While FREE scripts like Elgg ( elgg.org ), Boonex Dolphin, Joomla Groupvibes or Drupal OG are MORE FULL of feature, needs less of your time to tweak, have more plugins and more cheaper (and better) developers as well as support real HUGE sites some people seem to be more attracted to purchase a paid script. While phpfox and dzoic are there, there recenly has been socialengine with apprent better good looks BUT serious lack of functions and expansibility AND CRAZY PRICING Social Engine has these : - Profile commenting is buggy ! - Posters cannot preview or edit what they post - You pay a base price of $300 as license for which you get nothing except the profile page Now say you need Social groups - you pay $40, and you want to add user blogs you pay another $40. You want users to have forum pay another $40 http://www.socialengine.net/order.php Thus for the very basic things the price adds upto $560 Now they admit that their forum is inadequate and suggest you to have VBB forum, so then if you need forum you add the VBB price to $560 + $200 ( ?or more) Moreover you may need to pay developers extra for routine things that do not work. Compare this to phpfox / dzoic $300 to $349 or even compare this to VBB with social profile + VBB blogs or IBB with social profile + IBB blogs - much less than even phpfox or dzoic and hugely better supported. Moreover, SocialEngine does not have any inbuild video plugins and many essential features. So do not tell you were not warned
Yes, so do I. But, thanks for sharing. It would much appreciated. Maybe other member have diffrerent opinion from other angle also welcome.
Socialengine is a ripoff. I've never read a positive thing about it. Their pricing is way out in left field, too.
for anyone trying to build a community i recommend Drupal, theming is the only issue that might need to shell out some money for.
Drupal theme gardens has actually plenty of themes, and there is new drupal theme builder module which can help a lot.
I for my part stick to Dzoic Handshakes Great for a social network, and even though it costs some money, you can make it up with membership fees, aff links or the like. Good luck!
Also check this thread!!! http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=1050157 Do NOT buy Social Engine, unless you want to have problems and wanna get ripped off!