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The best buddypress alternatives in 2026 compared on three-year cost, renewals, mobile and theme dependence. Includes an honest look at when each option fits.

A practical guide to moving a BuddyPress community to a newer plugin: what carries over, what you rebuild by hand, and how to keep URLs, members and a rollback plan safe.

A buyer’s guide to lifetime pricing for WordPress community, course and membership plugins, with the prices verified on official pages on November 9, 2026 and the risks of paying once.

Mighty Networks plans run from $79 to $354 a month on annual billing, with a 0.5% to 2% transaction fee on top. Here is the real cost at different revenue levels, and when a flat-fee WordPress plugin is cheaper.

Circle.so pricing runs from $89 to $419 a month on annual billing, plus a 1% to 2% platform fee on payments and several paid extras. Here is the full cost, with a worked example and a comparison to owning your stack on WordPress.

FluentCommunity costs $199, $399 or $699 a year for 1, 5 or 15 sites, or $399, $799 or $1,599 for lifetime. Here is what each plan includes, how the maths works over three years, and how it compares with TrueCommunity.

TrueCommunity now has an affiliate program. If you recommend WordPress tools to your readers, viewers, clients or group members, you can earn 25% on every new TrueCommunity Pro sale you refer. Joining is free, and we review every application within 48 hours. This post covers how the program works, how much you can earn and…