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Courses, challenges, coaching, live events, chat, and gamification in one branded community you buy once and own.
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What Is Seedly Communities?#
Seedly Communities is a complete branded community space built for course creators, coaches, and community operators. Members get one login to consume courses, join challenges, book coaching sessions, attend live events, chat with peers, and track their progress through a gamified points and badge system. Admins get a single workspace to build programs, host live sessions, moderate discussion, and grow retention - a source-you-own alternative to Skool, Circle, and Mighty Networks.
Instead of renting a seat on a hosted community product and paying per member, per month, forever, you buy the source code once and run your own instance. Your community, your data, your infrastructure, your margins.
Who Is It For?#
- Course creators selling memberships, cohorts, or certifications
- Coaches and consultants running 1:1 or group programs with milestones and accountability
- Community operators running paid or free membership communities
- Agencies launching branded communities on behalf of their clients
Why Seedly Communities#
One place for everything. Feed, chat, calendar, courses, challenges, coaching, live events, and member profiles all live in one branded space. No stitching together Discord, Zoom, Teachable, and Slack.
Real-time by design. Chat messages, live events, event RSVPs, notifications, and leaderboards update instantly across every connected device.
Gamification out of the box. Points, levels, streaks, and badges are wired into every meaningful action - commenting, completing lessons, attending events, finishing challenges - so members stay engaged without extra configuration.
Built for mobile. Every screen is responsive, with dedicated mobile layouts for chat, feed, live events, and account management. iOS and Android app shells are included, wrapping the responsive web app for App Store distribution.
Branded end-to-end. Custom domains, your logo, favicon, design tokens, and full control over colors, typography, and spacing - including branded transactional emails that match the site palette.
Buy once. $399, one time. No per-member fees, no seat fees, no revenue share; member payments run through your own Stripe account. Buying Seedly CRM too? Add Seedly Communities for $150 in the same checkout. See what is included.
Designed to connect with Seedly CRM. Built on the same modern stack as Seedly CRM, with a shared component library and design language, and an architecture that keeps a clean separation between community data and CRM data while making cross-product features (unified contacts, joint automations, consolidated billing) a straightforward extension.
Platform Capabilities#
Feed and Posts#
Threaded discussion feed with rich text, image uploads, polls, @mentions, drafts, pinned posts, bookmarks, and a featured posts carousel. Real-time comments and likes.
Chat#
Real-time direct messages and group conversations. File and image sharing, emoji reactions, reply threading, message search, edit/delete, read receipts, and mute.
Calendar and Events#
Shared community calendar with recurring events, RSVPs, waitlists, reminder emails, timezone-aware scheduling, and per-instance editing for recurring series.
Live Events#
Go live with integrated video, audio, screenshare, and live chat. Recordings are automatically processed and a recap post is created with the video embedded inline.
Classroom (Courses)#
Multi-lesson courses with video, text, live session, quiz, and assignment lesson types. Drip scheduling, assignment submissions with grading, quiz engine with retries, completion certificates, course bundles, and student reviews.
Challenges#
Daily habit, accountability, and phased/team challenges with templates, recurring cohorts, streaks, badges, prizes, paid access, and custom CSS theming.
Coaching Programs#
1:1 or group coaching with milestone tracking, session scheduling, session notes, intake forms, waitlist auto-promotion, client payments, and client testimonials.
Gamification#
Points, levels, streaks, and badges earned across every activity. Admin badge builder, points history per member, and a community leaderboard.
Members#
Public member directory with search and filters, rich profile pages, cover/banner images, custom profile fields, and a follow system with privacy-aware direct messaging.
Notifications#
In-app, email, and push notifications with per-type preferences, daily and weekly digests, @mention alerts, transactional guarantees for billing events, and a full notification center.
Moderation#
Automated keyword filtering, member-submitted reports queue, suspend/ban controls, content takedowns, and a consolidated admin review workflow.
Billing and Membership Tiers#
Subscription tiers with monthly/annual pricing, free trials, coupon codes, multi-currency support, invoice history, payment failure notifications, and self-service billing.
Admin and Branding#
Design token editor (colors, typography, spacing), logo and favicon upload, custom domain with automatic redirect, API key management, member invite system, and community settings.
Developer API#
REST endpoints for members, posts, events, courses, and more. API key authentication, rate limiting, cursor-based pagination, and outbound webhooks with automatic retries.
Mobile#
Responsive layouts tuned for mobile, dedicated mobile nav, safe-area / Dynamic Island support, mobile live-event chat drawer, and iOS/Android app shell configuration.
Rich Content#
Modern rich text editor with formatting, links, images, polls, and @mention autocomplete (including @everyone broadcasts for admins).
Email System#
Branded transactional emails built from a block-based template engine with design token inheritance. Password reset, verification, invites, notifications, and digests all match your community's look and feel.
Platform at a Glance#
| Metric | Count |
|---|---|
| Members, seats, and admins | Unlimited |
| Notification types | 44 |
| Notification channels | 3 (in-app, email, push) |
| Lesson types | 5 (video, text, live session, quiz, assignment) |
| Challenge formats | Daily habit, accountability, phased/team |
| REST API endpoints | 8 |
| Platform transaction fees | 0% (member payments go through your own Stripe) |
| Currencies | Multi-currency (USD, GBP, and more) |
| Mobile platforms | Responsive web, plus iOS and Android app shells |
| License | $399 one time, source included |
New here? Start with Getting Started, then see the Features page for a detailed module-by-module breakdown.
Frequently asked questions
- What is Seedly Communities?
- Seedly Communities is a complete community platform - feed, chat, courses, events, live video, and gamification - that you buy once for $399. You get the full source code and run it on infrastructure you control, with unlimited members and no monthly fees.
- Is there a monthly fee?
- No. The license is a one-time $399 purchase. You pay only your own infrastructure and service usage costs.
- Does Seedly take a cut of my membership revenue?
- No. Member payments go through your own Stripe account, so the platform takes 0% in transaction fees.
- How many members can I have?
- Unlimited. There are no member, seat, or admin caps anywhere in the platform.
- Can I get it cheaper with Seedly CRM?
- Yes. Seedly Communities is $150 as an add-on when you buy it together with Seedly CRM in the same checkout. Bought on its own, it is $399.