--- description: Discover the benefits and disadvantages of Ning for Businesses. Learn the software price, see the description, and read the most helpful reviews for UK business users. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Ning for Businesses Pricing, Cost & Reviews - Capterra UK 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Social Networking Tools](/directory/10043/social-networking/software) > [Ning for Businesses](/software/80415/ning-for-businesses) # Ning for Businesses Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/80415/ning-for-businesses Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/80415/ning-for-businesses?page=2) > NING is the online platform for the worlds organizers, activists and influencers to create social experiences that inspire action. > > Verdict: Rated **2.9/5** by 12 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Ning for Businesses? With Ning's help, you will be able to effectively promote any network, be it a political, music, religious, arts, or any other type of online communities. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **2.9/5** | 12 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 2.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 2.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 3.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 40% | (4/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Ning - **Founded**: 2005 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$25.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Basic: $25/month Performance: $49/month Ultimate: $99/month - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500 - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Activity Dashboard - Commenting/Notes - Content Management - Event Management - Ideation - Media Library - Member Directory - Moderation - Real-Time Chat - Social Media Integration - Social Promotion - Third-Party Integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Social Networking Tools](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/10043/social-networking/software) ## Related Categories - [Social Networking Tools](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/10043/social-networking/software) - [Community Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/30800/community/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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The Ning community and web site is a niche social site in itself and that is a built-in peer support group right out of the box. I learned a lot of coding and site tweaking techniques and tips from these people that will benefit me for years to come. With my Ning sites, from a designer point of view, I was able to easily re-design, re-brand, update color schemes, and add new and interesting components with relative ease. One of the most enticing features, as a social network, is that when you go from the Ning site to your own Ning site to your friends Ning site, you keep the same friends from one to the other and add more as you join other sites. This is a feature I really enjoy. I believe that if Ning continues to upgrade and improve its service, it will continue to be a high contender in the niche social network platform community of service providers. > > **Cons**: In the beginning of my Ning journey which was approximately nine years ago, I noticed that there was a great deal of concern by Ning users about some of the developer features and the lack of a member payment feature. For instance, the Facebook sign in feature didn't work right for years. That was a development issue. I believe that most of the earlier development bugs were worked out through a series of upgrades to the platform and now they also have a paid member feature that can be added. The pricing has gotten too high, in my opinion. I believe that they need to offer a lower price for the new sites until they've built up their membership. The very fact that this is a niche network platform that takes time to obtain members to sustain the site makes their packages over priced for small businesses. It's a fine price for corporate companies, but very limiting for the new entrepreneur. Other than that, I don't have much to report on the downside of Ning. I look forward to creating and running my next Ning network with the knowledge I've gained from my decade long journey with this platform. > > I got my feet wet with online marketing with Ning as my first and still most loved content management system. I learned a great deal. ----- ### "Most reliable online Community Builder site" — 4.0/5 > **Shahram** | *7 May 2018* | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: We build a Ning site for our Non-Profit community. it grew to 3000 members within 2 year\! Since I was the only webmaster, I needed a platform that saves me all the technical work and let me just administrate it, and Ning was the choice\! > > **Cons**: Customer support was not as fast, but they did respond by next day. The rss feed modules would not update at times and I had to empty the cache for the site a few time. But no big deal. > > Great platform for very small staffed community sites\! ----- ### "Solid solution for creating a company-wide social network" — 4.0/5 > **Rachael** | *25 April 2019* | Publishing | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Wonderful way to connect company-wide with the message boards and chat functionality. > > **Cons**: It would be nice if the maximum file size limit was increased, as we often have to store files on a separate server and link to them on Ning. ----- ### "Ning seems to be alive again. Support is cool" — 5.0/5 > **Elena** | *4 September 2017* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: I saw their new design - it\`s cool. It\`s a good sign that the company is moving ahead. And I wouldn\`t risk to change a tested since 2013 Ning to a new product. Especially now, when Ning adds new features. > > **Cons**: It has been quiet for a long long time. Previous management didn't put any efforts to contact with creators. Let's see what will happen after their big changes. > > I suggested Ning software for building alumni community of my college. ----- ### "I have never had as many problems with a website as I do with Ning\!" — 1.0/5 > **Monty** | *2 August 2020* | Financial Services | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: Ning is fairly easy to use. You can design your own website. It may not work or allow others to join like advertised, but it is easy to use. > > **Cons**: I have never had as many problems with a website as I do with Ning\! I have never had an experience as bad as I have with Ning. I started a Ning website on June 26th 2020. Since then, I have had 19 people message me, 19, that said they were unable to join the website because it is 'UNDER MAINTENANCE". Nobody from Ning ever notified me that my website, that I pay for, is constantly under maintenance and not accepting new members. I have put in 8 "tickets" to attempt to get this issue taken care of. I always receive a reply saying that the Developers are busy and the issue will be taken care of shortly. I call and end up speaking to people in another country. I ask to speak to the Manager but they are instructed not to allow customers to speak with managers. All they do is apologize and blame their "developers". This is the second Ning website I have started that has had this issue. The first one I deleted. I thought it might be a one time problem so I started another. Well, apparently this is just Ning. Do not use Ning. Run\! You will look very unprofessional advertising a website with constant problems, that is constantly offline, and when it is, rarely works correctly. There are better website platforms. I am going to try and find one now. > > My experience with NIng has been an absolute nightmare\! ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/80415/ning-for-businesses?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/80415/ning-for-businesses) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | ----- ## Structured Data