Higher Logic Vanilla vs. Café

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.

Café is your Workplace Engagement Hub that boosts belonging across teams by encouraging in-person meetings. With Café, you give employees better visibility over “Who’s where” and “Who’s who” and empower them to connect with interested-based events. Our platform is accessible through Web and Mobile apps and is integrated with Communication tools (Slack, MS Teams), Calendars (Google, Outlook), and HRIS system (Workday, ADP, SAP, +50 others). Café enables communities and connections in your hybrid workplace experience to help your teams build authentic relationships.