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Khoros vs Mighty Networks

Khoros logo

Khoros

Social Media

Enterprise social media management and branded community platform, now owned by IgniteTech

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Mighty Networks logo

Mighty Networks

Dating

Build a community so valuable it becomes essential

From
$79/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Khoros igniteTech, part of ESW Capital, acquired Khoros in May 2025 and around 116 staff were made redundant within weeks, and ESW has a documented pattern of running acquired software on minimal cost bases, so support responsiveness and roadmap delivery are legitimate contract-negotiation issues rather than theoretical risks.; Mighty Networks a transaction fee is charged on paid memberships on top of the subscription, at 2% on Launch and 1% on Scale
  • They diverge on capability: Khoros covers Branded communities, Mighty Networks covers Communities.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Khoros and Mighty Networks actually diverge.

Attributes where Khoros and Mighty Networks differ
AttributeKhorosMighty Networks
Starting priceOn request$79/month
Pricing modelquotesubscription
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, APIIos, Android, Web
CategorySocial MediaDating
FoundedUnknown2017

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Khoros

  • Branded communities
  • Community gamification
  • Social publishing
  • Social customer care
  • Moderation tooling
  • Listening and analytics
  • Aurora and Iris AI
  • Knowledge deflection

Only in Mighty Networks

  • Communities
  • Courses
  • Events
  • Live Streaming
  • Memberships
  • Branded Apps
  • Zoom
  • Zapier

What people use each for

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

Khoros

  • A telecommunications operator that wants a public support community whose accepted answers measurably deflect contact centre volumenot Mighty Networks
  • A consumer brand consolidating a dozen regional social accounts under one publishing approval workflow with regional role permissionsnot Mighty Networks
  • A games publisher running player forums where moderation load and volunteer moderator tooling matter more than publishing featuresnot Mighty Networks
  • A bank that needs social service messages tracked against the same SLA framework as its email and chat queuesnot Mighty Networks

Mighty Networks

  • Running a paid membership community with courses and eventsnot Khoros
  • Hosting a branded community separate from social platformsnot Khoros

Where each one falls short

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

Khoros

  • IgniteTech, part of ESW Capital, acquired Khoros in May 2025 and around 116 staff were made redundant within weeks, and ESW has a documented pattern of running acquired software on minimal cost bases, so support responsiveness and roadmap delivery are legitimate contract-negotiation issues rather than theoretical risks.
  • Community migration is genuinely hard: moving years of threads, accepted solutions, member reputation and SEO-bearing URLs off Khoros later is a project measured in quarters, which makes the switching cost far higher than the annual licence suggests.
  • Pricing is not published and the platform is sold on annual enterprise contracts with substantial implementation and design services, so the first-year cost is materially higher than the recurring licence and hard to benchmark.
  • The publishing and listening side inherited from Spredfast has been outpaced by dedicated social suites, so social-first teams frequently find themselves keeping a second tool for scheduling and analytics and paying for overlapping capability.
  • The product is the result of merging two large codebases and has now changed private-equity owner twice, and reviewers consistently report that community administration and social management still feel like separate systems sharing a login rather than one product.
  • Khoros Community Classic is being sunset in favour of the new Aurora AI community platform, so existing customers face a forced migration of an already hard-to-move asset, on the acquirer timetable rather than their own.

Mighty Networks

  • A transaction fee is charged on paid memberships on top of the subscription, at 2% on Launch and 1% on Scale
  • Reaching the lowest 0.5% fee requires Mighty Pro, which is custom priced and gated behind a demo
  • Host and moderator seats are capped by plan, at 3 hosts on Launch at $79 a month and 5 on Scale at $179
  • The subscription is charged regardless of revenue, so a community that earns nothing still pays $79 a month

Pricing, plan by plan

Khoros

On request
  • Khoros$undefined/year
    • Branded communities
    • Social publishing and governance
    • Social customer care queue

Mighty Networks

$79/month
  • Launch$79/month
    • Courses
    • Events
    • Badges
  • Scale$179/month
    • Everything in Launch
    • More integrations
    • Advanced automations
  • Mighty Pro$null/mo
    • Custom pricing
    • Branded apps
    • Strategy services

Which should you pick?

Choose Khoros if

  • You need branded communities.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android, API.
  • You also want community gamification.
Khoros review

Choose Mighty Networks if

  • You need communities.
  • You work on Ios, Android, Web.
  • You also want courses.
Mighty Networks review

Questions people ask

Is Khoros or Mighty Networks better?
Neither clearly leads. Khoros starts at On request and Mighty Networks at $79/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Khoros or Mighty Networks?
Khoros starts at On request and Mighty Networks at $79/month.
Does Khoros or Mighty Networks run on more platforms?
Khoros runs on Web, iOS, Android, API. Mighty Networks runs on Ios, Android, Web.
What is Khoros best used for?
Khoros is most often used for a telecommunications operator that wants a public support community whose accepted answers measurably deflect contact centre volume, a consumer brand consolidating a dozen regional social accounts under one publishing approval workflow with regional role permissions, a games publisher running player forums where moderation load and volunteer moderator tooling matter more than publishing features, a bank that needs social service messages tracked against the same sla framework as its email and chat queues. Of those, a telecommunications operator that wants a public support community whose accepted answers measurably deflect contact centre volume and a consumer brand consolidating a dozen regional social accounts under one publishing approval workflow with regional role permissions are not what Mighty Networks is typically brought in for.
What can Khoros do that Mighty Networks cannot?
Khoros covers Branded communities, Community gamification, Social publishing, Social customer care. Mighty Networks covers Communities, Courses, Events, Live Streaming.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Khoros: Who owns Khoros now?

IgniteTech, an ESW Capital company, acquired Khoros on 27 May 2025. Vista Equity Partners, which created Khoros by merging Lithium and Spredfast, is no longer the owner.

Mighty Networks: How much does Mighty Networks cost?

Mighty Networks offers Launch Plan at $79/month, Scale Plan at $179/month, and Mighty Pro with custom pricing. All plans include transaction fees ranging from 2% on Launch to 0.5% on Pro tier.

Source
Khoros: Why does the website say khoros.ai?

The company moved its corporate domain from khoros.com to khoros.ai as part of an AI-first relaunch under IgniteTech, centred on its Aurora and Iris AI capabilities.

Mighty Networks: Is there a free trial available?

Yes, Mighty Networks provides a 14-day free trial that does not require a credit card to start.

Source
Khoros: Is pricing published?

No. Khoros quotes privately on annual enterprise contracts, and implementation services are a significant separate cost.

Mighty Networks: What are the differences between Launch and Scale plans?

Launch Plan ($79/month) includes basic automations and a 2% transaction fee. Scale Plan ($179/month) adds advanced integrations, more automations, API access, Kit integration, and reduces transaction fee to 1%.

Source
Khoros: Should the ownership change affect my decision?

It should affect your contract. Ask for written roadmap commitments, named support staffing and exit or data-export terms before signing a multi-year community deal.

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