Swarm
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What it is
Swarm is a video-first community platform for online experts and coaches, combining discussions, courses, live events and creator sales. Conversations can use threaded text, video, voice notes, images, GIFs, embeds, mentions and screen shares. Courses are organized into ordered modules and lessons with video, text, PDFs and embeds. Native events offer meeting or webinar modes, co-hosts and recordings that can be posted automatically. Creators can sell memberships, courses, downloads, event tickets and bookings through a branded storefront, with Stripe processing payments. Swarm provides an installable Progressive Web App for mobile and desktop with push notifications, without an app-store download. Its 14-day trial requires no credit card, but uses Launch and excludes the store, white label, Zapier and API integrations. Scale includes Zapier, API access and SSO. Swarm says most data remains while an account is active and six months afterward, and personal-data deletion begins within 10 business days of account closure.
Spec sheet
- Product
- Swarm is a video-first community platform for online experts and coaches.Read 30 Sep 2026 · swarm.to
- Intended users
- Swarm describes itself as a fit for coaches and experts whose teaching is visual, physical or personal, and says it is a poor fit for text-only communities or people who do not want to appear on camera.Read 30 Sep 2026 · swarm.to
- Trial
- Swarm offers a 14-day trial without requiring a credit card; the trial uses Launch and does not allow testing the store, white label, Zapier or API integrations.Read 30 Sep 2026 · help.swarm.to
- Integrations
- The Scale plan includes Zapier, API access and SSO; Swarm’s help center describes syncing new space members to a CRM through Zapier.Read 30 Sep 2026 · help.swarm.to
- Support
- Swarm provides a Help Center with guidance on getting started, member management, live events, billing, stores, courses and troubleshooting.Read 30 Sep 2026 · help.swarm.to
- Community conversations
- Discussions support threaded text, video, voice notes, images, GIFs, embeds, mentions and screen shares.Read 30 Sep 2026 · swarm.to
- Courses
- Course builders support ordered modules and lessons containing video, text, PDFs and embeds.Read 30 Sep 2026 · swarm.to
- Data retention
- Swarm says it keeps most data while an account is active and for six months afterward, and begins deleting personal data within 10 business days of account closure.Read 30 Sep 2026 · swarm.to
- Events
- Swarm supports native live events with meeting or webinar modes, co-hosts, and recordings that can be posted automatically.Read 30 Sep 2026 · swarm.to
- Mobile app
- Swarm provides an installable Progressive Web App for mobile and desktop, with push notifications and no app-store download required.Read 30 Sep 2026 · help.swarm.to
- Payment processing
- Swarm connects to Stripe for paid space memberships and storefront payments.Read 30 Sep 2026 · help.swarm.to
- Payments
- Creators can sell memberships, courses, downloads, event tickets and bookings through a branded storefront.Read 30 Sep 2026 · swarm.to
- Security and subprocessors
- Swarm’s privacy policy names AWS and Google Cloud Platform for hosting and storage, Stripe for payments, and OpenAI for AI features, which it says are temporarily processed and not used for model training.Read 30 Sep 2026 · swarm.to
Plans and prices
Launch $29 a month Monthly 1 space · 1,000 members · 10% transaction fee · live events up to 30 minutes · 3 admins and 3 moderators · uploads up to 200MB per post and 500MB per course Read 30 Sep 2026 · help.swarm.to
Growth $89 a month Monthly 5 spaces · 5,000 members · 2% transaction fee · live events up to 60 minutes · live rooms up to 50 members · live streams up to 200 members · uploads up to 500MB per post and 3GB per course Read 30 Sep 2026 · help.swarm.to
Scale $199 a month Monthly Unlimited spaces and members per space · 0.5% transaction fee · live events up to 90 minutes · live rooms up to 100 members · live streams up to 1,000 members · white label and branded mobile app · uploads up to 600MB per post and 5GB per course · Zapier, API and SSO Read 30 Sep 2026 · help.swarm.to
Launch $228 a year $228.00 per year (= $19.00/month, billed annually) 1 space · 1,000 members · 10% transaction fee · live events up to 30 minutes · 3 admins and 3 moderators · uploads up to 200MB per post and 500MB per course Read 30 Sep 2026 · help.swarm.to
Growth $948 a year $948.00 per year (= $79.00/month, billed annually) 5 spaces · 5,000 members · 2% transaction fee · live events up to 60 minutes · live rooms up to 50 members · live streams up to 200 members · uploads up to 500MB per post and 3GB per course Read 30 Sep 2026 · help.swarm.to
Scale $1,788 a year $1,788.00 per year (= $149.00/month, billed annually) Unlimited spaces and members per space · 0.5% transaction fee · live events up to 90 minutes · live rooms up to 100 members · live streams up to 1,000 members · white label and branded mobile app · uploads up to 600MB per post and 5GB per course · Zapier, API and SSO Read 30 Sep 2026 · help.swarm.to
Strong points and limits
Strong points
- Threaded discussion supports video and screen shares
- Courses combine ordered lessons and varied media
- Events can include co-hosts and posted recordings
- Installable app includes push notifications
Limits
- No free plan
- Launch trial excludes store and integrations
- Launch allows one space and 1,000 members
- Transaction fees vary by plan
Who it suits
Swarm suits coaches and experts whose teaching is visual, physical or personal. It is a poor fit for text-only communities or people who do not want to appear on camera.
Verdict
Swarm brings community, teaching and paid offerings together for creators who work well on video. Check the trial exclusions and plan limits before deciding whether its storefront and event setup fit.
Where Specifiction places it
- Learning Community Platforms#21 of 267.6
