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Circlevs
Mighty Networks
Circle runs member communities with spaces, events, courses, and paywalls. Mighty Networks bundles community, courses, events, and memberships in one network.
How Circle and Mighty Networks compare
Circle is where serious community hosts go when the community is the business. Spaces for discussion and chat, courses and events in the same place, paid memberships with branded checkout, gamification, workflows, Circle AI, and on Circle Plus your own branded iOS and Android apps. It has grown into an all-in-one for membership businesses, and the Website Builder and Email Hub mean many hosts no longer need a second tool for the front door. If your members log in every week to talk to each other, Circle is built for exactly that.
Mighty Networks is built around one idea: people join for the content and stay for each other. Spaces that mix feed, chat, events, and courses, paid memberships charged in hundreds of currencies, native iOS and Android apps for every member, livestreaming, gamification, and Mighty Co-Host AI that drafts your landing page and brand from a single question. If you want to sell a $48 a month membership and keep members active on their phones, Mighty is designed for that job and has the numbers to show for it.
Where they are different
Circle
- Circle's pages are the front door to a members-only space.
- Circle's Email Hub is an add-on priced per contact on top of the plan.
- Circle's DMs live between members inside the community.
- Circle has courses, live streams, paid tiers for users, and gamification.
Mighty Networks
- Mighty's website is a landing page in front of a members-only Network, indexable on Scale and up.
- Mighty reaches members with notifications and a Message All Members announcement and hands newsletters to Kit.
- Mighty sells memberships, courses, and bundles through plans.
- Mighty has chat between members.
Choose Circle when a paid, private community with courses and events is the product, and you want members in a branded app.
Choose Mighty Networks when a paid membership with courses, events, and a native app is the business, and member-to-member activity is the value you sell.
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What's on Circle and Mighty Networks
A check means that capability is available. Circle and Mighty Networks are marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.
Site and brand
- Workspace siteCircle: IncludedMighty Networks: Included
- Custom domainCircle: IncludedMighty Networks: Included
- Theme and fontsCircle: IncludedMighty Networks: Included
Public content
- Reader engagementCircle: IncludedMighty Networks: Not included
- Showcase pagesCircle: IncludedMighty Networks: Included
Reach and quality
- SEOCircle: IncludedMighty Networks: Included
Audience and email
- AudienceCircle: IncludedMighty Networks: Included
- Marketing emailsCircle: IncludedMighty Networks: Not included
- Bulk email workflowsCircle: IncludedMighty Networks: Included
- Campaign workflowsCircle: IncludedMighty Networks: Not included
Messaging
- Built-in chatCircle: IncludedMighty Networks: Included
Commerce
- Shop paymentsCircle: IncludedMighty Networks: Included
Team
- Admin usersCircle: IncludedMighty Networks: Included
- Per-admin permissionsCircle: IncludedMighty Networks: Included
- AI AssistantCircle: IncludedMighty Networks: Included
* Note: This table does not capture every feature of Circle or Mighty Networks, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Circle or Mighty Networks may add or remove features that are not shown here.
Circle vs Mighty Networks pricing
Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.
Circle
Current plans and prices
See what Circle charges on their pricing page.
Mighty Networks
Current plans and prices
See what Mighty Networks charges on their pricing page.
Cardel: An alternative to
Circle and Mighty Networks
You don't pay until you publish.
Cardel provides a home for your craft. Share and sell your work, grow your audience, and bring your community together on a site of your own.
Common questions
Is Cardel an alternative to Circle or Mighty Networks?
Cardel is a home for your craft: a site of your own with a blog, newsletter, shop, community, and one inbox. It can replace Circle or Mighty Networks when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Circle and Mighty Networks are marked.
Can I use Cardel with Circle or Mighty Networks?
Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep Circle or Mighty Networks for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.
How much does Cardel cost compared with Circle and Mighty Networks?
You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. Circle and Mighty Networks set their own prices, so check their pricing pages on this page for current plans.
How do I switch from Circle or Mighty Networks to Cardel?
Start with Build Your Site, set up your home, and bring your work over at your own pace. You do not have to move everything on day one.
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