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Heartbeat vs Kommunity

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

Heartbeat

Community platform with chat, events and courses

Kommunity

Community and event platform for RSVPs, tickets and paid memberships

PricingPaid · $49Freemium
Starting price$49/moNot published
Free planNoYes
Free trial14 days—
Built forCreators, Small businessesCreators, Small businesses, Developers
Platformsweb, ios, androidweb, ios, android
CountryUS · 2020TR
Rating——

Choose Heartbeat if

Community builders wanting flexibility.

  • Lightweight
  • All-in-one
  • Customizable

Look elsewhere if: Large enterprise communities.

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).

Heartbeat vs Kommunity pricing

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

Kommunity

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

Heartbeat · Key features

  • Threads and chat
  • Events
  • Courses
  • Documents
  • Payments
  • Custom branding

Cons

  • Smaller ecosystem
  • Mobile maturing
  • Fewer integrations

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

Heartbeat vs Kommunity: FAQ

Do Heartbeat and Kommunity have a free plan?

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

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