Reign vs Hivebrite · 3K/mo searches
Hivebrite is the enterprise community SaaS - alumni networks, professional associations, corporate communities. Reign on WordPress is the self-hosted equivalent at 10-50x lower cost. Hivebrite wins on enterprise features (SSO, advanced analytics, white-label apps). Reign wins on cost + ownership.
Hivebrite is the most enterprise of the SaaS community options. Reign on WordPress is the self-hosted equivalent. Hivebrite wins on enterprise procurement comfort and white-label mobile apps. Reign wins by an order of magnitude on cost.
Reign wins
Self-hosted on infrastructure you control. Cost is $99/yr for the theme plus $30-100/mo hosting, against $800-5000+/mo for Hivebrite, and the community engine, courses, jobs, events and directories install free as our own plugins. Pairs with WordPress SSO plugins (SAML 2.0 + Okta + Azure AD all supported). Unlimited customization.
Hivebrite wins
Hivebrite has enterprise-grade SSO (SAML, OAuth, Okta), advanced analytics, native white-label mobile apps, dedicated CSM, vendor-paper procurement. If your IT team will only buy enterprise SaaS, Hivebrite passes that bar.
| Feature | Reign | Hivebrite |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting model | Self-hosted (WordPress) | SaaS (Hivebrite) |
| Starting cost | $99/yr theme + $30-100/mo hosting, plugins free | $800-$5000+/month |
| Enterprise SSO (SAML) | Via plugin (miniOrange + Wbcom SSO) | Native |
| Native mobile apps | Not included | White-label iOS + Android |
| Member cap | Unlimited (hosting-bound) | Tier-locked |
| Dedicated CSM | No (Wbcom support team) | Yes (on Enterprise tier) |
| Vendor-paper procurement | No | Yes |
| Custom branding | Unlimited | Limited |
| Custom integrations | Via WP REST + Zapier | Native (Salesforce, HubSpot, Workday) |
| SEO indexing | Full WordPress SEO | Limited |
| Course delivery | Learnomy (free, Pro from $149/yr), or LearnDash / LifterLMS / Tutor LMS | Built-in |
| Alumni / association features | Jobs, events and member directories from our free plugins; mentorship via custom build | Native (mentorship, jobs, events) |
You are a large enterprise + your IT team will only buy enterprise SaaS with SAML + SOC 2 + dedicated CSM. You have a 6-figure budget. Hivebrite passes enterprise procurement comfort better than self-hosted WordPress.
Your budget is under $2k/month and you want all the features Hivebrite offers (community + LMS + jobs + events + directory) on the WordPress stack you already run. The cost difference is genuinely an order of magnitude.
Yes via plugins. miniOrange SSO (free + paid), WP-SAML-Auth, and the Wbcom team has shipped SSO integrations with Okta, Azure AD, OneLogin, and Workday. Not as turnkey as Hivebrite native SSO but covers the same use cases.
Yes. CSV export + content rebuild + SSO migration. Hivebrite to Reign migrations typically take 6-10 weeks with the Wbcom team and run $5k-15k depending on complexity.
Reign is $99 a year or $249 once, and it is the only thing you have to buy. The community engine, courses, forums, jobs and directories are our own plugins and they cost nothing to install.
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