BuddyBoss Platform vs If Menu
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| Feature | BuddyBoss Platform v3.5.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid Visit Details | If Menu v0.19.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.1/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 50,000+ |
| Last updated | — | December 5, 2024 |
| Editions | BuddyBoss Platform · BuddyBoss Platform Pro ($) | If Menu · If Menu Premium ($) |
| Pros | Member profiles, activity feeds and groups in one plugin; Private messaging, friends and follows; Forums built on bbPress with group integration | Rules for logged-in state, roles and WooCommerce memberships on menu items; Core visibility rules are free |
| Cons | Large plugin that changes many core screens; Advanced features need a licence or Platform Pro; Licence verification calls the vendor's API | Country rule sends visitor IP addresses to web-api.com; Plan check contacts layered.market and sends the licence key |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Extended member profiles with custom fields, Activity feeds, Groups with membership management, Private messaging between members, Member and content moderation (reports and blocks), Licence verification and Pro licence management ($) | Logged-in and logged-out visibility, Visibility by user role, WooCommerce Memberships condition, User location (country) condition, Premium plan check ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce geolocation |
| Plugins | bbPress, BuddyPress | WooCommerce Memberships |
| Other | Giphy, Google reCAPTCHA | web-api.com IP lookup, layered.market plan service ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 4.9.1 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.4.0 | 6.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | api.giphy.com, oq8tjkh4kk.execute-api.us-east-2.amazonaws.com, b6zdd3mwkj.execute-api.us-east-2.amazonaws.com | layered.market, web-api.com |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 4 | — |
| Custom tables | 38 | — |