Current status of the Ning Platform is always available on the Ning Status Blog.

Update:  This has been rolled back.  We will not be proceeding with the price increases to Ning Plus and Pro or discontinuing grandfathered Ning Mini subscriptions at this time.  More information on this can be found here.

As a continuation of the adjustments to our offered plans we began at the start of this year, we’re making the following changes to the plans offered for Ning 2.0, effective October 1, 2016:

  1. Retiring the Ning Mini plan.  We discontinued new Mini subscriptions in October 2012.  After keeping your Mini subscription and rates the same for nearly 4 years, we are now discontinuing all existing Ning Mini subscriptions.  Mini Network Creators will have the choice of upgrading to the Ning Plus or Ning Pro plans or canceling their network. Mini networks we don’t receive a response from prior to October 1st will be canceled and locked at the end of their current bill cycle.
  2. Increasing Ning Plus and Pro prices.  After five years, we are now raising our rates for both the Ning Plus and Pro plans, which have remained the same since July 2011.  Plus Network Creators will be able opt into the new Plus rates or cancel.  Pro Network Creators will be able to downgrade to Plus, opt into the new Pro rates, or cancel.  Plus and Pro networks we don’t receive a response from prior to October 1st will renew at the new rates, beginning their first bill cycle after October 1st, and will continue to renew until we receive a formal request for cancellation via phone or email.

Current Ning 2.0 Rates

(in effect since July 2011)

New Ning 2.0 Rates*

(effective October 1st)

 Monthly

 Annual

 Monthly

 Annual

Plus

$24.95

$239.90

to

$59

$588

Pro

$59.95

$599.90

to

$119

$1,188

*Existing feature sets, storage limits, and support levels remain the same on both plans

In addition to the notification emails that went out today, we’ll be reaching out again shortly in subsequent email reminders with customized links that will allow you to accept this price increase or cancel your current plan.  In the meantime, please take a look at the FAQs below.  They should answer any questions you have about this, but we’ll do our best to clarify if they don’t.

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How do I find out when my subscription renews?

You can find out what your bill cycle date is and when your subscription renews by logging into your Ning.com account, clicking the "See Billing & Invoice History" link, and viewing your invoices.

I’m on Ning 3.0, will my subscription fee go up, too?

No, we do not have plans to raise Ning 3.0 prices at this time. 

My Ning Plus/Pro – Annual subscription just renewed in July.  When will I see the new rates?

Your current subscription and its rates are valid through the end of your current bill cycle, through July 2017.  You will only see the new rates once your subscription renews next summer. 

My Ning Plus/Pro – Monthly subscription is set to renew September 20th.  When will I see the new rates?

Your subscription and its rates will be valid through the end of that bill cycle, through October 20th.  You will see the new rates once your October invoice posts.

What about add-on pricing?

There is not any change to add-on pricing or plans to change add-on pricing or subscriptions at this time.

I don’t want to continue my network.  How do I get my content?

You can archive your network's content with the Ning Network Archiver.  Head to My Network > Content > Archive on your network to install Adobe Air and the Ning Network Archiver on your computer.  More information about archiving your content can be found here.

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        • Thanks... the archive tool worked well for me... seemed like everything downloaded smoothly with Adobe Air

           

          • NC for Hire

            That's great. Not everyone has the same experience. Downloading all your files is the easy part. It's the next part that's the kicker.

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            • Yes... but I have worked with technology for many years... it is just the time involved for me and there do not seem to be many alternatives... of course no one is in today :-) Wondering if I use the SE PHP to import and then convert the account to the Cloud Hosting with them? Have you thought to try that?

              • NC for Hire

                Just to be clear it's not about "cloud" hosting. Social Engine PHP and Social Engine Cloud are 2 different animals so you'll have to bear that in mind To quote Strumelia (which seems to be a popular thing these days:

                SE Cloud version does NOT have features such as Videos, Music player, Groups, Events, Photo slideshows or albums, etc.   It's basically useful for running a forum, or for setting up a 'storefront' for a business or club.  It's not a full featured social network platform.  So in that sense it's likely easier than Ning to set up- but it does not have the features or available plugins to get it to do what ning can do.  SE PHP version DOES do all that though...and has a million awesome plugins available for just about anything you could want.

                In addition, you cannot import your ning 2.0 content into socialengineCloud.  But you can import it into socialenginePHP.

  • This is really disappointing

  • NC for Hire

    3238995?profile=originalThe Time is now

    This is a critical time. The facts are that this change impacts 2.0 Networks. These are the only networks with a Ning Archiver. I have been warning Ning Creators since over a year ago to make sure their network is backed up because you never know when things can get sideways. I have already help several networks back up content.

    Your upset about the price change. You are looking to move. I am sounding another siren. Any successful migration will depend on the best archive you can get from your network. 

    If you need any archive assistance please contact me. It's what I do. I know it inside and out and have even worked on Ning Importers for competing software.This is not simple work but you'll only have to do it once. Don't let years of information get lost.

    If your goal is to bulk delete members to fit a price range I am your man.

    There may be ways to get at the information you need and I can help. And whether you stay or go you should archive your network now and be prepared for the next Ning Announcement..

    • NC for Hire

      Thanks for the reminder Garfield!  Have you generated any ideas on the best way to create a static version of 2.0 sites built from the archive?

      • Hello all,

        We're moving to jamroom.net ... in the process now...  can say I'm VERY positively impressed with their online help and support (I paid for https://www.jamroom.net/hosting at a level to cover our site size... many options available.

        https://www.jamroom.net/pricing  [for those who are more tech-savvy than I]

        This was 'the straw that broke the camel's back" for us, too.

        https://www.guyrutenberg.com/2014/05/02/make-offline-mirror-of-a-si...

        Luckily for me, I have a loyal member of our Ning site who is tweaking our mirror copy now, using wget... 

        Best wishes to all,

        Holly

      • NC for Hire

        Other than using Jamroom or Social Engine haven't given that idea too much thought. Turning the Json into meaningful data would be where to start and that is what I feel should be the first step for any NC. Can't put the cart before the horse.

    • are you a ning employee or freelancer x sharon

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