Circle
All-in-one platform for building branded communities, courses, and events with integrated payments and member engagement tools
- Also known as
- circle
Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is Circle?
All-in-one community platform for building and managing branded spaces with member engagement, live events, courses, and integrated payment processing
Circle pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Subscription plans for Pro, Business, and Plus tiers with monthly billing. Free 14-day trial; 30-day money-back guarantee. Email Hub priced per contacts (first 30 days free, charges on top of community plan).
Pro
- members
- Unlimited
- storage
- 500GB
- automations
- 20
- headless_api_mau
- 100
- ai_credits_monthly
- 2500
- live_stream_attendees
- 100
- live_room_participants
- 15
- admin_api_requests_monthly
- 30000
- scheduled_workflows_per_month
- 20
- Private spaces
- Bulk import/export
- In-app notifications
- Member profiles & directory
- Basic moderation
- Direct messaging
- Group chat
- Weekly email digest
- Events
- GDPR compliant
- iOS and Android App
- Desktop app
- Chat spaces
- Scheduled posts
- Advanced reporting
- Custom CSS/Javascript Snippets
- Zapier integration
- Embed widgets
- White-labeled community
- Color themes
- Affiliate/conversion tracking code
- Sender email customization
- Integrately integration
- API access
- Headless Member API
- Admin API
- Analytics filtering
Business
- members
- Unlimited
- storage
- 1TB
- headless_api_mau
- 500
- ai_credits_monthly
- 5000
- live_stream_attendees
- 200
Plus
Contact sales- members
- Unlimited
- ai_credits_monthly
- None
- live_stream_attendees
- 500
Add-ons
- Extra Circle AI credits$10/1000 credits
- Extra admins$10/admin/mo
- Extra moderators$20/per 10 moderators/mo
- Extra spaces$20/per 10 spaces/mo
- Brand email notifications$40/mo
- Customizable profile fields$49/mo
- Live attendees$20/per 100 attendees/mo
- Hours$50/mo
What Circle does
The capabilities that matter for community platforms, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Gamification badges and leaderboards
- ✓
- Native live video streaming
- ✓
- Native paywalls and paid subscriptions
- ✓
- Event calendar and rsvp management
- ✓
- Member directory and direct messaging dm
- ✓
- Custom domain cname and white labeling
- ✓
- Custom css and html theme editing
- ✓
- Salesforce hubspot CRM contact sync
- ✗
- Mobile app ios android deployment
- ✓
- SOC2 type ii
- -
- ISO 27001
- -
- Pricing model
- Monthly subscription tiered
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- iOS
- Web
- Android
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (12)
Independently observed- Auth0←
- Facebook←
- Twitter←
- WordPress←
- Outseta←
- Bubble←
- Zapier
- Make
- Memberstack
- MemberSpace
- Memberful
- Integrately
Circle FAQ
Common questions about Circle, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Circle?
All-in-one community platform for building and managing branded spaces with member engagement, live events, courses, and integrated payment processing It is indexed under Community Platforms.
Source: https://circle.so
How much does Circle cost?
Circle is a paid product; published pricing starts at $89 per month. It is sold across 3 plans (Professional, Business and Circle Plus). There is no free tier. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://circle.so/pricing
What platforms does Circle support?
Circle supports the web, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://circle.so
Can Circle be self-hosted?
We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Circle, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.
Source: https://circle.so/pricing
What does Circle integrate with?
We have confirmed 6 integrations for Circle, including Zapier, Make, Memberstack, MemberSpace, Memberful and Integrately. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://circle.so/pricing
What security certifications does Circle have?
We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Circle. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Circle not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Source: https://circle.so
Where is Circle available?
Circle is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.
Source: https://circle.so
Circle alternatives
Other community platforms we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- BettermodeA branded community platform that consolidates customer conversations and content to drive engagement and retention.medium · 73%
- DiscourseA community platform combining discussion forums with real-time chat and collaboration toolsmedium · 55%
- NingBuild and manage custom social networks with flexible design and community toolslow · 26%
- HivebriteA web platform for building member communities with directories, events, messaging, groups, and payment management.low · 46%
- FlarumAn extensible, open-source forum and community discussion platformlow · 24%
- Mighty NetworksA platform for creating branded communities with courses and eventsmedium · 74%
Compare Circle
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| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 100 | 0.08 | 8.4 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 100 | 0.05 | 4.9 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.05 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 45 | 0.07 | 3.3 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 31 | 0.04 | 1.3 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
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All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 7 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Pricing model: monthly_subscription_tiered · Deployment model: creator_cloud_saas · Native live video streaming: Yes · Custom css and html theme editing: Yes · Mobile app ios android deployment: Yes · Event calendar and rsvp management: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-10-06 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 11 | mediumsource · 2026-10-06 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | mediumsource · 2026-10-06 · 50% |
Pricing
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