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Higher Logic Vanilla vs. Brilliant Directories

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricHigher Logic Vanilla

by Higher Logic

Brilliant Directories

by Brilliant Directories

Overall rating4.34.4
Review count9913
Ease of use8.78.5
Ease of setup8.38.2
Quality of support9.29.5
Meets requirements8.58.8
NPS55.67010369.230769
Small Business37.5%92.3%
Mid-Market52.1%7.7%
Enterprise10.4%0.0%
Total page views262158
Total LLM citations1,7811,193

Higher Logic Vanilla

Higher Logic Vanilla is a customer community platform from Higher Logic, a global leader in engagement software headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. Backed by the largest community software organization—with 15+ years of experience and more than 3,000 customers worldwide—Vanilla delivers the scale, stability, and focus enterprise organizations expect, while remaining fully dedicated to driving stronger community outcomes. Vanilla brings together discussion forums, Q&A, knowledge base, ideation, gamification, and advanced moderation in one flexible platform.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Attendee Engagement
  • Customer Support
  • Easy Setup
  • Helpful
  • Intuitive

Brilliant Directories

Brilliant Directories is online directory software for any industry.

Pros

  • Customer Support
  • Ease of Use
  • Intuitive
  • Email Marketing
  • Features
  • Analytics