Circle vs Satlantis
Circle
circle.soSatlantis
satlantis.ioSide by side
| Figure | Circle | Satlantis |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $89/mo | $59/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 6 |
| Spec score · Community Platforms | 8.9 (#10) | 8.3 (#42) |
| 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. | Stripe is the named payment integration, and Growth also includes event ticket embeds and a custom domain. |
| 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. | The privacy policy says Satlantis uses administrative, technical and physical security measures, while noting that it cannot guarantee absolute security. |
| Paid from | 89 | 59 |
| Support | The pricing page lists standard support for Professional and Business, priority support for Scale, and premium support for Circle Plus. | The plan comparison lists Starter email support according to availability, Growth email support with a 24–48 hour answer, and Pro email, chat and video support the same day. |
Plans
Circle
- Professional$89 a month
- Business$199 a month
- Scale$419 a month
- Circle PlusPriced on request
Satlantis
- StarterFree
- Growth$59 a month
- Pro$199 a month
- StarterFree
- Growth$99 a month
- Pro$299 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.