Zealy (formerly Crew3) is widely used in Web3 for community gamification. Buyers comparing it to CommunityOS are usually evaluating whether to keep gamifying or to move to a different model.
Zealy ranks who completes the most quests. CommunityOS scores who has the most signal — separately as Champion, Amplifier, Builder, and Early Adopter — and activates them with specific, verified missions.
The Zealy leaderboard rewards velocity. The CommunityOS queue rewards substance. The two produce different communities at the end of 90 days.
| Capability | Zealy | CommunityOS |
|---|---|---|
| Core mechanic | XP leaderboard | Archetype scoring |
| Verification | Task completion proof | Operator-reviewed Proof Review |
| Bot filtering | Per-quest captcha | Behavioral Bot-Kill pre-scan |
| Outreach | Quest discovery | Act Now operator queue |
| Reporting | Leaderboard CSV | Monthly ROI Report |
| Multi-tenant agency mode | Limited | Native agency tier |
Use Zealy if: You want a gamified XP layer for an existing engaged community, your audience already responds well to leaderboards, and you have someone on the team to moderate the quest queue.
Use CommunityOS if: You’re looking for the people in your audience who would amplify, build, or validate without a quest dangled in front of them. The activation surface is different. The verification standard is higher. The reporting is built for a client.
Pilot scans before August 4 include the full four-dimensional score distribution.
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