Circle vs Crowded
Circle
circle.so
Crowded
crowded.coSide by side
| Figure | Circle | Crowded |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $89/mo | €50/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 10 |
| Spec score · Community Platforms | 8.9 (#10) | 7.5 (#92) |
| Custom domain | Yes | Yes |
| Event hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Integrations | Circle lists integrations including Airtable, Google Sheets, Memberstack, WordPress, Memberful, Typeform, and Slack through native connections, embeds, snippets, or Zapier. | Listed integrations include Consently, Google Analytics, Intercom, Mailchimp, Hotjar, and Mixpanel, with custom integrations available by inquiry. |
| Moderation tools | Yes | Yes |
| Support | The pricing page lists standard support for Professional and Business, priority support for Scale, and premium support for Circle Plus. | The features page lists community coaching, a dedicated account manager for all customers, email and chat support, and a help center. |
Plans
Circle
- Professional$89 a month
- Business$199 a month
- Scale$419 a month
- Circle PlusPriced on request
Crowded
- Premium€799 a month
- Enterprise€1,599 a month
- Success Package€499 a month
- Tailored Design€1,499 a month
- 500 Additional users€50 a month
- 500 Additional users€50 a month
- Success Package€499 a month
- Premium — Out of the box€799 a month
- Tailored Design€1,499, paid once
- Enterprise — Custom setup€1,599 a month
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.