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    Higher Logic Vanilla

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AHigher Logic Vanilla is a customizable and themable forum software. It can be used for support communities, Q&A Communities and more. There are numerous integrations, including SSO, and connectors to popular software such as Mailchimp, WordPress, Zendesk and Salesforce.N/A
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    Higher Logic Vanilla
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    Higher Logic Vanilla
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Higher Logic Vanilla
    Considered Both Products
    Higher Logic
    Chose Higher Logic Vanilla
    GetSatisfaction offered no voting. It also didn't offer a good way to deal with trolls. Vanilla's indexing and SEO capabilities are far superior.
    Incentivized
    Chose Higher Logic Vanilla
    Most of all we could customize the forum to look and feel like an extension of our existing web properties. This makes the forum feel more native to the users coming from or being redirected to the forum. We also had plans of being able to create custom badges we could grant …
    Incentivized
    Chose Higher Logic Vanilla
    It's certainly pricey for the cloud option, but it was easy to setup and we've had zero crucial issues since.
    Incentivized
    Chose Higher Logic Vanilla
    We've only ever had a forum built in house by our engineers.

    Vanilla has a lot more features and are constantly adding new features.
    Incentivized
    Chose Higher Logic Vanilla
    More difficult to customise, less/no gamification features.
    Incentivized
    Chose Higher Logic Vanilla
    From a footprint standpoint, Vanilla has less technical bloat than vbulletin or InVision, and it outdoes Lithium as far as features and service go. The bloat of other services and ability to use new ways of engaging communities such as through Reactions are part of the reason …
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    Higher Logic Vanilla
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
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    Support Rating
    9.0
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