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Community platform combining discussions, courses, events, and paid memberships in one space.

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  • Deployment Cloud Based
  • Starting price $89
  • Free trial Available
  • Best for Freelancers, Startups, SMEs

What is Circle?

Circle is a community platform that combines discussions, courses, live streams, events and paid memberships into a single branded space. Community owners organize members into spaces for chat, content and events, and can charge for access through subscriptions, one time fees or installment plans in more than 20 currencies. Built in tools include a website builder, member directory, analytics and gamification, positioning it as an alternative to running a community across several disconnected apps.

Pricing starts with the Professional plan and moves up through Business and Circle Plus, with each tier adding automation, API access, AI features and lower transaction fees. All plans include a 14 day free trial and a 30 day money back guarantee, though there is no permanent free plan and email marketing is a separate paid add-on.

Key Features of Circle

Circle lists 8 documented features, including Spaces for organizing discussions, content and events, Native chat and live streaming and Course creation with progress tracking. The list below covers what the product does rather than how it is marketed.

  • Spaces for organizing discussions, content and events
  • Native chat and live streaming
  • Course creation with progress tracking
  • Paywalls for subscriptions, one-time fees and installments
  • No-code website and landing page builder
  • Workflow automation and AI agents
  • Member directory and gamification
  • Branded mobile apps on Circle Plus

Circle Pricing

Circle lists 2 plans, from $89 to $199.

Professional

$89

per month

Key community building features in one place with a free 14 day trial; the marketing, admin seat, moderator, space and attendee prices elsewhere on the page are add ons charged on top of a community plan and were not used.

Business

$199

per month

Most popular tier, scaling a community with workflows and customizations, with a free 14 day trial.

Circle Specifications

Circle is available on web app and has iOS and Android apps. It offers an API and has a free trial.

Deployment
  • Cloud Based
Billing cycle
Monthly
Desktop
  • Web App
Mobile
  • iOS
  • Android
Languages
  • English
Built for
  • Freelancers
  • Startups
  • SMEs
  • Agencies
Support
  • Email
  • Live Support
  • Tickets
Integrations
Zapier, Stripe, PayPal, Mailchimp, Google Analytics
Public API
Yes
Free trial
Yes
Free plan
No
Runs in browser
Yes
Customisable
Yes
Website
circle.so

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Circle FAQs

No, Circle does not have a free plan, but every plan includes a 14 day free trial with no credit card required and a 30 day money back guarantee.

Transaction fees apply on paid memberships and range from around 4% down to 0.5% depending on plan tier.

Yes, optional branded mobile apps with in-app purchases are available on the Circle Plus plan.

Basic email notifications are included, but the full Email Hub is a paid add-on starting at $99 per month for 10,000 contacts.

Yes, API and Circle MCP access are available starting on the Business plan.