setup was a breeze. If you have experience connecting software to your website via WordPress plugin, you will easily be able to set up your own site). A complete white label solution— Use your custom theme color, add a logo, customize categories and topics for a fully branded experience. For example, I was able to use my official brand elements (specific hex color purple, logo, and icon). Real time threads — Facilitate valuable in-depth conversations with multi-level real-time discussions.
Cons:
The product is still evolving so there are some features that I would like to see added (a few more features to the post editor for example). Also, the free option is somewhat limited compared to the paid plans. The free plan definitely works well enough to experiment with creating an online community. But if you want to host your community on your own site, add paywalled/private content, and/or customize your community’s branding, you will need to upgrade to a paid plan.

Vendor Response

Thank you for the review!

Replied February 2021

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VR

Verified
Reviewer

Financial Services

51-200 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed December 2022

Create community with peerboard

5

Overall experience is good will suggest to other users to use it and improve the community contact

Ratings Breakdown

4
Ease of use
4
Value for money
4
Customer support
5
Functionality
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Pros:
I most liked about this software is integration of peerboard with another application and manage it's theme same with integrated software is what I like.
Cons:
Plugins is limited while using with peerboard that I dislike

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CK

Chris K.

Verified reviewer

Online Media

Self-Employed

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed February 2021

Amazing Software - Easy to Set-up/Simple to Use!! Replaced 4 other modules I was using!

5

I am a huge fan of this software. I currently have set up and run 5 different PeerBoards. In one use case, it replaced a News, Forum, FAQ, and Highlight Modules. In another use case, I have it set up in a private WP site via the plugin as a Yahoo Groups Replacement. It is a great software to use and implement. I have been able to tailor it to a variety of uses and applications and I look forward to seeing what advancements they come out with!

Ratings Breakdown

5
Ease of use
5
Value for money
5
Customer support
4
Functionality
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Pros:
Easy to set up! It has a simplicity about it - which is a huge strength! It is not overly bloated with things - it is streamlined to do what it is set up for! I especially like that its simplicity makes it easy for users to know what to do as soon as they sign on! It is pretty easy to "Self-learn" how to use it on the user end. There are also a lot of customization options for the admin to make it look the way you want without compromising the simplicity of the User Experience.
Cons:
Integration was pretty easy - the only issue I had was in setting up the SEO - turns out it was a bug on their end and they fixed it very quickly! The things I like least are the limited html editor and image options for posts and the slow load for the WP plugin. Both of these issues are getting fixes and updates, so I don't think I will have those dislikes too much longer!

Reasons for choosing PeerBoard

The Daily Digests were first thing that brought me to it as it was close to what Yahoo Groups had (I am happy they are adding in the Weekly Digest Option and the No Digest Option. As soon as I started testing it out, I saw its ease of use, simplicity yet powerful features, and knew it was the option I was looking for!

Reasons for switching to PeerBoard

In one use-case, Yahoo Groups closed and needed a replacement. This is what initially brought me to PeerBoard. Once I set it up for that one, I saw how versatile and easy-to-use it was and used it to replace the PHPJabber Scripts on another site. Then I created 3 more boards for other sites!

Vendor Response

Thank you for your review, Chris!

Replied February 2021

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Andrei B.

Verified reviewer

Internet

51-200 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed December 2020

Great online community platform

5

We made the right choice.

Ratings Breakdown

5
Ease of use
5
Value for money
5
Customer support
5
Functionality
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Pros:
PeerBoard is a great online community platform! This is a solution that helps me organize questions and answers community around the product I am working on. It allows our users to receive quality answers fast and discuss them. Features I like the most: multi-level in-depth commenting, rich user profiles, notifications, and members portal. Can I recommend this software to my colleagues? Sure thing!
Cons:
To be honest, I haven't found any bottlenecks in it yet.

Reasons for choosing PeerBoard

Features set, pricing, simple installation

Vendor Response

Thank you for the review!

Replied December 2020

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Aleksandra's profile

Aleksandra K.

Verified reviewer

Marketing and Advertising

51-200 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed January 2021

Exactly what my business needs

5

Easy to install, easy to use

Ratings Breakdown

5
Ease of use
5
Functionality
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Pros:
My team uses PeerBoard for community discussions, brainstorms, and internal blog posts. It was quick to set it up and easy to start with. We choose PeerBoard because it is highly customizable and flexible. I like that now we have all important discussions at one place, we can always read history and return to some questions. As admin, I actively use privacy controls and a members portal.
Cons:
I have no complaints about PeerBoard. This is exactly what my business needs.

Vendor Response

Thank you, Aleksandra!

Replied January 2021

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