Join It Alternative
Looking for a Join It alternative? Communal offers the same simple membership management plus events, facilities, volunteers, and donations in one platform.
Key Differences of Join It vs Communal
Complete NPO Solution
Communal goes beyond basic membership management with a complete solution for non-profits including facility management, volunteer coordination, and more.
Facility Management
Unlike Join It, Communal offers comprehensive facility management features for booking spaces, processing rentals, and managing your physical assets.
Robust Event Management
Communal provides advanced event management with ticketing, volunteer coordination, and registration features designed specifically for community organizations.
Join It Pros & Cons
Join It Strengths
- Simple and easy to use interface
- Affordable pricing for small organizations
- Quick setup with minimal learning curve
- Good basic membership management features
- Integrates easily with existing websites
Join It Limitations
- No facility management or booking capabilities
- No volunteer tracking or scheduling tools
- No donor CRM or fundraising features
- Limited to membership basics only
- Fewer advanced features for growing organizations
Why Communal
Beyond basic membership management
While Join It focuses primarily on membership management, Communal offers a complete all-in-one solution for your organization with facility booking, events, volunteer coordination, and more - all in a single integrated platform.
- Comprehensive membership management
- Facility booking and management
- Event registration and ticketing
- Volunteer coordination
- Donor management and fundraising
Designed specifically for non-profits
Communal was built from the ground up for non-profits, community associations, and member-based organizations. Our platform directly addresses the unique challenges faced by these organizations with specialized features and workflows.
- Developed in partnership with real community organizations
- Features designed based on non-profit administrator feedback
- Optimized for the specific needs of member-based organizations
- Intuitive interface for both administrators and members
- Regular updates based on community organization requests
Detailed Feature Comparison
| Feature | Communal | Join It |
|---|---|---|
| Membership Features | ||
| Multiple membership types and tiers | ||
| Online member payments including auto-renewal | ||
| Digital membership cards (Apple Wallet, Google Wallet) | ||
| Targeted member emails | ||
| Membership lists and reports | ||
| Automated renewal reminders | ||
| Automated resident vs non-resident memberships | ||
| Custom questions during registration | ||
| Family/household memberships | ||
| Waiver agreement collection | ||
| Event Management | ||
| Event ticketing and management | ||
| Collect custom information during event purchase | ||
| Member pricing for events | ||
| Event signup lists | ||
| Integrated volunteer management for events | ||
| Facility Management | ||
| Online facility calendars | ||
| Member pricing for facility rentals | ||
| Instant or admin approved rental requests | ||
| Online payment for instant rentals | ||
| Member only rentals for courts | ||
| Online rental agreement forms | ||
| Custom invoicing and damage deposit collection | ||
| Volunteer Management | ||
| Volunteer signups during event registration | ||
| Comprehensive volunteer management | ||
| Tracking volunteer hours | ||
| Recurring volunteer shifts | ||
| Volunteer interest tagging | ||
| Donor Management | ||
| Online tax receipting | ||
| Donor CRM | ||
| Fundraisers | ||
| Other Features | ||
| Unlimited admin accounts | ||
| Granular admin roles and permissions | ||
| White label branding | ||
| API access | ||
| Website builder integration | ||
| Extensive third-party integrations | ||
See How Communal Works for Your Organization
Get a personalized walkthrough of the features that matter most to you. We'll answer your questions and help you understand if Communal is the right fit.
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We love hearing from our customers and are proud to have helped 500+ organizations drive more impact and grow their communities.
We are finally able to communicate with our members, run booking software and a program payment platform all in one application. The cost to our Community is very reasonable and the team is fantastic to work with.
My experience with the software and the team has been overwhelmingly positive. We switched from another provider and the difference was night-and-day!
Revenue from membership sales and renewals increased, and we save a significant amount of staff time and paperwork. The customer service is outstanding and the team at Communal continues to add helpful features.
Frequently asked questions
Join It is great for basic membership management, but growing organizations often need more. Communal provides everything Join It offers plus facility booking, volunteer management, donor CRM, and comprehensive program registration—all in one integrated platform.
Communal adds facility booking with calendars, agreements, and damage deposits; volunteer scheduling with hour tracking and automated discounts; donor management with tax receipting; program registration with sessions and waitlists; and advanced member pricing rules including resident vs non-resident automation.
Yes! Unlike Join It, Communal includes robust facility management for booking halls, courts, and spaces with online calendars, rental agreements, and payment processing. You can also manage recurring programs with sessions, waitlists, and member pricing.
Absolutely. Communal includes comprehensive volunteer management with shift scheduling, hour tracking, and volunteer discounts. Our donor CRM handles donations, automatic tax receipts, and fundraising campaigns—features not available in Join It.
If your organization is expanding beyond basic membership needs—adding programs, managing facilities, coordinating volunteers, or accepting donations—Communal is designed for you. Our all-in-one platform grows with your organization, eliminating the need to cobble together multiple tools.
Migration is straightforward. Our team helps transfer your member data from Join It to Communal, typically completing the transition within 1-2 weeks. Since both platforms are modern and user-friendly, your team will feel comfortable with Communal quickly.
Your data is stored in a secure database that is not accessible to anyone. Users' credit card information is not stored on our platform. We utilize Stripe to process payments, learn more about how they store their data here.
You can! Our team is happy to help migrate data from an excel spreadsheet or an existing platform you utilize today. Contact us for more questions.
Communal directly deposits into your bank account. We do not hold any funds on our platform.
Yes, Communal is fully PCI-DSS compliant as we partner with Stripe as our payment processor. Stripe has been audited by an independent PCI Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) and is certified as a PCI Level 1 Service Provider. Communal does not have access to see or store any credit card data as all transactions are sent directly to Stripe.