Community Platform Toolkit CUUSOO
CUUSOO is a community platform toolkit for cross-organizational
collaboration.
We help teams launch practical, scalable communities quickly and
affordably.
For Tokyu "Tsukurite," CUUSOO reduced both development cost and delivery time significantly compared with full scratch development.
Initial investment was substantially reduced, enabling launch with less than JPY 5 million.
By focusing only on user-facing experiences, the team launched in about 2 months.
As a pioneer in user-driven product creation and crowdfunding, we have connected manufacturers, designers, and users to create many market-defining products and services.
CUUSOO packages that know-how into a practical toolkit, so organizations can build communities where people with different roles and interests collaborate effectively.
Core community features are already built. Instead of rebuilding everything from zero, you can focus budget and time on UX and brand-specific design.
Authentication, permissions, CMS, voting, comments, surveys, and admin tools are ready to use.
Build your own design and journeys, including integration with existing websites and unique UX.
Customize only what matters, so launch and iteration are faster and less expensive than fully custom development.
CUUSOO supports different community goals including product creation, open innovation, and local co-creation initiatives.
Kusou Seikatsu was the world's first crowdfunding
service.
It enabled user-participation product creation, where
users could propose ideas and even contribute to
marketing.
It was also used by LEGO and Ryohin Keikaku (MUJI).
TEPCO CUUSOO was launched as an open innovation hub for
TEPCO.
It supported direct matching between internal challenges
and external companies with relevant technologies.
Tsukurite, operated by Tokyu, brings together local
activity organizers and community supporters.
It is used as a platform for distributed mutual support to
sustain and improve local value.
Choose from three plans plus optional services such as custom hosting and operational automation. Initial setup and custom development are quoted separately.
Starter
For small-scale launches
Monthly equivalent with annual prepayment. Monthly billing is JPY 20,000/month.
Recommended
Standard
Full-feature standard plan
Monthly equivalent with annual prepayment. Monthly billing is JPY 200,000/month.
Enterprise
Dedicated environment plan
Quoted based on your requirements.
Hosting for websites built on CUUSOO, including maintenance required to keep up with CUUSOO specification updates and security patches for dependent libraries. New feature development is not included.
Automate custom workflows that are outside standard CUUSOO feature coverage.
Available with custom quotation based on requirements and user volume. We can operate user inquiry handling on your behalf.
During initial setup, we work with you from community concept design to detailed requirement definition, including custom UI and batch logic.
We support both design and implementation, not only for launch but also for ongoing improvements, feature additions, and maintenance after go-live.
If needed, we can also support content production for operations.
Securely manage identities and access permissions.
Delegate user and role management by organization to reduce central operational load.
Create member-only groups for secure communication and file sharing.
Update announcements and key pages without HTML expertise.
Create shared folders and exchange files across members.
Collect community input to support dialogue and decisions.
Enable one-to-one communication between users.
Transfer group membership and management rights in bulk.
See who has read information and monitor coverage.
Deliver updates via in-site alerts, email, and LINE.
Record user and permission changes for audit readiness.
Step 01
Clarify what can be covered by standard features and identify required customizations.
Step 02
Design user flows aligned with your existing touchpoints, including designer collaboration when needed.
Step 03
Cover environment setup, data migration, and pre-release verification.
Step 04
Continue improving after launch with support for operations and iterative development.
The minimum term is 1 year.
Yes. We support embedded integration with existing websites, including headless architecture and separate-domain operation.
It is used for open innovation programs, membership organizations, and platforms run by municipalities or local activity leaders.
Yes. We support integrations such as Google and LINE authentication, and condition-based notification workflows.