Keela Alternative
A comparison between Communal and Keela, a modern feature-rich all-in-one alternative to Keela.
Key Differences of Keela vs Communal
Memberships + Donors Together
Keela focuses on donor CRM. Communal includes memberships with member pricing, digital cards, and resident rules alongside donor tools.
Facilities & Programs
Manage facilities, program sessions and waitlists beyond typical nonprofit CRM functionality.
All-in-one Operations
One system for members, donors, volunteers, facilities and events reduces manual work and data fragmentation.
Why Communal
Operate from one platform
Bring members, donors, programs, events, volunteers, and facilities under one roof to save time and improve reporting.
- Unified data model
- Member-aware events & pricing
- Integrated donation receipting
- Facility agreements & deposits
- Self-serve member portal
Purpose-built for community orgs
We focus on the realities of community operations—volunteers, facilities and events—alongside donor management.
- Volunteer-friendly workflows
- Resident-based pricing
- Modern UI and fast onboarding
- No per-admin fees
- Responsive support
Detailed Feature Comparison
| Feature | Communal | Keela |
|---|---|---|
| Memberships | ||
| Membership types & add-ons | ||
| Auto-renewals & digital cards | ||
| Member pricing & resident rules | ||
| Donations & CRM | ||
| Online donations + receipting | ||
| Donor CRM & campaigns | ||
| Integrated with memberships/events | ||
| Programs & Facilities | ||
| Program registration & waitlists | ||
| Facility booking & rentals | ||
| Agreements, deposits, invoicing | ||
| Volunteers | ||
| Volunteer scheduling | ||
| Hour tracking & discounts | ||
| Interest tagging | ||
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.
At Communal, we offer a competitive service fee of up to 2% per transaction, which can decrease with higher transaction volumes. This approach allows us to keep your subscription costs low while maintaining the exceptional quality of service you expect.
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.