Circle vs Heartbeat

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Circle compared with Heartbeat
Detail	Circle	Heartbeat
What it does	Build a home for your community, events, and courses — all under your own brand.	Build a community people will pay for
Stage	Established	Established
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	US
Pricing model	Not given	subscription
Pricing	Not given	Three subscription plans: Build at $49/month with up to 350 members and 5% transaction fees, Grow at $149/month with up to 5,000 members and 2.5% transaction fees, Scale at $849/month with unlimited members and 1.25% transaction fees. 14-day free trial with no credit card required.
Key features	Direct messaging and group chat Courses with customizable content Branded iOS and Android mobile apps Email marketing and marketing automation Website builder for landing pages and sales pages AI-powered automation and workflows Analytics and member engagement insights	Community discussions Courses (evergreen and cohort-based) Live events and workshops Payment processing and memberships Pulse AI automation Custom domain Branded mobile app Workflows and automation Documents and content hosting
What makes it different	All-in-one platform eliminating need for multiple tools Native branded mobile apps boost engagement and loyalty AI agents that work 24/7 to onboard, moderate, and nurture members Flexible pricing and white-labeled customization options	All-in-one platform consolidating membership, courses, events, and payments in one place Pulse AI that takes real actions like building courses and setting up workflows automatically Own your audience on a custom domain instead of relying on third-party platforms Processing fees drop from 5% to 1.25% as you scale up plans Automation workflows available starting at entry-level $49/month plan
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	88 no change since last check	74 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	49	35
Citation Flow (Majestic)	56	43
Referring domains (Majestic)	15872	1173

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