Heartbeat vs Pivot

Heartbeat is a paid platform for running online communities, with Android and iOS apps. Its listed features include private spaces, event hosting, moderation tools and custom domains. Plans vary by community size: Build supports up to 350 members, Grow up to 5,000 and Scale has unlimited members. Build costs $49 a month billed monthly; Grow costs $149 a month billed monthly; Scale costs $849 a month billed monthly. Build includes five automation workflows and one custom landing page. Grow includes unlimited automation workflows and 50 hours of native video hosting. Scale includes 50 custom landing pages, 200 hours of native video hosting and a white-label branded mobile app. Native video hosting is also available as a $19 a month add-on for 50 hours of storage. Integrations include Zapier, Zoom, Outlook Calendar, Google Calendar, Slack, Circle and Peerboard imports. The 14-day trial does not become a continuing free plan: communities are deactivated if they are not upgraded afterward, and inactive communities are automatically deleted after 30 days.

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.