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EngagementHQ - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: March 2026

EngagementHQ overview

What is EngagementHQ?

EngagementHQ by Bang the Table is a customizable, cloud-based community engagement software solution, comprising eight online tools for encouraging public awareness, participation and feedback collection. Intended for use by government, public authority and Enterprise corporations, EngagementHQ promises to support the voicing of opinions in a guided way in order to make actionable decisions. Beyond the core tools of surveys, polls, questions, guestbook, stories, places, ideas and forums, the suite is augmented by EngagementHQ PRM (Participant Relationship Management) and Engagement On-Board Analytics. PRM handles the gathering of feedback data and its integration into database storage with customizable sign-up forms, mass record import, user profiles, community groups and list segmentation for email newsletters.

The eight EngagementHQ online engagement tools comprise Surveys for qualitative data, with features across 12 question types, customizable survey lengths and the ability to make answers conditional or mandatory where required. Questions aids issues management with online Q&As, Guestbook simplifies the collection of moderated feedback, while Polls captures quick responses to simpler questions. Places facilitates geospatial surveying with mini-surveys pinned to geographic maps, where Ideas for online ideation and Forums drive deeper multi-threaded discussions. Stories then completes the toolbox with the ability to post text and rich media stories to the communal space, allowing participant comments, moderation and automated alerting for flagging new submissions. Each constituent tool links into built-in analytical and reporting capabilities boasting chart visualizations and exportable format for subsequent third-party analysis or stakeholder sharing.

Key benefits of using EngagementHQ

• EngagementHQ is a customizable online engagement suite of tools facilitating the listening, information gathering, engagement analysis, reporting and relationship management associated with interpreting community feedback.

• Eight core modules include Surveys for creating an unlimited amount of discrete question-based surveys, Questions for online issue handling, Guestbook for gathering and moderating community feedback, plus Polls for rapid sentiment capture.

• EngagementHQ Places plots community feedback and ideas onto maps with geospatial surveying, while Ideas handles online ideation, Forums facilitates multi-threaded discussions and Stories for composing rich media posts.

• Participant Relationship Management (PRM) gathers and integrates engagement data into a community and stakeholder database with custom signup form creation, database import, community groupings, user profiling and email list segmentation.

• EngagementHQ On-Board Analytics is a a reporting and analytics tool providing demographic breakdowns, exportable charts and benchmarks, email reports, comment analysis, dashboard insights and engagement data summaries.

• Included with each license of EngagementHQ is their professional service and support package, EngagementIQ professional mentoring, learning programs, 24/5 help desk, and 24/7 community moderation.

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EngagementHQ reviews

Overall rating

4.4

/5

11

Positive reviews

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Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8.9/10
Rating distribution

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Pros
“The sites are pretty user-friendly, especially with this year's update and the new customizable home page features. Customer service is great, and our clients have been happy with their sites.”
BT

Becky T.

Director of Implementation

“Although the range of tools are fantastic, the best thing about the site for me is the two way communication element.”
LH

Lauren H.

Engagement Lead

“It is easy to set up and user friendly. It is great for sharing information and also gathering input from the public.”
JB

Jessica B.

Planner / Project Manager

Cons
“The thing I struggle with is having images that aren't blurry.”
LH

Lauren H.

Engagement Lead

“Lack of font type and colors; inability to delete mistakes.”
VC

Viv C.

Project Assistant

“Sometimes I struggle with having images that are blurry.”
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Who uses EngagementHQ?

Based on 11 verified user reviews.

Company size

Enterprises

Small Businesses

Midsize Businesses

Top industries

Government Administration
Architecture & Planning
Government Relations
Marketing and Advertising
Others

Use cases

Community
Government

EngagementHQ's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from EngagementHQ users:

Content management
Group management
Reporting & statistics
Moderation
API
Single sign on

All EngagementHQ features

Features rating:

Alerts/Notifications
Customizable forms
Data visualization
Discussions/Forums
Ideation
Member directory
Membership management
Self service portal
Third-Party integrations
Commenting/Notes
Data import/export
Drag & drop
Email management
Engagement tracking
Feedback management
Social media integration

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EngagementHQ support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Phone Support
Email/Help Desk
Chat

Training options

In Person
Documentation
Webinars
Live Online

EngagementHQ FAQs

Q. Who are the typical users of EngagementHQ?

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

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Q. What languages does EngagementHQ support?

EngagementHQ supports the following languages:
English


Q. Does EngagementHQ offer an API?

No, EngagementHQ does not have an API available.


Q. What level of support does EngagementHQ offer?

EngagementHQ offers the following support options:
Phone Support, Email/Help Desk, Chat

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