Circle review

Circle packs the tools a brand community usually needs into one product: discussion spaces, a member directory with rich profiles, courses, live streams and live rooms, a website builder, payments and apps for iOS, Android and desktop. Professional costs $89 per month on annual billing and includes unlimited members, 3 admins, 10 moderators, 20 spaces, 200 GB of storage and 2,500 Circle AI credits a month. Business, at $199, is the plan most companies running a customer community will want, because it adds workflows, custom profile fields, the Circle API and MCP server, activity scores, branded email notifications and removal of Circle branding. Scale, at $419, adds AI agents, unlimited workflows, webhooks and custom SSO. Circle Plus adds custom branded mobile apps and a dedicated partner at custom pricing. The limits on admins and spaces are the thing to watch for larger teams, and SSO arrives late in the ladder. Payment features carry a 2% transaction fee on Professional and 1% on Business and Scale.

Who it is for

Brands and SaaS companies launching a branded member community

Price

Professional $89 per month billed annually; Business $199, Scale $419 per month; Circle Plus custom.

professional $89 /mo* the essentials to launch and run your digital business.
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 12, 2026.

Key features

• Unlimited members, community spaces, courses, live events and a website builder on every plan
• iOS, Android and desktop apps and a custom domain from Professional
• Workflows, Circle APIs and an MCP server from Business
• AI agents, webhooks and custom single sign-on (SSO) on Scale
• Custom branded mobile apps with branded push notifications on Circle Plus

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Professional includes unlimited members for $89 per month billed annually
• Strength: 14-day free trial with no credit card and a 30-day money-back guarantee
• Strength: Business plan removes Circle branding and adds the API and MCP
• Weakness: Professional allows only 3 admins, 10 moderators and 20 spaces
• Weakness: SSO is reserved for the $419 Scale plan
• Weakness: Your own branded mobile app requires custom-priced Circle Plus

Key facts

• Entry price: $89 per month, billed annually
• Members: Unlimited on every plan
• Free trial: 14 days, no credit card
• Transaction fee: 2% on Professional, 1% on Business and Scale
• SSO: From Scale, $419 per month

Where it ranks

Circle is No. 1 in our Best Community Platforms verdict.