Heartbeat vs Swarm
Heartbeat
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| Figure | Heartbeat | Swarm |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $19/mo | $19/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 14 | 6 |
| Spec score · Learning Community Platforms | 8.7 (#3) | 7.6 (#21) |
| Integrations | Integrations include Zapier, Zoom, Outlook Calendar, Google Calendar, Slack, Circle, and Peerboard imports. | The Scale plan includes Zapier, API access and SSO; Swarm’s help center describes syncing new space members to a CRM through Zapier. |
Plans
Heartbeat
- Build$49 a month
- Build$490 a year
- Grow$149 a month
- Grow$1,490 a year
- Scale$849 a month
- Scale$9,200 a year
- Native video hosting add-on$19 a month
- Build annual$40 a month
- Build monthly$49 a month
- Grow annual$124 a month
Swarm
- Launch$29 a month
- Growth$89 a month
- Scale$199 a month
- Launch$228 a year
- Growth$948 a year
- Scale$1,788 a year
In their own words
Heartbeat
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.
Swarm
Swarm is a video-first community platform for online experts and coaches, combining discussions, courses, live events and creator sales. Conversations can use threaded text, video, voice notes, images, GIFs, embeds, mentions and screen shares. Courses are organized into ordered modules and lessons with video, text, PDFs and embeds. Native events offer meeting or webinar modes, co-hosts and recordings that can be posted automatically. Creators can sell memberships, courses, downloads, event tickets and bookings through a branded storefront, with Stripe processing payments. Swarm provides an installable Progressive Web App for mobile and desktop with push notifications, without an app-store download. Its 14-day trial requires no credit card, but uses Launch and excludes the store, white label, Zapier and API integrations. Scale includes Zapier, API access and SSO. Swarm says most data remains while an account is active and six months afterward, and personal-data deletion begins within 10 business days of account closure.