The Express edition is perfect for people who need to get a community up and running on a budget. It is free, but has restrictions on use. However, it can be deployed for commercial purposes.

The Standard edition is the entry-level commercial platform and unlocks some features not available in the Express edition.

The Professional edition is targeted at organizations that require many of the capabilities offered by Community Server for running a high-traffic community.

The Enterprise edition unleashes the full potential of Community Server and has been designed for organizations that require all of the capabilities found in Community Server.

The Hosted edition enables you to create a professional web community within a few minutes without any need to download Community Server separately. It doesn't require any setup or configuration. The hosted edition is available in three different plans—Standard, Plus, and Platinum. You need to purchase any one of these plans by visiting https://www.communityserver.com/. You will be provided with a special URL in the format http://Domain.communityserver.com, where Domain stands for the name that you gave at the time of registration.

The required disk space and the monthly bandwidth will be provided by Telligent from its servers. This edition is mainly suitable for non-technical people or organizations that want to get a basic Community Server site up and running as quickly as possible without any major effort. Over the coming months Telligent is planning to roll out a number of new capabilities such as integrated email, new themes, as well as a potential free ad-enabled version.

The table given below lists the features included with each edition and also the cost for obtaining each server license: