Circle review

Circle is the most polished community-first option here for creators who sell memberships. Professional costs $89 a month on annual billing, with prices shown in USD, and includes unlimited members, community, courses, live events, a website, member directory and rich profiles, reporting, payments, gamification, a custom domain and iOS, Android and desktop apps, plus 2,500 Circle AI credits a month. It takes a 2% transaction fee and allows 20 spaces and 200GB of storage. Business at $199 a month adds workflows, custom profile fields, APIs and an MCP connection, branded email notifications and removal of Circle branding, and cuts the fee to 1%. Scale at $419 adds AI agents, unlimited workflows and SSO. Branded apps sit on the custom-priced Circle Plus tier. Marketing email is a paid add-on called Email Hub, priced from $99 a month for 10,000 contacts, so an all-in-one like Kajabi can work out cheaper for creators who also need email.

Who it is for

Creators and brands whose main product is a community or membership, with courses and events alongside it.

Price

Professional from $89 per month billed annually plus a 2% transaction fee; 14-day free trial.

Professional $89 /mo* The essentials to launch and run your digital business.
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 9, 2026.

Key features

• Community, courses, live events and a website on every plan
• Unlimited members with member directory and rich profiles
• Payments, gamification and custom domain
• iOS, Android and desktop apps
• Circle AI with 2,500 credits per month on Professional

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Unlimited members on every plan
• Strength: Mobile and desktop apps are included
• Strength: Trial needs no credit card
• Weakness: Professional takes a 2% transaction fee
• Weakness: Workflows and automations start on the $199 per month Business plan
• Weakness: Email Hub costs extra, from $99 per month for 10,000 contacts

Key facts

• Plans: Professional, Business, Scale, Circle Plus
• Transaction fee: 2% on Professional, 1% on Business and Scale
• Spaces on Professional: 20
• Storage on Professional: 200GB

Where it ranks

Circle is No. 8 in our Best Online Course Platforms verdict.