More than ever, consumers of content, goods and services want a voice within a community of others who share that same common interest. With so many sites and social networks competing for attention, a successful community must offer a great user experience and reward members for their participation. Vanilla provides a modern and engaging community platform to organizations who want to increase advocacy, awareness and brand loyalty.

Founded in December 2009, Vanilla started as an open source project. The OSS version of Vanilla has been downloaded close to 600,000 times. Since 2010, Vanilla's software-as-a-service (cloud) solution has allowed us to offer more advanced functionality and a more robust solution that meets the needs of communities of all sizes. Vanilla now helps thousands of customers provide a great community experience to millions of people worldwide.