Heartbeat vs ProfileGrid

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.

ProfileGrid is a WordPress plugin for building user profiles, groups, communities, directories, and paid memberships. Administrators can create groups with separate profile fields, registration forms, membership prices, member limits, and group leaders. Community features include user blogs, private messaging, notifications, and a friends system. Privacy settings can restrict posts, pages, profile data, and group content. Listed integrations include WooCommerce, bbPress, MailPoet, RegistrationMagic, EventPrime, and Elementor. PayPal is available in core, while Stripe is an extension. The free Core plan costs nothing and includes more than 90 core features plus free extensions. Premium costs $79 per month as listed, with one site and one year of updates and support. Premium+ costs $139 per month as listed, with a one-time payment, unlimited sites, and lifetime updates and support. The standard version uses the GNU General Public License; Premium receives priority support. Profile and registration data are stored in the WordPress database, and compatibility with every third-party product, plugin, theme, or browser is not guaranteed.