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Circle vs Kommunity

Circle and Kommunity are both community platforms tools aimed at creators and small businesses. Only Kommunity has a free plan.

Circle

All-in-one community platform for creators and brands

Kommunity

Community and event platform for RSVPs, tickets and paid memberships

PricingPaid · $89Freemium
Starting price$89/moNot published
Free planNoYes
Free trial14 days—
Built forCreators, Small businessesCreators, Small businesses, Developers
Platformsweb, ios, androidweb, ios, android
CountryUS · 2020TR
Rating——

Choose Circle if

Creators and companies who want a premium, branded community with courses and payments.

  • Polished, flexible community experience
  • Courses, events and payments in one
  • Strong for creators and B2B communities alike

Look elsewhere if: Budget communities (Skool, Discord) or knowledge-heavy forums (Discourse).

Choose Kommunity if

Meetup-style groups, tech communities and clubs that want free events, RSVPs and discussion in one place.

  • No monthly fee to run communities and free events
  • Events and community discussion in a single product
  • Call for papers support is rare among community tools

Look elsewhere if: Creators building course-heavy paid membership sites or large ticketed festivals (Circle, Mighty Networks, Eventbrite).

Circle vs Kommunity pricing

Circle

  • Professional$89/moBilled annually; unlimited members, 3 admins, 2% transaction fee
  • Business$199/moBilled annually; 5 admins, 1% transaction fee, workflows, API
  • Scale$419/moBilled annually; 10 admins, 1% transaction fee, AI agents
  • Circle PlusCustomBranded mobile apps, unlimited admins, 0.5% transaction fee

Kommunity

  • Free$0Communities, events and RSVPs free; 5% fee on earnings plus Stripe
  • CustomCustomAdvanced features and custom terms for high-volume organizers

Circle · Key features

  • Spaces for posts, chat, events and courses
  • Live streams and video rooms
  • Paid memberships, tiers and gated spaces
  • Workflows for automation and member journeys
  • Branded mobile apps (Plus)
  • AI agent, analytics and API

Cons

  • Price plus transaction fees
  • Branded app is a significant add-on
  • Search and threading can be weaker than forums

Kommunity · Key features

  • Public, private or secret communities with a discussion feed
  • Free RSVP events or ticketed events with multiple ticket types
  • Waitlists, screening questions and QR code check-in
  • Built-in live streaming for online events
  • Call for papers and speaker management for conferences
  • Paid subscriptions, sponsorships, ads, job posts and donations

Cons

  • 5% fee on paid earnings on top of Stripe fees
  • Paid plan features and pricing are not published
  • Short native integration list beyond Zapier

Circle vs Kommunity: FAQ

Do Circle and Kommunity have a free plan?

Circle has no free plan, a 14-day free trial. Kommunity has a free plan.

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