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How AlumDeck compares, with sources
Seven comparisons: six hosted alumni platforms and the scripts sold on marketplaces. Every claim about another product links to its own website, checked in September 2026, and every page has a section on what the other product does better.
Every claim
Linked to its source
Comparisons7
CheckedSep 2026
What they do betterEvery page
AlumDeck · published
A year, one licence
$49
MembersUnlimited
AdminsUnlimited
Who publishes a price
Six hosted platforms
AlmaShinesFree, then $120/mo
HivebriteFrom $895/mo
Four othersQuote only
Pick a comparison
Seven pages, one per product.
Each page has a sourced table, a fair list of what the other product does better, and a "choose this if" pair with the same number of reasons on each side.
AlumDeck vs Hivebrite
A large hosted community platform with regional groups, an app and CRM connectors.
AlumDeck vs Almabase
Engagement and fundraising for advancement teams, often beside Raiser's Edge.
AlumDeck vs Graduway
Gravyty's alumni community and mentoring product, one of a suite.
AlumDeck vs ToucanTech
A CRM, website builder and email system for school development offices.
AlumDeck vs AlmaShines
A hosted alumni platform with published monthly plans and a free small tier.
AlumDeck vs Hoopstr
Formerly Vaave: an alumni platform and app, sold with services and programmes.
AlumDeck vs marketplace scripts
Alumni scripts on CodeCanyon: the same $49, but once, with add-ons.
Alternatives, by product
Honest lists of options for associations leaving Hivebrite, Almabase or Graduway.
At a glance
Ten questions, seven answers each
Ticks, part-ticks and crosses, each with a few words. Click any answer about another product to see the page it comes from.
| Feature | AlumDeck | Hivebrite | Almabase | Graduway | ToucanTech | AlmaShines | Hoopstr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Published price | Yes. $49 a year | Yes. From $895 a month | No. Quote only | No. Quote after a demo | No. Quote only | Yes. Free directory; plans from $120 a month | No. Not published |
| Hosted and looked after for you | No. No. You install it on your own cPanel hosting and apply updates yourself | Yes. Yes, four regions | Yes. Yes, AWS and Azure | Yes. Yes, regional hosting | Yes. Yes, cloud only | Yes. Yes, AWS | Yes. Yes, AWS |
| Runs on your own server | Yes. Yes, ordinary cPanel hosting | No. No | No. No | No. No | No. No | Partly. Private cloud, from $8,000 | No. No |
| Try it without a sales call | Yes. The live demo: no form, reset every night | Partly. Booked demo | Partly. Booked demo | Partly. Booked demo | Partly. Booked demo | Partly. Booked demo | Partly. Booked demo |
| Online payments for dues, tickets and gifts | No. Not yet. Online gifts planned for release 1.2, dues and paid tickets for 1.3 | Yes. Yes | Yes. Yes | Yes. Yes | Yes. Yes, Stripe | Yes. Yes, Razorpay, PayTM, PayPal | Yes. Yes |
| Groups and chapters | Partly. Class-year rooms only | Yes. Yes | Yes. Yes | Yes. Yes | Yes. Yes | Yes. Yes | Yes. Yes |
| App in the app stores | Partly. Installable web app | Yes. Paid extension | No. Mobile web only | Partly. App or PWA | Yes. Paid add-on | Yes. Shared app; own brand extra | Yes. Yes |
| History, In Memoriam and hall of fame | Yes. Built in | No. Not listed | No. Not listed | No. Not listed | No. Not listed | No. Not listed | No. Not listed |
| Single sign-on | No. Planned for release 2.0 | Yes. Yes | No. Not listed | Yes. Yes | Yes. Custom OpenID Connect | Partly. For elections | No. Not listed |
| Independent security certification | No. None. Your host runs the server | Yes. ISO 27001 | Yes. SOC 2 | Yes. SOC 2 Type II | Partly. Pen tests; no SOC 2 or ISO | Yes. ISO 27001 | Yes. ISO 27001, SOC 2 claimed |
Sources: Hivebrite pricing and security pages (checked Sep 2026); Almabase plans (checked Sep 2026); Gravyty Graduway (checked Sep 2026); ToucanTech integrations (checked Sep 2026); AlmaShines pricing (checked Sep 2026); Hoopstr offerings (checked Sep 2026)
Three ways to buy
Own it, rent it, or buy it once.
The biggest difference is not a feature. It is who runs the server and how you pay for it.
Self-hosted, $49 a year
AlumDeck. You install it on hosting you control and apply the updates. Every feature, unlimited members, and your data stays in your database.
What $49 includesHosted platforms
Hivebrite, Almabase, Graduway, ToucanTech, AlmaShines, Hoopstr. They host, patch and support it. Two publish prices, from $1,440 a year for AlmaShines Booster to $23,940 for Hivebrite Flex; four quote.
Compare five-year costsMarketplace scripts
Alumni scripts on CodeCanyon for $45 to $49, once, with add-ons at $29. You host and patch it; support lasts 6 months unless you extend it.
AlumDeck vs scripts
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When AlumDeck is the wrong answer
Seven situations where we would point you somewhere else.
- Members must give online through the site itself. Planned: release 1.2
- Members must pay dues or buy tickets on the site. Planned: release 1.3
- You run chapters or interest groups that need their own leaders and pages. Planned: release 1.5
- Your university requires single sign-on or an API for its other systems. Planned: release 2.0
- Nobody on the committee can look after cPanel hosting, even with a guide.
- Procurement asks for a vendor with SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification.
- You want the vendor to migrate your data, design the site and train your staff.
If two or more of these are true, a hosted platform will serve you better today, and the pages above say which one. The full list of limitations goes further.
Proof without customer logos
Check it yourself, no sales call needed.
We do not name customers or print testimonials. These are the things you can open and check tonight.
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Live demo, no form
Sign in as an admin or a member and click anything. It puts itself back every night.
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A published price
$49 a year, the same for every association, with a 14-day money-back guarantee.
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Dated releases
Every release is in the changelog with its date and what changed.
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A public roadmap
What is planned and in which release. Nothing on it is sold as finished.
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What it does not do
The honest list, before you find out for yourself.
Read the listCheck it
Security you can check
Admin two-factor sign-in, session limits, an audit log and tested backups.
See security
Questions
About these comparisons
You sell AlumDeck. Why should I trust these comparisons?
You should not take them on trust. Every statement about another product links to that product's own website, so you can check it in one click. Each page also has a section on what the other product does better, and every AlumDeck limitation links to the full list.
How were the comparisons researched?
We read the public websites of the six platforms, captured the pages in September 2026 and mapped 830 claims onto 229 capabilities. AlumDeck's side comes from its own source code, not its marketing. Where a vendor does not publish something, the tables say so rather than guess.
Why Hoopstr and not Vaave?
They are the same company. Vaave renamed itself Hoopstr, and vaave.com now forwards to hoopstr.ai. The old AlumDeck vs Vaave page is now AlumDeck vs Hoopstr.
Which option is cheapest?
For a very small association, AlmaShines offers a free directory for fewer than 500 alumni, and a marketplace alumni script costs $45 to $49 once. AlumDeck is $49 a year with every feature. Of the hosted platforms that publish a price, AlmaShines starts at $120 a month and Hivebrite at $895 a month. The cost calculator shows five years side by side.
Something on one of these pages is out of date. What should I do?
Tell us through the contact form with the page and the source. Vendors change their sites often, which is why every figure carries the month it was checked.
Why are there no logos?
The other products are named in plain text, never with their logos, so nothing here looks like an endorsement from them.
Open the demo tonight, decide tomorrow.
Sign in as the admin, set up a reunion, record a gift. It puts itself back every night.