Why Bettermode's $1,500 Growth Tier Is the Agency Margin Line

Bettermode's Starter plan at $399/mo annual caps agencies at 10,000 members and keeps the platform's branding on the client's community, which means the agency cannot resell it as its own product. The Growth plan at $1,500/mo annual removes that branding, adds API, webhooks, and a sandbox environment, and raises the ceiling to 25,000 members, so the same client relationship can carry a retainer instead of a pass-through cost. The strategic question for an agency is not whether to build communities, it is whether the tier you buy lets you put your name on the delivery.