Circle vs Pivot
Circle
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pivot.appSide by side
| Figure | Circle | Pivot |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $89/mo | $16/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 3 |
| Spec score · Learning Community Platforms | 9.0 (#2) | 8.0 (#12) |
| Integrations | Circle lists integrations including Airtable, Google Sheets, Memberstack, WordPress, Memberful, Typeform, and Slack through native connections, embeds, snippets, or Zapier. | Pivot lists Zapier and Google and Outlook Calendars integrations in its documentation. |
| Notable limits | The pricing page lists live stream attendee limits of 100, 200, and 500 for Professional, Business, and Scale, respectively. | Starter is limited to 50 total members and 3 spaces; its database blocks allow up to 1,000 items per database. |
| Support | The pricing page lists standard support for Professional and Business, priority support for Scale, and premium support for Circle Plus. | Starter includes standard support, Professional priority support, and Enterprise dedicated support. |
Plans
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.
Pivot
Pivot is a collaboration space for communities, courses, projects, and teams. It brings together chat, posts, live video, and streaming rooms with planning tools for goals, databases, calendars, and task boards. Canvas and multiplayer documents support shared editing; teaching tools cover grading, rubrics, and feedback. Pivot AI provides summarization, search, and recommendations. Integrations listed in its documentation include Zapier and Google and Outlook Calendars, and developers can use a REST API, webhooks, and tools for building Pivot apps. The platform lists web, iOS, Android, Linux, macOS, and Windows support. Pivot says it encrypts data in transit with TLS 1.2/1.3 and at rest with AES-256, and supports several privacy frameworks and HIPAA-eligible workflows. Starter costs $16 a month, billed only for active full members, and has a 50-member and three-space limit; guests count toward the member limit. Professional is $24 a month. A 14-day trial is listed.