Bevy vs Heartbeat
Bevy and Heartbeat are both community platforms tools. Bevy is aimed at enterprise and small businesses, while Heartbeat is aimed at creators and small businesses.
Bevy
Community events platform for chapter-based brand communities
Heartbeat
Community platform with chat, events and courses
| Pricing | Paid | Paid · $49 |
| Starting price | Not published | $49/mo |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | — | 14 days |
| Built for | Enterprise, Small businesses | Creators, Small businesses |
| Platforms | web | web, ios, android |
| Country | US · 2017 | US · 2020 |
| Rating | — | — |
Choose Bevy if
Enterprise community and developer relations teams running many local chapters, meetups and hybrid events tied to their CRM.
- Purpose-built for running hundreds of local chapters consistently
- Unlimited members, events and emails on the base platform
- Proven with very large programs like Google Developer Groups
Look elsewhere if: Creators and small companies that need a single online community or simple event pages (Circle, Luma, Discourse).
Choose Heartbeat if
Community builders wanting flexibility.
- Lightweight
- All-in-one
- Customizable
Look elsewhere if: Large enterprise communities.
Bevy vs Heartbeat pricing
Bevy
- Base platformCustomUnlimited members, admins, events and emails; white-label hub
- Usage typeCustomForum, User Groups & Events, or All-in-One
- Add-onsCustomCustom domain, CRM sync, SSO, virtual conference, AI search
Heartbeat
- Build$49/mo$40/mo billed annually; 350 members, 5% transaction fee
- Grow$149/mo$124/mo billed annually; 5,000 members, 2.5% fee
- Scale$849/mo$766/mo billed annually; unlimited members, 1.25% fee
Bevy · Key features
- White-labelled community hub with chapter pages for every city or group
- Event creation, registration, ticketing and check-in for chapter leaders
- Built-in newsletters and email automations with no sending caps
- Bevy Virtual Conference for large online and hybrid events
- Native Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo and Eloqua sync
- SAML, OAuth and OpenID SSO plus social sign-in
Cons
- No public pricing; everything is quote-based
- Overkill for a single online community or small creator
- Forum and discussion features trail Discourse and Circle
Heartbeat · Key features
- Threads and chat
- Events
- Courses
- Documents
- Payments
- Custom branding
Cons
- Smaller ecosystem
- Mobile maturing
- Fewer integrations
Bevy vs Heartbeat: FAQ
Do Bevy and Heartbeat have a free plan?
Bevy has no free plan. Heartbeat has no free plan, a 14-day free trial.