Verified · Trustpilot
The codebase was well documented and AI Agent friendly and security has been taken as a foundational component, not an afterthought as in many "vibe coded" products.
Kerry Patrick
Seedly CRM owner, agency
Community Forum Software
A feed your members actually scroll.
Rich posts, live polls, threaded replies, mentions, and pins in a real-time feed. It ships inside a platform you buy once and own outright.
community.yourbrand.com
One payment. Full source code. Unlimited members, forever.
$399
One-time, not per month
0%
Platform transaction fee
Unlimited
Members, seats, and admins
100%
Source code, yours to own
Owner Reviews - The Receipts
Don't take our word for it. Take theirs.
Every review 5 out of 5 on Trustpilot. These are Seedly owners on the code they were handed and whether I stood behind it. I build Seedly Communities the same way.
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The ability to customize to the specific needs and functionality we need is immeasurably valuable.
Roc
Seedly CRM owner, agency
Verified · Trustpilot
The codebase made that far easier than it had any right to be: clear structure, sensible boundaries, and comments that explain why something works the way it does rather than restating the code.
Mike Wallerich
Seedly CRM owner, builds on the source
Verified · Trustpilot
You get the entire code base. So, you can just use Claude to add features or customize it any way you want.
Aaron Burleson
Seedly CRM owner
Verified · Trustpilot
Even if you do have some technical knowledge, what you're able to build on top of it and integrate with everything is just very impressive.
Will Hamilton
Seedly CRM owner, in-house dev team
Verified · Trustpilot
Andrew (the developer) did a great job and has always provided support.
Steve D
Seedly CRM owner
Verified · Trustpilot
Own your tech! No longer held hostage to features and unwanted downtimes at the most inconvenient time.
Jason Jackson
Seedly CRM owner
Verified · Trustpilot
The code is well documented and has plenty of help steps along the way that make setup and installation much simpler than they would otherwise be.
Jeremiah Svaren
Seedly CRM owner, resells to clients
Verified · Trustpilot
Andrew has been fair, and sometimes more than fair, in his interactions I've seen with prospects and customers (including me).
Matt Gordon
Seedly CRM owner
Verified · Trustpilot
Absolutely recommend to anyone who wants to be able to create the build of their dreams without starting from scratch.
Rain Delaware
Seedly CRM owner
Verified · Trustpilot
The reason I love Seedly is ownership, because you own the codebase instead of renting and watching the provider change things constantly.
Joshua Lockhart
Seedly CRM owner
Verified · Trustpilot
A true masterpiece of software that has a completely different model. You buy it, you own it, you have full control of it.
John Marx
Seedly CRM owner
Verified · Trustpilot
Andrew has created a tool that grows with you and doesn't lock you into anything you don't want.
Aaron Rountree
Seedly CRM owner
Verified · Trustpilot
It's expertly packaged, which makes it easy to work and build with. I'm not too technical myself, so the ease of use for this is why I recommend it to even beginners.
Christian Peralta
Seedly CRM owner
Verified · Trustpilot
Very well designed, completely worth the money.
Justin Deleon
Seedly CRM owner
Verified · Trustpilot
Andrew knows his stuff and has built an amazing software. Not only a solution for any business, but built with the end user truly in mind.
Lewis Vandervalk
Seedly CRM owner
Every review, 5 out of 5.
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What It Does
Everything you get, in the same source you own.
Rich-text posts
Headings, lists, links, code, quotes, and multi-image posts in a proper editor.
Live polls
Post a poll and watch votes land in real time.
Threaded comments
Replies nest into threads so conversations stay readable.
Mentions and broadcasts
@mention autocomplete for members, @everyone for admin announcements.
Pins and features
Pin posts to the top and run a pinned-posts carousel.
Drafts and bookmarks
Members save drafts and bookmark posts to come back to.
Reactions that update live
Likes and reactions stream in without a refresh.
Category access control
Gate categories by member level so paid spaces stay paid.
A closer look
Seedly Communities, up close.
One composer, every kind of post
Members write rich text, drop images, launch a poll, or go live right from the top of the feed. Pinned announcements and featured posts sit exactly where everyone lands.
Reactions and threads that update live
Open any post and the whole conversation is there. Reactions climb in real time and replies nest into readable threads, so a discussion is still worth reading a week later.
The math
Own the forum, or rent it for five years.
Skool Pro$99/mo$5,940 + 2.9% fees
Skool Hobby$9/mo + 10% of revenue$540 + 10% of revenue
Seedly Communities$399 once + your own hosting$399 once
Skool prices as publicly listed July 2026, verify before you rely on them. The Hobby bar looks small until you notice the 10% of every member payment riding on top, forever.
How It Works
In plain English.
1
Create categories
Shape the feed around your topics and your tiers.
2
Members post, react, and reply
Everything lands in real time, no refresh.
3
Moderate from one queue
Keyword auto-filters hold or block, reports come to you.
4
Gate what is premium
Lock categories to paid levels and the feed enforces it.
Your discussions are the product. Stop renting the shelf they sit on.
On Skool there is no export path for posts, comments, or community history. Third parties sell scrapers because there is no API for it. Circle's full export is support-assisted and leaves the images out. Years of member conversations are the most valuable thing a community produces, and on a rented platform they are hostage data.
Here the database is yours because the platform is yours. Every post, comment, and poll lands in storage you control, so you can back it up, query it, or move it whenever you like. Skool Pro is $1,188 a year, every year. This whole platform is $399 once.
Every post your members write lands in a database you hold. Nobody can hold your archive hostage.
community.yourbrand.com
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Can I export everything?
You do not export, you already have it. The platform runs on your accounts and the data lives in a database you control. Back it up, query it, move it. Compare that with Skool, where posts and comments have no export path at all.
Is this a forum or a social feed?
Both, honestly. It reads like a modern social feed with threads, reactions, and polls, and it organizes like a forum with categories and access control. What it is not is a 2005 message board.
Can I gate parts of the feed to paying members?
Yes. Categories carry access control by member level, so a member who has not unlocked a tier does not see its spaces. Paid stays paid, and the feed enforces it automatically.
How does moderation work?
Keyword auto-filters hold or block posts and comments before they land, and check them again when they are edited or when a draft is published, applying the strictest matching rule. Members report content with reason codes, and everything funnels into one admin moderation queue. Suspend and ban cascade across the whole platform.
Can I move my Skool or Circle community here?
Your member list, yes. Invite links and email invites make bringing people over straightforward. Your content history is the honest catch. No automated importer exists, so plan to re-seed your cornerstone posts by hand. That is a weekend of work, not a rewrite.
What does it cost to run?
The license is $399 once. After that you pay your own hosting and the accounts the platform runs on, which for a typical community lands in the tens of dollars a month, not hundreds. There is no per-member fee and no cut of your revenue.
Do I need a developer?
Not for day-to-day use, and not necessarily for setup either. The step-by-step documentation walks through every account and key. If you can follow a checklist, you can stand it up, and [email protected] answers the rest.
Want the step-by-step version? Read the full feature breakdown in the docs.
$399Once
One-time payment. No subscriptions. No per-member fees.
- Full platform source code
- Unlimited members and seats
- Feed, chat, courses, events, live video, webinars, and coaching
- Membership billing via your own Stripe
- 0% platform transaction fee
- Step-by-step setup documentation
- Commercial license included
Secure checkout via Stripe. Your license key is emailed instantly.
The Rest Of The Hive
It is one platform, not a stack of subscriptions.
Every module ships in the same source code you own. Slide through the rest of the hive.