UNA vs Whaller

UNA9.0Visit Whaller8.7Visit

Higher score UNA #3 in Community Platforms 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit UNA

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Whaller #6 in Community Platforms 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Whaller

• UNA fits best

  Highly customizable self-hosted communities

• Whaller fits best

  Low-cost secure groups and internal communities

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Side by side

Feature	UNA 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Whaller 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.7
Ranking	#3 in Community Platforms	#6 in Community Platforms
Best for	Highly customizable self-hosted communities	Low-cost secure groups and internal communities
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Free plan	€3/user/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Mobile	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Support	Community, Docs	Email, Live chat, Docs
Integrations	6 integrations	3,000+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features UNA 3/4 · Whaller 4/4
Event hosting	✓	✓
Private spaces	✓	✓
Custom domain	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Moderation tools	✓	✓
Specs
Member limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Mobile apps	Both	Both
Our review
Pros	MIT-licensed self-hosting with no member or content limit Configurable apps, permissions, spaces, events, and moderation Web, native mobile, REST API, messaging, video calls, and AI agents	Free Standard plan with unlimited members and private spheres Messaging, events, documents, portals, and video meetings in one platform Web, desktop, mobile, and self-hosted deployment options
Cons	Pro Apps require a paid plan Self-hosted deployment requires your own infrastructure The broad feature set may demand more configuration than focused tools	Business and Enterprise pricing is quotation-based The €3 Pro price is listed excluding tax Advanced workplace, white-label, and encryption features require higher tiers
Our verdict	UNA is an open-source, self-hosted platform for building online communities, social networks, collaboration hubs, educational portals, and organizational platforms. It combines web and native mobile clients with configurable apps for… Read the review →	Whaller is a community and collaboration platform built around independent spaces called spheres. It supports private and public communities for businesses, public organizations, associations, schools, clubs, and other groups. Members can… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• UNA — where it wins

  • MIT-licensed self-hosting with no member or content limit
  • Configurable apps, permissions, spaces, events, and moderation
  • Web, native mobile, REST API, messaging, video calls, and AI agents

  Where it doesn't

  • Pro Apps require a paid plan
  • Self-hosted deployment requires your own infrastructure
  • The broad feature set may demand more configuration than focused tools

• Whaller — where it wins

  • Free Standard plan with unlimited members and private spheres
  • Messaging, events, documents, portals, and video meetings in one platform
  • Web, desktop, mobile, and self-hosted deployment options

  Where it doesn't

  • Business and Enterprise pricing is quotation-based
  • The €3 Pro price is listed excluding tax
  • Advanced workplace, white-label, and encryption features require higher tiers

• UNA9.0/10 · Free plan

  A flexible community stack for organizations that want control over hosting, features, and mobile apps.

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• Whaller8.7/10 · Free plan

  A low-cost community platform with secure spaces, collaboration tools, and flexible deployment options.

  Visit WhallerFull verdict →