Join It Alternative
A comparison between Communal and Join It, a modern feature-rich all-in-one alternative to Join It.
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.
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 | ||
Amplify your impact
Stop wasting time on manual tasks and let Communal do the heavy lifting for you.
Trusted by hundreds of organizations
We love hearing from our customers and are proud to have helped hundreds of 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
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.