Circle vs WP Discussion Board
Circle
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| Figure | Circle | WP Discussion Board |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $89/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 10 |
| Spec score · Community Platforms | 8.9 (#10) | 8.0 (#69) |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Moderation tools | Yes | Yes |
| Private spaces | Yes | Yes |
| Support | The pricing page lists standard support for Professional and Business, priority support for Scale, and premium support for Circle Plus. | Paid licenses include plugin updates and email/forum support; the site also directs users to its support forum. |
Plans
Circle
- Professional$89 a month
- Business$199 a month
- Scale$419 a month
- Circle PlusPriced on request
WP Discussion Board
- StandardPrice not published
- BusinessPrice not published
- AgencyPrice not published
- Free VersionFree
- Standard — yearly$49 a year
- Business — yearly$89 a year
- Agency — yearly$129 a year
- Standard — lifetime$149, paid once
- Business — lifetime$279, paid once
- Agency — lifetime$399, paid once
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.
WP Discussion Board
WP Discussion Board has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.