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Khoros vs Sendible

Khoros logo

Khoros

Social Media

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

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Sendible logo

Sendible

Social Media

Social media management platform built for agencies managing multiple client accounts

From
$1/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.; Sendible advertised starting prices per workspace understate typical cost, since real usage across multiple profiles quickly pushes buyers into higher tiers.
  • They diverge on capability: Khoros covers Branded communities, Sendible covers Workspaces.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Khoros and Sendible actually diverge.

Attributes where Khoros and Sendible differ
AttributeKhorosSendible
Starting priceOn request$1/month
Pricing modelquotesubscription
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, APIweb, ios, android

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

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 Sendible

  • Workspaces
  • Assignment and approvals
  • Custom branded reports
  • Bulk scheduling
  • Unlimited users
  • Content libraries

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 Sendible
  • A consumer brand consolidating a dozen regional social accounts under one publishing approval workflow with regional role permissionsnot Sendible
  • A games publisher running player forums where moderation load and volunteer moderator tooling matter more than publishing featuresnot Sendible
  • A bank that needs social service messages tracked against the same SLA framework as its email and chat queuesnot Sendible

Sendible

  • Agencies managing many client social accounts in one platformnot Khoros
  • Teams needing approval workflows before posts go livenot Khoros
  • Producing white-labeled reports for clientsnot Khoros
  • Bulk-scheduling large volumes of posts with dynamic fieldsnot 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.

Sendible

  • Advertised starting prices per workspace understate typical cost, since real usage across multiple profiles quickly pushes buyers into higher tiers.
  • Assignment and approval workflows are withheld from the entry-level Core plan, limiting it to solo or unmanaged use.
  • Custom branded client reports require at least the Premium tier, adding cost for agencies that need white-labeling early.

Pricing, plan by plan

Khoros

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

Sendible

$1/month
  • Core$1/month
    • 1 workspace
    • 6 profiles
    • Unlimited users
  • Plus$3/month
    • 3 workspaces
    • 18 profiles
    • Assignment & approvals
  • Premium$7/month
    • 7 workspaces
    • 42 profiles
    • Content libraries
  • Elite$15/month
    • 15 workspaces
    • 90 profiles
    • Bulk posting dynamic fields

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 Sendible if

  • You need workspaces.
  • You work on web, ios, android.
  • You also want assignment and approvals.
Sendible review

Questions people ask

Is Khoros or Sendible better?
Neither clearly leads. Khoros starts at On request and Sendible at $1/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Khoros or Sendible?
Khoros starts at On request and Sendible at $1/month.
Does Khoros or Sendible run on more platforms?
Khoros runs on Web, iOS, Android, API. Sendible runs on web, ios, android.
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 Sendible is typically brought in for.
What can Khoros do that Sendible cannot?
Khoros covers Branded communities, Community gamification, Social publishing, Social customer care. Sendible covers Workspaces, Assignment and approvals, Custom branded reports, Bulk scheduling.

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.

Sendible: What does Sendible cost?

Plans start at Core for $1 per workspace/month, rising through Plus, Premium, and Elite, up to Enterprise at $50 per workspace/month, each unlocking more workspaces and profiles.

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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.

Sendible: Is there a free trial?

Sendible offers a 14-day free trial with no card required and no contract commitment.

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Khoros: Is pricing published?

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

Sendible: How many users are included?

Every plan, from Core through Enterprise, includes unlimited users regardless of workspace or profile count.

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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.

Sendible: What networks does Sendible support?

Sendible supports Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, Google My Business, YouTube, Threads, and Bluesky across its plans.

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