By CA Shrenuj Jalan, Founder, Connect My Alumni · Updated on
Compare Connect My Alumni and Hivebrite for Indian schools and colleges: modules, pricing model and fit.
| Feature | Connect My Alumni | Hivebrite |
|---|---|---|
| Alumni / Member Directory | Yes | Yes |
| Event Management | Yes | Yes |
| Groups & Community Spaces | Yes | Yes |
| Email Communications | Yes | Yes |
| White-label Branding | Enterprise plan | Yes |
| Mentorship Matching | Yes | Check with vendor |
| Job Board | Yes | Check with vendor |
| Donations & Fundraising | Yes | Check with vendor |
| UPI & Razorpay Donations | Yes | Check with vendor |
| Multi-mode Alumni Verification | Yes | Check with vendor |
| Committee Elections | Yes | Check with vendor |
| Admission Referrals | Yes | Check with vendor |
| DPDP-focused privacy controls | Yes | Check with vendor |
| INR Pricing & Free Plan | Yes | Quote-based |
Based on Hivebrite's publicly available information as of October 2026. Features change — confirm with the vendor. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we'll correct it.
Official sources: Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (MeitY)
Free up to 100 alumni; paid from ₹11,995/month (billed annually)
Transparent pricing · INR billing · No hidden fees
Quote-based; check their site
As published by Hivebrite; may vary by contract
Hivebrite is a flexible, white-label community platform used for alumni and other communities, with quote-based pricing. Connect My Alumni is built specifically for Indian schools, colleges and universities, with published INR pricing, a free plan, UPI and Razorpay donations, multi-mode verification and India-specific modules such as admission referrals and committee elections.
Hivebrite is ideal for: Organisations that want a highly customisable community platform and can invest in configuration
Hivebrite describes itself as a community management platform, used by universities, schools, companies and associations to run branded online communities. That breadth is a strength if you run several kinds of communities or need extensive customisation. Its pricing is quote-based, so check Hivebrite’s website or sales team for current plans and features — this comparison only states what we could confirm from public positioning, and marks other rows “Check with vendor”.
Connect My Alumni is narrower by design: it is alumni management software for educational institutions in India. The modules map to how Indian schools and colleges run alumni programmes — batches and sections, verification against admission records, reunions with QR check-in, UPI donations, mentorship and jobs for students, chapters, committee elections and admission referrals.
Related: Hivebrite alternatives for Indian institutions · All Connect My Alumni features
Flexible community platforms give you many configuration options, which is valuable when you have a team to design the community and maintain it. Ask Hivebrite how onboarding works for an institution of your size, what is included in the contract and how long a typical launch takes; those details are specific to each customer and change over time.
Connect My Alumni is set up self-service: create your organisation, add your logo and colours, import alumni from CSV, turn on verification and invite your first batch. Modules such as events, donations, mentorship and elections can be switched on when you need them. Day to day, most work happens in a single admin area — the verification queue, event RSVPs and check-in, campaign analytics and engagement scores — which suits alumni offices with one or two staff members.
Choose based on your goals and team. If you need a general-purpose community platform for several audiences and have time to configure it, Hivebrite is worth a demo. If you are an Indian institution that wants to launch quickly, bill in rupees, accept UPI donations and start on a free plan with one batch, Connect My Alumni is designed for that. Either way, run a pilot with your own data before signing a multi-year contract.
Official sources: Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (MeitY)
Related: Connect My Alumni pricing · How to choose alumni software in India · DPDP Act and alumni data
Published pricing (Free up to 100 alumni; paid from ₹11,995/month (billed annually)), UPI and Razorpay donation campaigns, multi-mode verification with a review queue, a branded microsite with a custom domain on Enterprise, mentorship, a job board, chapters, committee elections, polls and surveys, volunteer management, galleries, analytics with engagement scoring, Google and Apple sign-in, and CSV import and export. Setup is self-service, and a demo is available if you want a walkthrough.
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Hivebrite is a flexible, white-label community platform used for alumni and other communities, with quote-based pricing. Connect My Alumni is built specifically for Indian schools, colleges and universities, with published INR pricing, a free plan, UPI and Razorpay donations, multi-mode verification and India-specific modules such as admission referrals and committee elections.
Connect My Alumni: Free up to 100 alumni; paid from ₹11,995/month (billed annually). Hivebrite: Quote-based; check their site. Compare written quotes for your alumni count, including payment gateway fees and any setup charges.
Hivebrite is a good fit for organisations that want a highly customisable community platform and can invest in configuration. Connect My Alumni suits Indian schools, colleges and universities that want self-service setup, INR billing and UPI donations.
Yes. Export your alumni records from Hivebrite as CSV, map the columns in Connect My Alumni’s import, remove duplicates, then send alumni a re-invitation to confirm their details. Keep the old platform read-only until the new one is verified.
Hivebrite is a community management platform that many institutions use for alumni communities, alongside other kinds of communities. Check their site for current details.
October 2026. Features and pricing change; confirm details with each vendor.