Courses & Community Platforms

Circle and Mighty Networks cost within $4 to $20 a month of each other up to about 1,400 paying members; past that, Mighty Growth's 0.5% fee saves $519 a month at 5,000 members. Selling through Mighty's iOS app at the web price can erase that lead. We price both with every fee, then compare spaces, courses, live rooms, apps, AI, automations and migration. Research-based, checked October 23, 2026.

Skool Pro is the cheaper way to run a paid community at every size we modelled, because its 2.9% fee already includes card processing while Circle's 2% sits on top of Stripe. Circle earns its higher bill with separate spaces, cohort courses, your own domain and automation. We price both at 100, 1,000 and 5,000 paid members and compare courses, live calls, gamification, branding and integrations. Research-based, checked October 23, 2026.

Circle fits coaches, cohort courses and paid memberships where members talk every week, and is a weaker buy for funnel-first sellers or anyone who wants a cheap test plan. We map which features sit on which plan, where courses and the mobile apps stop short, what G2 and Capterra reviewers report, and when Skool, Kajabi, Mighty Networks or Kartra fits better. Research-based, checked October 22, 2026.

Circle's Professional, Business and Scale plans cost $89, $199 and $419 a month on annual billing, with month-to-month prices of $99 and $219 for the first two, and every member payment also pays Circle 2%, 1% or 0.5% plus Stripe's fees. We price three communities from 200 to 1,000 members, show where Business becomes cheaper than Professional, and list the add-ons that raise the bill. Checked October 21, 2026.