Circle vs PeepSo
Circle
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| Figure | Circle | PeepSo |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $89/mo | $12.42/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | 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 · Social Networking Software | 8.8 (#1) | 8.2 (#11) |
| Spec score · Community Building Platforms | 8.9 (#2) | 8.3 (#9) |
| Spec score · Community Platforms | 8.9 (#10) | 8.7 (#16) |
| 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. | PeepSo describes integrations with LearnDash, Advanced Ads, WPAdverts, and WooCommerce. |
| Mobile apps | both | both |
| Private spaces | Yes | Yes |
| Security and privacy | Circle says it uses security measures designed to safeguard information and states that it does not store payment card details on its servers. | PeepSo states that it is 100% GDPR compliant. |
| Support | The pricing page lists standard support for Professional and Business, priority support for Scale, and premium support for Circle Plus. | PeepSo says general support questions can be asked in its community, while bug reports should be submitted through its contact form. |
Plans
Circle
- Professional$89 a month
- Business$199 a month
- Scale$419 a month
- Circle PlusPriced on request
PeepSo
- FreeFree
- Community$149 a year
- Ultimate$249 a year
- PeepSo FoundationFree
- PeepSo Ultimate Bundle – 1 Year$199 a year
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.
PeepSo
PeepSo is a social networking plugin for WordPress that provides tools for building online communities. Its free Foundation includes an activity stream with nested comments, groups, friends, member profiles, and media embeds, along with the Block and Gecko themes. The product also lists event hosting, private spaces, custom domains, and mobile apps. Community costs $149 a year for one year of updates and can be canceled at any time; it adds white labeling, real-time chat, photos, albums, file uploads, pages, email digests, user limits, social login, and invitations. Ultimate costs $249 a year and includes Community features plus all PeepSo plugins and integrations, Stories, early access, and 24/7 priority support. The Foundation includes GIPHY, polls, followers, and WordFilter. Open groups can allow nonmembers to react to or comment on posts. Video uploads offer no conversion, on-site ffmpeg conversion, or off-site Amazon Transcoder; only one mode can be active. The no-conversion option officially supports MP4 and does not compress uploads. PeepSo describes integrations with LearnDash, Advanced Ads, WPAdverts, and WooCommerce.