Heartbeat
Heartbeat is a paid platform for running online communities, with Android and iOS apps.
What Heartbeat is
Heartbeat is a paid platform for running online communities, with Android and iOS apps. Listed features include private spaces, event hosting, moderation tools, and custom domains. Its plans scale by member capacity: Build supports up to 350 members, Grow up to 5,000, and Scale has unlimited members. Build costs $49 a month billed monthly and includes five automation workflows and one custom landing page. Grow costs $149 a month billed monthly, with unlimited automation workflows and 50 hours of native video hosting. Scale is listed at $849 a month billed monthly and includes 50 custom landing pages and 200 hours of native video hosting; it also includes a white-label branded mobile app. A separate native video hosting add-on costs $19 a month for 50 hours of storage. Integrations include Zapier, Zoom, Outlook Calendar, Google Calendar, Slack, Circle, and Peerboard imports. A 14-day trial is available, but communities are deactivated if they are not upgraded afterward. Inactive communities are automatically deleted after 30 days.
Good
- Includes Android and iOS apps.
- Supports private spaces and event hosting.
- Plans include unlimited admins and moderators.
- Integrates with calendar, messaging, and community services.
- Scale includes a white-label branded mobile app.
Watch out
- No free plan is listed.
- Communities deactivate if not upgraded after the trial.
- Inactive communities are deleted after 30 days.
Who it suits
Heartbeat suits community operators who want private spaces, events, moderation, and mobile apps. Its plans serve communities from a 350-member cap to unlimited membership.
Verdict
Heartbeat offers community features across plans with clearly differentiated member capacities and video allowances. Check the trial and inactivity policies, as well as the monthly cost, before choosing a plan.
Plans and prices
From Heartbeat's own pricing page, checked 21 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Build | $49 a month | 350 members · Unlimited channels, courses, events, documents, and landing pages · 5 automation workflows · 1 custom landing page · Monthly |
| Build | $490 | 350 members · Unlimited channels, courses, events, documents, and landing pages · 5 automation workflows · 1 custom landing page · Billed annually as $490; displayed as $40/month |
| Grow | $149 a month | 5,000 members · Unlimited automation workflows · 50 hours native video hosting · 15 custom landing pages · Monthly |
| Grow | $1,490 a year | 5,000 members · Unlimited automation workflows · 50 hours native video hosting · 15 custom landing pages · Billed annually as $1,490; displayed as $124/month |
| Scale | $849 a month | Unlimited members · 50 custom landing pages · 200 hours native video hosting · Monthly; schedule a call |
| Scale | $9,200 a year | Unlimited members · 50 custom landing pages · 200 hours native video hosting · Billed annually as $9,200; displayed as $766/month |
| Native video hosting add-on | $19 a month | 50 hours of storage add-on |
| Build annual | $40 a month | Up to 350 members; Build tier · Billed annually as $490 |
| Build monthly | $49 a month | Up to 350 members; Build tier · Billed monthly |
| Grow annual | $124 a month | Up to 5,000 members; Grow tier · Billed annually as $1,490 |
| Grow monthly | $149 a month | Up to 5,000 members; Grow tier · Billed monthly |
| Scale annual | $766 a month | Unlimited members; Scale tier · Billed annually as $9,200 |
| Scale monthly | $849 a month | Unlimited members; Scale tier · Billed monthly |
| Free trial | Free | 14-day free trial; no credit card required |
The facts
Each one read from Heartbeat's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Admins Moderators
- Plans allow unlimited admins and moderators, counted toward member limits.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Annual Savings
- Annual billing saves 17% on Build and Grow, or 10% on Scale.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Build Members
- Build includes up to 350 members.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Communities Built
- Homepage says 37,000+ communities built.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Custom domain
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Custom Domain
- Custom domain is included on every plan.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Event hosting
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- GDPR Compliant
- The feature comparison lists GDPR Compliant.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Grow Members
- Grow includes up to 5,000 members.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Inactive Deletion
- Inactive communities are automatically deleted after 30 days.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Integrations include Zapier, Zoom, Outlook Calendar, Google Calendar, Slack, Circle, and Peerboard imports.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Member limit
- 350checked 21 Sep 2026
- Moderation tools
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Moderation Tools
- Teams can manage members, posts, and comments with moderation permissions.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Paid from
- 49checked 21 Sep 2026
- Private spaces
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Refund Policy
- Refunds are handled case by case by support.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Scale Members
- Scale includes unlimited members.checked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Branded App
- Scale includes a white-label branded mobile app.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Mobile apps
- bothchecked 21 Sep 2026
- Mobile Apps
- Heartbeat includes iOS and Android apps.checked 28 Sep 2026
The company
- Company Years
- Footer shows Heartbeat Chat copyright 2020–2026.checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 21 Sep 2026
- Free Trial
- Heartbeat offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card required.checked 28 Sep 2026
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