vioscale
Comparison

Circle vs Flarum

No leader: the top candidate Flarum has only 0.20 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Circle full profile →Flarum full profile →
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Circle56
Flarum67
Score
Vioscale score
Circle56 / 100medium · 55%updating
Flarum67 / 100low · 20%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Circle✗
Flarum✓
Model
Circlecommercial
Flarumfreemium
Price level
Circlehigh
Flarumfree
Starting price
Circle$89
Flarum–
Transparent
Circle✓
Flarum✓
Integrations
Count
Circle6
Flarum–
Security
Gdpr
Circle✓
Flarum–
Soc2
Circle✓
Flarum–
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
Circle–
Flarum1
Github stars
Circle–
Flarum6,747
Activity
Commits last 30d
Circle–
Flarum100
Release
Cadence days
Circle–
Flarum13
History
Circle–
Flarum20 items
License
Spdx
Circle–
FlarumMIT
Language
Primary
Circle–
FlarumPHP
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for community platforms. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Gamification badges and leaderboards
Circle✓
Flarum-
Native live video streaming
Circle✓
Flarum-
Native paywalls and paid subscriptions
Circle✓
Flarum-
Event calendar and rsvp management
Circle✓
Flarum-
Member directory and direct messaging dm
Circle✓
Flarum-
Custom domain cname and white labeling
Circle✓
Flarum-
Custom css and html theme editing
Circle✓
Flarum-
Salesforce hubspot CRM contact sync
Circle✗
Flarum-
Mobile app ios android deployment
Circle✓
Flarum-
SOC2 type ii
Circle-
Flarum-
ISO 27001
Circle-
Flarum-
Pricing model
CircleMonthly subscription tiered
Flarum-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Circle

Circle enables community builders to create a centralized space for their communities, courses, events, and live streams—all with custom branding and integrated payment systems. The platform provides tools for member engagement, content delivery, and monetization without requiring technical expertise.

Independently observed

Flarum

A free, open-source discussion platform for building and managing online communities. Scales from small hobby groups to large enterprises, with extensive customization through extensions.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Circle

from $89/moSubscription14-day trial

From $89/month (Professional) with a 14-day free trial. Custom pricing for Circle Plus.

  • Professional$89/month with 14-day free trial
    • Circle AI
    • Unlimited members
    • Courses
    • Discussions
    • Events
    • +12 more
  • BusinessContact sales
    • Everything in Professional
    • Workflows
    • Custom profile fields
    • Circle MCP
    • Headless Member API
    • +7 more
  • Circle PlusContact sales
    • Everything in Business
    • AI Agents & AI workflows
    • Custom single sign-on (SSO)
    • Highest limits (Live, Storage, Workflows)
    • 10k Email Hub contacts included
    • +7 more
as of verify ↗

Flarum

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open-source

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Circle✓
Flarum✓
iOS
Circle✓
Flarum✗
Android
Circle✓
Flarum✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Circle✓
Flarum✗
Self-hosted
Circle✗
Flarum✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Circle

6 total
  • Zapier
  • Make
  • Memberstack
  • MemberSpace
  • Memberful
  • Integrately
Independently observed

Flarum

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.