Circle vs Daisie

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.

Daisie is a creative learning and collaboration platform for people looking to develop skills and creative careers. It offers live interactive workshops every day alongside pre-recorded video lessons that learners can watch on their own schedule. Listed subjects include film, fashion, art, photography, and design, with learning from industry creators. Learners can seek feedback from experts and peers, and the site also invites them to join its Discord community. Courses are online and can be taken from anywhere. Requirements depend on the course: one animation course calls for art equipment, Procreate on iPad, and Photoshop with the Animator’s Toolbar installed on an iPad, Macbook, or PC. That course does not guarantee direct instructor comments on student work. Daisie is available on web and iOS. It offers a free plan and a 7-day trial with full access; the listed Standard subscription is free, billed annually. Subscription refund requests can be sent to [email protected].