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iCompass vs Bang the Table

iCompass logo

iCompass

Government & Public Sector

Meeting and Agenda Management

From
$400/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Bang the Table logo

Bang the Table

Government & Public Sector

Community Engagement Platform

From
$600/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: iCompass iCompass (a Diligent Corporation product for local government agenda management) publishes no pricing on its own site; every call to action is Contact Us or Request a Demo, with no figures anywhere on the page.; Bang the Table the Internet Archive's capture of Bang the Table's homepage on 29 December 2020 confirmed its EngagementHQ platform is sold only via demo request, with EngagementIQ support offered as separate 'annual success plan options'; no price figure is published for either.
  • They diverge on capability: iCompass covers Agenda Creation, Bang the Table covers Online Surveys.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which iCompass and Bang the Table actually diverge.

Attributes where iCompass and Bang the Table differ
AttributeiCompassBang the Table
Starting price$400/month$600/month
Founded20012007

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Government & Public Sector).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in iCompass

  • Agenda Creation
  • Meeting Minutes
  • Document Management
  • Public Meeting Portal
  • Voting Management
  • Microsoft Office
  • Video Streaming
  • Document Storage

Only in Bang the Table

  • Online Surveys
  • Discussion Forums
  • Interactive Mapping
  • Story Telling
  • Participation Analytics
  • ArcGIS
  • Google Maps
  • Social Media

Both cover

  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

iCompass

  • Citizen Services
  • Records Management
  • Public Safety
  • Civic Engagement

Bang the Table

  • Citizen Services
  • Records Management
  • Public Safety
  • Civic Engagement

Both are used for citizen services, records management, public safety, civic engagement, on those jobs the choice comes down to price and fit rather than capability.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

iCompass

  • iCompass (a Diligent Corporation product for local government agenda management) publishes no pricing on its own site; every call to action is Contact Us or Request a Demo, with no figures anywhere on the page.

Bang the Table

  • The Internet Archive's capture of Bang the Table's homepage on 29 December 2020 confirmed its EngagementHQ platform is sold only via demo request, with EngagementIQ support offered as separate 'annual success plan options'; no price figure is published for either.

Pricing, plan by plan

iCompass

$400/month
  • Government$400/month
    • Agenda Management
    • Meeting Minutes
    • Public Portal

Bang the Table

$600/month
  • EngagementHQ$600/month
    • Surveys
    • Forums
    • Mapping Tools

Which should you pick?

Choose iCompass if

  • You need agenda creation.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want meeting minutes.
iCompass review

Choose Bang the Table if

  • You need online surveys.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want discussion forums.
Bang the Table review

Questions people ask

Is iCompass or Bang the Table better?
Neither clearly leads. iCompass starts at $400/month and Bang the Table at $600/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, iCompass or Bang the Table?
iCompass starts at $400/month and Bang the Table at $600/month.
Does iCompass or Bang the Table run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is iCompass best used for?
iCompass is most often used for citizen services, records management, public safety, civic engagement.
What can iCompass do that Bang the Table cannot?
iCompass covers Agenda Creation, Meeting Minutes, Document Management, Public Meeting Portal. Bang the Table covers Online Surveys, Discussion Forums, Interactive Mapping, Story Telling. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.
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