Circle vs Octo
Circle
circle.so
Octo
getocto.comSide by side
| Figure | Circle | Octo |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $89/mo | $29/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 5 |
| Spec score · Community Platforms | 8.9 (#10) | 9.3 (#4) |
| Community features | The platform includes discussions, chat, member profiles and directories, gamification, and analytics. | Features include feeds, discussions, polls, payments, events, surveys, badges, and branded apps. |
| Custom domain | Yes | Yes |
| Event hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Integrations | Circle lists integrations including Airtable, Google Sheets, Memberstack, WordPress, Memberful, Typeform, and Slack through native connections, embeds, snippets, or Zapier. | Octo connects with more than 5,000 apps through Zapier, including Slack, Google, and Microsoft. |
| Mobile apps | both | both |
| Moderation tools | Yes | Yes |
| Private spaces | Yes | Yes |
| Paid from | 89 | 29 |
Plans
Circle
- Professional$89 a month
- Business$199 a month
- Scale$419 a month
- Circle PlusPriced on request
Octo
- Free / StartFree
- Kick Start$29 a month
- Mobile FirstPriced on request
- Mobile ProPriced on request
- Enterprise PlanPriced 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.