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Circle

Name: Circle
Price: 89 USD

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What Circle is

Circle brings community, content, events, courses, payments, email, and website tools into one platform for creators, brands, solopreneurs, and community businesses. Community tools include discussions, chat, member profiles and directories, gamification, and analytics. Courses can be self-paced, structured, or scheduled, with sections, lessons, and quizzes. Events, live streams, and live rooms support Q&A, attendee participation, and session recordings. Circle lists integrations such as Airtable, Google Sheets, Memberstack, WordPress, Memberful, Typeform, and Slack, with connections through native tools, embeds, snippets, or Zapier. It also offers Admin and Headless Member APIs, with request limits that depend on the plan. Access is available on Android, iOS, Mac, Windows, and the web; desktop apps are available to communities on all plans. Professional costs $89 a month with annual billing, Business costs 199.00 USD, and Scale costs 419.00 USD, also with annual billing. A 14-day trial is listed, but there is no free plan.

Who it suits

Circle may suit creators, brands, solopreneurs, and community businesses that want community features alongside courses, events, payments, email, and website tools. Its mobile and desktop apps offer access across several platforms.

What it does well

Community tools include discussions, chat, and member directories.
Courses support sections, lessons, and quizzes.
Events include live rooms and session recordings.
Desktop apps are available on all plans.

What to know first

There is no free plan.
Professional costs $89 a month with annual billing.
Live-stream attendee limits vary by plan.

Limits

The Professional plan includes 3 admins, 10 moderators, 20 spaces, 200GB of storage, and a 2% transaction fee. Its live streams list a 100-attendee limit. The 14-day trial is available, and there is no free plan.

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
Professional	Annual billing · Unlimited members · 3 admins · 10 moderators · 20 spaces · 2% transaction fee · 200GB storage	$89 a month
Business	Annual billing · Unlimited members · 5 admins · 15 moderators · 30 spaces · 1% transaction fee · 500GB storage	$199 a month
Scale	Annual billing · Unlimited members · 10 admins · 100 moderators · 100 spaces · 1% transaction fee · 1TB storage	$419 a month
Circle Plus	Custom pricing · Unlimited members, admins, moderators, and spaces · 0.5% transaction fee · 1TB storage · Negotiable limits	On request

As circle.so lists them, read 29 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Getting started

Visit https://circle.so/.
Choose a paid plan or start the 14-day trial.
Use the web app or access Circle on Android, iOS, Mac, or Windows.
Set up community spaces and choose whether to make spaces private.
Add courses, events, and integrations as needed.

Verdict

Circle combines community management with courses, events, and related business tools, with web, mobile, and desktop access. It requires a paid plan after the 14-day trial, and live-stream attendee limits depend on the plan.

Questions

Is Circle free?

No. Circle has no free plan, and a 14-day trial is available.

How much does Circle cost?

Professional is $89 a month with annual billing, Business is $199 a month with annual billing, and Scale is $419 a month with annual billing. Circle Plus has no price listed.

Which platforms does Circle support?

Circle lists Android, iOS, Mac, Windows, web, and API access. Desktop apps for Mac and Windows are available to communities on all plans.

Does Circle integrate with other services?

Circle lists Airtable, Google Sheets, Memberstack, WordPress, Memberful, Typeform, and Slack. Connections may use native integrations, embeds, snippets, or Zapier.

What are the live-stream attendee limits?

Circle lists limits of 100 attendees on Professional, 200 on Business, and 500 on Scale.

What does Professional include?

Professional includes unlimited members, 3 admins, 10 moderators, 20 spaces, a 2% transaction fee, and 200GB of storage.

Facts from Circle's own pages

APIs: Circle offers API access, including Admin and Headless Member APIs, with plan-based request limits shown on its pricing page. · circle.so, 29 Sept 2026
Community features: The platform includes discussions, chat, member profiles and directories, gamification, and analytics. · circle.so, 29 Sept 2026
Courses: Circle supports self-paced, structured, and scheduled courses with sections, lessons, and quizzes. · help.circle.so, 29 Sept 2026
Custom domain: Yes · circle.so, 21 Sept 2026
Desktop apps: Circle provides desktop apps for Mac and Windows, available to communities on all Circle plans. · help.circle.so, 29 Sept 2026
Event hosting: Yes · circle.so, 21 Sept 2026
Events and live: Circle supports events, live streams, and live rooms, with features including Q&A, attendee participation, and session recordings. · help.circle.so, 29 Sept 2026
Free plan: No · circle.so, 21 Sept 2026
GDPR: Circle's pricing comparison lists GDPR compliance as a feature. · circle.so, 29 Sept 2026
Integrations: Circle lists integrations including Airtable, Google Sheets, Memberstack, WordPress, Memberful, Typeform, and Slack through native connections, embeds, snippets, or Zapier. · circle.so, 29 Sept 2026
Mobile apps: both · circle.so, 21 Sept 2026
Moderation tools: Yes · circle.so, 21 Sept 2026
Notable limits: The pricing page lists live stream attendee limits of 100, 200, and 500 for Professional, Business, and Scale, respectively. · circle.so, 29 Sept 2026
Private spaces: Yes · circle.so, 21 Sept 2026
Security and privacy: Circle says it uses security measures designed to safeguard information and states that it does not store payment card details on its servers. · circle.so, 29 Sept 2026
Paid from: 89 · circle.so, 21 Sept 2026
Support: The pricing page lists standard support for Professional and Business, priority support for Scale, and premium support for Circle Plus. · circle.so, 29 Sept 2026
What it does: Circle brings community, content, events, courses, payments, email, and website tools together on one platform. · circle.so, 29 Sept 2026
Who it is for: Circle describes its platform as serving creators, brands, solopreneurs, and community businesses. · circle.so, 29 Sept 2026