# Loomio review (2026): is it worth $33 a month, billed yearly? > Group decision-making software for organizations and co-ops Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Loomio gives a group one place to discuss a question, vote with reasons and record the outcome. It is open-source software built by a worker-owned cooperative in New Zealand and is sold as a hosted service priced for the whole group, not per person. Hosting can be in the USA, EU or Australia. - **Category:** Courses & Communities - **Made by:** Loomio Cooperative Limited (since 2011) - **Website:** https://www.loomio.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Tight if your group is over 30, as Starter caps at 30 and one group. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Loomio is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $33 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly). - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** 14-day free trial, up to 10 people and 10 discussions. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Starter | $33 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly) | Commercial rate. One group of up to 30 members, no subgroups, email support. $399 a year when paid annually. | | Pro | $83 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly) | Commercial rate. Up to 3,000 members, unlimited subgroups, Zoom and email support. $999 a year when paid annually. | | Private Loomio | Custom | Dedicated server and database, SAML or OAuth single sign-on, custom branding and domain, unlimited users. | Read from https://www.loomio.com/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Loomio before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Nonprofit pricing** (Nonprofit): Eligible nonprofits and member-funded groups pay less: Starter is $299 a year and Pro $499 a year, with Pro covering up to 300 members. Source: https://www.loomio.com/pricing - **Save about 15% by paying annually** (Annual discount): The pricing page shows annual payment saving about 15% on Starter and 16% on Pro at the commercial rate. Source: https://www.loomio.com/pricing ## Key features - **Discussion with context:** Put the question, background and documents in one thread, and invite the right people to take part. - **Voting with reasons:** People record their position along with the reasoning, so concerns show up early and the proposal can change. - **A searchable record:** The discussion, reasons and final outcome stay searchable for later reference. - **Subgroups:** Pro allows unlimited subgroups for teams and working groups within one organization. - **Data export and regions:** Group admins can export data as CSV, HTML or JSON, and choose hosting in the USA, EU or Australia. ## Good for - Co-ops, unions and nonprofits that decide things by consensus or vote - Distributed teams that need a record of why a decision was made ## Worth knowing - Starter is for one group of 30 people with no subgroups; larger groups need Pro. - Prices are for the whole group, and the figures above are the commercial rate. - After cancelling, data stays available for 30 days before it is deleted. - Single sign-on and custom branding need the custom Private Loomio plan. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Loomio puts a question, background and votes with reasons in one thread. It does that one job and the price is per group, from $33 a month for one group of 30 members. - **Value for money: C.** Starter is $33 a month billed annually for a whole group of up to 30, in the middle of the category's prices; Pro is $83. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A 14-day trial for up to 10 people and 10 discussions. The card is not mentioned. No free plan. - **Features: C.** Discussion, proposals and a searchable record cover decision-making fully, but it is a smaller job than running a community. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You build groups, invite people and set up proposals. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web only, and no integrations are listed apart from Zoom on Pro. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Loomio's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among course and community platforms - Loomio's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 23 of the 98 other course and community platforms we grade, and level with 21. - Its paid plans start at $33 a month, against a middle price of $36 for the category: 28 of the 65 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 26 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/courses-communities ## Keep it, or make your own? **Your call.** Loomio sits between: not beyond making, and not a weekend's work either. What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. It costs $396 a year. Loomio is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself. - You could make: It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too. - You could not: A members' space with posts, chat and events that people keep coming back to. - You could not: Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Community, Open source ## Alternatives - [Bettermode](https://toolgpa.com/tools/bettermode): Branded community platform with Q&A, events and AI search. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bettermode-vs-loomio) - [Discourse](https://toolgpa.com/tools/discourse): Open-source discussion forum software with hosted plans. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/discourse-vs-loomio) - [Hylo](https://toolgpa.com/tools/hylo): Free open-source platform for community groups and coordination. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hylo-vs-loomio) - [Groups.io](https://toolgpa.com/tools/groups-io): Email discussion groups with files, calendar and wiki. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/groups-io-vs-loomio) - [Higher Logic](https://toolgpa.com/tools/higher-logic): Online community and member marketing software for associations. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/higher-logic-vs-loomio) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.loomio.com/ - https://www.loomio.com/pricing Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/loomio Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).