Mighty Networks

Community, course, membership, and event platform for creators

KINDA · partial replacement
price $95/mosubscription / year $1,140estimated build time multi-dayreplaced by 0 people

A private community/course site is possible, but Mighty sells the integrated community, payments, events, AI setup, mobile, and branded-app path.

Build verification: not recorded. How we judge buildability

What you give up

  • mobile apps
  • community discovery/engagement features
  • payments
  • events
  • branded-app upgrade path
  • support

Why people still pay

They pay because successful communities require ongoing admin, engagement, and mobile access.

Your build guide

The stack, security requirements, and agent rules for a focused replacement.

Before you start

  • A supported Node release, PostgreSQL, HTTPS for a shared deployment, and a backup destination. Begin with one workspace and explicit owner/member permissions. Stripe integration requires the account keys, verified webhook secret and public HTTPS endpoint; start with sandbox fixtures before live payments.
  • Implementation components: Next.js App Router and TypeScript for server-rendered pages and validated mutations. PostgreSQL with Drizzle migrations; Better Auth sessions for a small private workspace.
  • Scope boundary: Native branded apps, live streaming and large-scale moderation are outside scope.
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Next.js App Router and TypeScript for server-rendered pages and validated mutations.
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PostgreSQL with Drizzle migrations; Better Auth sessions for a small private workspace.
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Domain model: community spaces, course lessons, events, memberships, payment entitlements and moderation history
engineering roadmap

Implementation plan

1

Phase 1

Scope and fixtures. Implement this bounded workflow: Run a small community with discussion spaces, courses and event RSVPs. Add Stripe-hosted membership Checkout only after role-based access and revocation work reliably. Record prerequisites, select representative user-owned fixtures and document the unsupported features: Native branded apps, live streaming and large-scale moderation are outside scope.

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Phase 2

Durable model. Model community spaces, course lessons, events, memberships, payment entitlements and moderation history Add migrations or a versioned document format, explicit validation, stable IDs and a visible import-error report. Preserve this rule: Payment webhooks, not browser redirects, grant access; cancelled or refunded entitlements follow an explicit access policy and remain auditable.

3

Phase 3

Complete the first useful path. Implement the workflow's input, review and output interface, with clear controls and explicit empty/error states. Commit related database changes in one transaction. Use version checks for competing edits and an outbox for external notifications; retry delivery independently of saving the record.

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Phase 4

Permissions and integration failure. Authorize every record read and mutation on the server using its workspace membership; validate payloads, protect mutations against CSRF, and escape user-authored HTML. Request integration credentials and permissions only for the enabled feature; show a disconnected state instead of mock results.

5

Phase 5

Portable handoff. Export versioned JSON plus attachments and a readable CSV summary. Restore into a separate database and compare record IDs and attachment checksums before switching. Include setup, operating limits, fixture walkthrough and shutdown/restart instructions in the README.

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Phase 6

Acceptance scenarios. Replay a successful payment webhook and create one entitlement; revoking membership denies private lessons and attachment downloads. Repeat the workflow after restart and with a denied permission or unavailable dependency; show recoverable failure rather than a success placeholder.

the pro prompt
download AGENTS.md
WORKING SLICE
Run a small community with discussion spaces, courses and event RSVPs. Add Stripe-hosted membership Checkout only after role-based access and revocation work reliably.

Build this scoped Mighty Networks-inspired workflow with a documented data model and visible failure states.

Architecture
- Next.js App Router and TypeScript for server-rendered pages and validated mutations.
- PostgreSQL with Drizzle migrations; Better Auth sessions for a small private workspace.

Prerequisites and limits
A supported Node release, PostgreSQL, HTTPS for a shared deployment, and a backup destination. Begin with one workspace and explicit owner/member permissions. Stripe integration requires the account keys, verified webhook secret and public HTTPS endpoint; start with sandbox fixtures before live payments.
Outside this release: Native branded apps, live streaming and large-scale moderation are outside scope.

Data model and correctness
community spaces, course lessons, events, memberships, payment entitlements and moderation history
Invariant: Payment webhooks, not browser redirects, grant access; cancelled or refunded entitlements follow an explicit access policy and remain auditable.
Commit related database changes in one transaction. Use version checks for competing edits and an outbox for external notifications; retry delivery independently of saving the record.

Security and privacy
Authorize every record read and mutation on the server using its workspace membership; validate payloads, protect mutations against CSRF, and escape user-authored HTML.

Recovery and export
Export versioned JSON plus attachments and a readable CSV summary. Restore into a separate database and compare record IDs and attachment checksums before switching.

Implementation order
1. Phase 1 — Scope and fixtures. Implement this bounded workflow: Run a small community with discussion spaces, courses and event RSVPs. Add Stripe-hosted membership Checkout only after role-based access and revocation work reliably. Record prerequisites, select representative user-owned fixtures and document the unsupported features: Native branded apps, live streaming and large-scale moderation are outside scope.
2. Phase 2 — Durable model. Model community spaces, course lessons, events, memberships, payment entitlements and moderation history Add migrations or a versioned document format, explicit validation, stable IDs and a visible import-error report. Preserve this rule: Payment webhooks, not browser redirects, grant access; cancelled or refunded entitlements follow an explicit access policy and remain auditable.
3. Phase 3 — Complete the first useful path. Implement the workflow's input, review and output interface, with clear controls and explicit empty/error states. Commit related database changes in one transaction. Use version checks for competing edits and an outbox for external notifications; retry delivery independently of saving the record.
4. Phase 4 — Permissions and integration failure. Authorize every record read and mutation on the server using its workspace membership; validate payloads, protect mutations against CSRF, and escape user-authored HTML. Request integration credentials and permissions only for the enabled feature; show a disconnected state instead of mock results.
5. Phase 5 — Portable handoff. Export versioned JSON plus attachments and a readable CSV summary. Restore into a separate database and compare record IDs and attachment checksums before switching. Include setup, operating limits, fixture walkthrough and shutdown/restart instructions in the README.
6. Phase 6 — Acceptance scenarios. Replay a successful payment webhook and create one entitlement; revoking membership denies private lessons and attachment downloads. Repeat the workflow after restart and with a denied permission or unavailable dependency; show recoverable failure rather than a success placeholder.

Acceptance
Replay a successful payment webhook and create one entitlement; revoking membership denies private lessons and attachment downloads.
Use real source data or clearly labeled fixtures. Explain unsupported input and provider failures; do not fabricate analytics, delivery receipts, accuracy claims or security guarantees.

Optional agent guidance
Optional external skill: [vercel-react-best-practices](https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills/blob/main/skills/react-best-practices/SKILL.md) — Improve React and Next.js data fetching, rendering, bundle size and server performance. Review its instructions and compatibility before use; it does not grant deployment, data-access or publication permission.
Optional external skill: [supabase-postgres-best-practices](https://github.com/supabase/agent-skills/blob/main/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices/SKILL.md) — Review PostgreSQL schemas, queries, indexes, pooling, concurrency and row-level security. Review its instructions and compatibility before use; it does not grant deployment, data-access or publication permission.
Optional external skill: [web-design-guidelines](https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills/blob/main/skills/web-design-guidelines/SKILL.md) — Review web interfaces for accessibility, keyboard focus, forms, navigation and interaction quality. Review its instructions and compatibility before use; it does not grant deployment, data-access or publication permission.
Optional external skill: [stripe-best-practices](https://github.com/stripe/ai/blob/main/skills/stripe-best-practices/SKILL.md) — Plan Stripe checkout, subscriptions, webhooks, platform payments and secure API integration. Review its instructions and compatibility before use; it does not grant deployment, data-access or publication permission.
Project rule — data model: community spaces, course lessons, events, memberships, payment entitlements and moderation history
Project rule — preserve this invariant: Payment webhooks, not browser redirects, grant access; cancelled or refunded entitlements follow an explicit access policy and remain auditable.
Project rule — acceptance evidence: Replay a successful payment webhook and create one entitlement; revoking membership denies private lessons and attachment downloads.

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Alternatives to building your own

MoodleCourses, forums, events, badges and paid enrolment are all here; the creator-brand gloss emphatically is not.7.3kjul 2026open source↗

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Mighty Networks pricing

planmonthlyannual (per mo)what you get
launch$95/workspace$79/workspaceUnlimited members and spaces; 3 hosts; 10 moderators; 200 GB storage; 20 streaming hours/month; 100 viewers/stream; 5 profile fields; 1 landing page; 2 scheduled promotions; 2% transaction fee$79/month when paid annually; $95 month-to-month. The separate pricing calculator rounds the annual investment to $950/year.
scale$215/workspace$179/workspaceUnlimited members/spaces; 5 hosts; 15 moderators; 500 GB; 30 streaming hours/month; 200 viewers/stream; 10 profile fields; 1 landing page; 5 promotions; 5,000 Admin API calls/month; 1% transaction fee$179/month when paid annually; $215 month-to-month; annual investment shown as $2,150/year.
growth—$354.17/workspaceGrowth support, advanced automations and AI; numeric platform limits were not fully exposed on the public Growth page$4,250/year, billed annually; no public month-to-month option verified.
mighty pro——Unlimited hosts/moderators; 4 TB storage; 50 streaming hours/month; 3,000 viewers/stream; 10 landing pages; 15 promotions; 0.5% transaction feeCustom quote.

free tierno free tier; 14-day Growth-plan trial with no credit card

billingLaunch and Scale monthly + annual (2 months free annually); Growth annual only; Mighty Pro custom

hidden costsTransaction fees of 2%/1%/0.5% are added to payment processing. Extra storage, livestream hours and participant capacity use paid Engagement Boosts; up to 10,000 livestream viewers costs extra. Branded apps, SSO, email white-labeling, strategy, community management and advanced reports are optional paid additions.

pricing sources checked 2026-08-12 · pricing source ↗

Questions about Mighty Networks

Can you build your own Mighty Networks with AI?

Partly. A private community/course site is possible, but Mighty sells the integrated community, payments, events, AI setup, mobile, and branded-app path.

What does the Mighty Networks build prompt cover?

The prompt starts with this scope: Run a small community with discussion spaces, courses and event RSVPs. Add Stripe-hosted membership Checkout only after role-based access and revocation work reliably. Full-product capabilities excluded from the comparison include: mobile apps; community discovery/engagement features; payments. Follow the implementation plan and its prerequisites before expanding the build.

How do I use the prompt, AGENTS.md and agent skills?

Start with the Mighty Networks prerequisites and stack, then copy the prompt into your coding agent. Save the project rules as AGENTS.md in the project root. Linked skills are optional packages or source instructions for specific tasks; review their current contents and install only those matching the chosen stack. A skill does not supply API credentials or verify the finished app.

How long will this Mighty Networks project take?

The catalogue estimate is multi-day for the limited scope. Setup, integration approvals, debugging, deployment and ongoing maintenance can add time. This is an estimate, not a delivery guarantee.

What would I give up by replacing Mighty Networks?

mobile apps; community discovery/engagement features; payments; events; branded-app upgrade path; support. They pay because successful communities require ongoing admin, engagement, and mobile access.

What price is this guide comparing against?

The recorded Launch plan is $95/mo (monthly), checked 2026-08-12. Check the linked pricing source before buying. Building your own also has hosting, API and maintenance costs; the recorded amount is not a guaranteed saving.

What can I use instead of building Mighty Networks?

Moodle: Courses, forums, events, badges and paid enrolment are all here; the creator-brand gloss emphatically is not. Check each option's license, hosting needs and feature limits.

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