🆚 Elgg vs. SocialEngine

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 SocialEngine is twice as popular as Elgg.
🌎 SocialEngine is more popular in the United States, Russia, and India.
🌍 Elgg is more popular in Italy.

Elgg

SocialEngine

Type

Content management system

About

Elgg is an open-source social networking engine for building social applications with PHP and MySQL.

SocialEngine is all-in-one social networking software for creating niche communities, available in self-hosted and cloud versions.

Headquarters

Gurugram, Haryana, India

Website

elgg.org #480,132

socialengine.com #567,284

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source

Free version ❌Free 14-day trial

Self-HostedEssential$199
Advanced$399
Advanced Plus$999
Professional$1,399

CloudEarly Stage
(2GB Memory)$49/month
Startup
(4GB Memory)$99/month
Grow
(8GB Memory)$149/month
Expanding
(16GB Memory)$199/month
Professional
(32GB Memory)$349/month

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The SocialEngine CMS is 2.3 times more popular than Elgg.

Total websites

Market share

CMS

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

SocialEngine is more popular in the United States, Russia, and India, while Elgg is more popular in Italy.

United States

Russia

Germany

India

Canada

United Kingdom

Italy

Netherlands

Australia

Japan

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

SocialEngine is more popular among sites focused on blogs and wiki, Internet services, and recreation and hobbies, while Elgg is more commonly used on education and reference sites.

Education/Reference

Blogs/Wiki

Internet Services

Recreation/Hobbies

Business

Pornography

Entertainment

Marketing/Merchandising

Social Networking

Art/Culture/Heritage