Circle
8.2#9 in community platformsFrom $89 a monthAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitCircle vs Scoold
What both publish
| Fact | Circle | Scoold |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | Circle lists integrations including Airtable, Google Sheets, Memberstack, WordPress, Memberful, Typeform, and Slack through native connections, embeds, snippets, or Zapier. | The maker lists Slack, Microsoft Teams, Mattermost, Zapier, and n8n integrations; chat integrations are marked Pro. |
| Notable limits | The pricing page lists live stream attendee limits of 100, 200, and 500 for Professional, Business, and Scale, respectively. | The free plan allows at most 10 spaces, 1 admin, and 1 whitelisted identity domain; Pro removes those listed caps. |
| Support | The pricing page lists standard support for Professional and Business, priority support for Scale, and premium support for Circle Plus. | Scoold Pro licenses include free updates and support for 12 months after purchase; the maker offers a 14-day money-back guarantee. |
| What it does | Circle brings community, content, events, courses, payments, email, and website tools together on one platform. | Scoold is a self-hosted Q&A platform, forum, and knowledge base for teams. |
Circle plans
- Professional$89 a month
- Business$199 a month
- Scale$419 a month
- Circle PlusPriced on request
Scoold plans
- ScooldFree
- Scoold Pro€499, paid once
- Pro + Source€1,999, paid once
Pick Circle if…
Circle suits creators, brands, solopreneurs and community businesses that want community features alongside courses, events and other tools. Its listed desktop and mobile apps offer access across several device types.
Pick Scoold if…
Scoold suits teams that want to host their own Q&A space, forum, or knowledge base. It may also fit organizations that need a REST API and are prepared to deploy Java-based software with a Para backend.