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The social community platform

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Joinby - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Joinby overview

What is Joinby?

Joinby is a student community platform deployed as a desktop, URL, and mobile app (iOS and Android). It is designed to cater to students, local communities, employees, and other organizations. It offers insight into active students and connecting internationals with locals. It also provides an easy way to find people with similar interests and provides access to a community with custom branding and setup.

The main functionalities of Joinby include direct access to a community, the ability to find like-minded people via shared interests, contact without sharing email or phone number, the ability to sign up based on location or allowed email address, an overview of all activities and groups, the ability to post messages to reach everyone with push notifications and email, and various moderation tools.

The benefits of using Joinby include accommodating new students, providing an easy way to find people with similar interests, providing access to a community with custom branding and setup, being available in multiple languages with translation options, and being GDPR-proof. There are no integrations offered with this software. Other functionalities include push notifications and email, as well as various moderation tools.

Key benefits of using Joinby

* Great onboarding for new people
* Easy to find & connect with new people
* More interaction
* More participants for events
* Happier connected employees, students, local residents, etc.

Starting price

5per user /
per year

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Joinby’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

Joinby reviews

Overall rating

4.0

/5

2

Positive reviews

100

%

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8/10
Rating distribution

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Joinby's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Joinby users:

Real-Time chat
Social promotion

All Joinby features

Features rating:

Access controls/permissions
Activity dashboard
Activity tracking
Activity/News feed
Alerts/Notifications
Attendance management
Calendar management
Chat/Messaging
Commenting/Notes
Communication management
Community management
Contact database
Content management
Customizable branding
Customizable fields
Customizable reports
Customizable templates
Data import/export
Data security
Discussions/Forums
Email reminders
Engagement tracking
Event calendar
Event management
Event scheduling
Filtering
Group management
Ideation
Live chat
Member accounts
Member directory
Member portal
Membership management
Mobile access
Mobile app
Moderation
Multi-Language
Online Forums
Personalization
Real-Time notifications
Real-Time updates
Reminders
Reporting & statistics
Reporting/Analytics
Role-Based permissions
Self service portal
SSL security
Student group management
Student management
Student Portal
Surveys & feedback
Tagging
Third-Party integrations
User management
User profiles
Website management

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Joinby pricing

Value for money rating:

Starting from

5

/user

Per year

Pricing details
Subscription
Free trial
Free plan
Pricing range

User opinions about Joinby price and value

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Joinby support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Chat
Phone Support
24/7 (Live rep)

Training options

Live Online
Documentation
In Person
Videos
Webinars

Joinby FAQs

Q. What type of pricing plans does Joinby offer?

Joinby has the following pricing plans:
Starting from: €5.00/year
Pricing model: Subscription
Free Trial: Available | (No Credit Card required)

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Q. Who are the typical users of Joinby?

Joinby has the following typical customers:
Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Non Profit, Public Administrations, Small Business


Q. What languages does Joinby support?

Joinby supports the following languages:
Dutch, English


Q. Does Joinby support mobile devices?

Joinby supports the following devices:
Android, iPad, iPhone


Q. Does Joinby offer an API?

No, Joinby does not have an API available.


Q. What level of support does Joinby offer?

Joinby offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Chat, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep)

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