Askbot vs Circle
Askbot
askbot.com
Circle
circle.soSide by side
| Figure | Askbot | Circle |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $49/mo | $89/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 5 | 4 |
| Spec score · Community Platforms | 8.3 (#41) | 8.9 (#10) |
| Custom domain | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Integrations | Askbot consulting offers CMS integration for WordPress, Drupal, and custom CMS platforms. | Circle lists integrations including Airtable, Google Sheets, Memberstack, WordPress, Memberful, Typeform, and Slack through native connections, embeds, snippets, or Zapier. |
| Moderation tools | Yes | Yes |
| Paid from | 49 | 89 |
| Support | Plans list email support for Basic, priority email support for Business, and phone support for Enterprise; the developer page also links to a community support forum. | The pricing page lists standard support for Professional and Business, priority support for Scale, and premium support for Circle Plus. |
Plans
Askbot
- Basic$49 a month
- Business$149 a month
- Enterprise$499 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- CustomPriced on request
Circle
- Professional$89 a month
- Business$199 a month
- Scale$419 a month
- Circle PlusPriced on request
In their own words
Circle
Circle brings community, content, events, courses, payments, email and website tools into one platform. Its community features 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 include Q&A, attendee participation and session recordings. Circle lists integrations such as Airtable, Google Sheets, Memberstack, WordPress, Memberful, Typeform and Slack through native connections, embeds, snippets or Zapier. It offers Admin and Headless Member APIs, with request limits varying by plan. Access includes Android, iOS, Mac, Windows and web; desktop apps are available to communities on all plans. Professional costs $89 a month with annual billing, Business costs $199 a month with annual billing, and Scale costs $419 a month with annual billing. A 14-day trial is listed, but there is no free plan. The pricing comparison lists live-stream attendee caps of 100, 200 and 500 for Professional, Business and Scale, respectively.