| Feature / Functionality | Free | Professional |
Audio / Video Postcards | yes | yes |
Audio / Visual Presentations | yes | yes |
Blogs | yes | yes |
Calendar | yes | yes |
Communication System | yes | yes |
Documentation Creator | yes | yes |
File Sharing | yes | yes |
Frequently Asked Questions | yes | yes |
Member Webpages | yes | yes |
Photo Gallery | yes | yes |
Reviews | yes | yes |
Task Manager | yes | yes |
Video / MP3 Gallery | yes | yes |
Web Audio Chat | yes | yes |
Web Video Chat | yes | yes |
Meebo Support | yes | yes |
Member Polls | yes | yes |
RSS Feed Reader | yes | yes |
iGrOOp Digest Summary | yes | yes |
Authorize or Delcine Memberships | yes | yes |
Send SMS Messages to Members | yes | yes |
Group Statistics | yes | yes |
Listing on iGrOOps.com | yes | yes |
Group Benefits | yes | yes |
Collect Custom Information from Applicants | yes | yes |
Custom Color Theme and Background | yes | yes |
Create Custom Webpages | yes | yes |
Invite Tool | yes | yes |
Use | personal, non-profit, non-commercial only* | any |
Charge Members Membership Fees | not allowed | optional -- tools provided |
Customize iGrOOp Navigation Menu | no | yes |
Remove iGrOOps logo | no | yes |
| Use your own domain | no | yes |
Maximum Number of Members | 100 | unlimited |
| Choice of icons | standard icon package | choice of several icons packages |
| Custom footer | no - standard "powered bu iGrOOps" footer | yes - create your own footer to appear on every page of your iGrOOp |
| Integration with Google AdSense | no | yes -- make money by running Google ads on your iGrOOp |
| Page Peel Ads | no | yes |
| Newsletter Tool | no | yes |
| Google Analytics | no | yes |
Storage and Bandwidth | no hard limit, but watched | no hard limit, but watched |
Advertising | iGrOOps LLC run ads throughout the group | no ads, but group admin can choose to run own ads, or run iGrOOps ads and get $100 for each iGrOOp sold as a result |
Support | web documents only | full e-mail. private message, and telephone support |
| Video | iGrOOps watermark on videos - low and med quality only | no watermark, high quality video option |
Affiliate solicitation | has an "does iGrOOps owe you money" link which links to the iGrOOps affiliate program | no solicitation |
| Title | "iGrOOps" in title of all pages | "iGrOOps" not in title |
| Startup Costs | $0 | $99 |
Monthly Fee | $0 | $29 |
Cost Per Member | $0 | The first 100 members are included. Each additional member billed at .25 per month ($3 per year). |
| Your Own Affiliate Program | not available | available for $10 per month |
| Smart Autoresponders / Scheduled Messages | not available | available for $20 per month |
| E-commerce System | not available | available for $20 per month |