# Page 2 | Circle Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 2 - Is Circle the right Community solution for you? Explore 48 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/10002260/Circle/reviews --- Circle 4.7 (48) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/10002260/Circle/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 2 - Reviews of Circle ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 26-48 of 48 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use AP Angie P. Owner Individual & Family Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "User friendly and responsive" October 30, 2024 5.0 Pros I absolutely love Circle. As someone who's not extremely tech savvy, it's very user friendly and easy to navigate. I like that there are multiple ways to host my information, discussion, chats and courses. They're always adding new features which have really enhanced our community. The ability to have locked spaces that have a paywall has been great for helping members upgrade. My members love that they can use the app or use the browser. Cons I wish it was easier to send voice notes and that they had transcription. Alternatives considered [Kartra](https://www.capterra.com/p/184946/Kartra/)[Kajabi](https://www.capterra.com/p/154682/Kajabi/) Reason for choosing Circle easier to set up and easier to maintain and less expensive Switched from [ThriveCart](https://www.capterra.com/p/234835/ThriveCart/) I wanted to have more community features included Review Source BA Bee A. Founder Management Consulting Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "I'm LOVING Circle, it's exactly what I needed to get my community engaging with one another" October 18, 2024 5.0 I LOVED the initial call that Circle makes available for people who are interested in the platform. I learned so much from just 30 minutes with one of their skilled consultants. She also shared multiple example community buildouts for me so I could get creative with how I set my community up. Pros I'm a new Circle customer and I've been shocked and excited to see how easy it is to setup and start integration. I'm looking forward to seeing what this platform does to help grow my community. Cons I don't have any at this point. So far it has fulfilled my needs and exceeded them too. Alternatives considered [Teachable](https://www.capterra.com/p/147019/Teachable/)[Kajabi](https://www.capterra.com/p/154682/Kajabi/)[Thinkific](https://www.capterra.com/p/132888/Thinkific/) Reason for choosing Circle It came highly recommended by a couple of my friends who also have online communities. Switched from [Kajabi](https://www.capterra.com/p/154682/Kajabi/) I found Kajabi difficult to use and frustrating to get a hold of customer service Review Source MB Mark B. Admin Entertainment Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Circle Review" November 22, 2024 5.0 Overall I was pleased with the product and the features it provided. The support response time was excellent, which aside from that, was a big part of our decision to choose Circle. Pros I found the Circle pretty intuitive and well supported compared to other products I've seen. We can set up a community in a matter of weeks with all the features we want from this platform. Cons There is a big price jump from the business edition to the next levels up. Alternatives considered [uuki](https://www.capterra.com/p/239148/uuki/) Reason for choosing Circle There is a lack of a support plan or team. I could not contact anyone for help, and I did try. Review Source MP Manuel P. Freelancer for Content Creators Design Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Community first" September 11, 2024 4.0 As a freelancer, I've built several Circle communities for my clients, which are mostly content creators who like to have a private community for monetizing their audience and having deeper conversations with their fans. Pros Circle is the membership tool that places the most emphasis on community aspects. For me, it's the closest thing to social media, just in a private and (if necessary) paid environment. Also, the support chatbot is surprisingly helpful. I found a lot of solutions within seconds I otherwise needed to wait hours or days for. Cons The course area needs some more features to be more competitive to other tools. In general, I'd like to have way more customization options, especially for the mobile apps to make it a more on-brand experience. Alternatives considered [Teachable](https://www.capterra.com/p/147019/Teachable/)[Memberspot](https://www.capterra.com/p/202917/Memberspot/)[ablefy](https://www.capterra.com/p/242103/elopage/) Reason for choosing Circle because of the community features and native mobile apps Review Source MR Marco R. CEO Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "The next level of your community" September 16, 2024 5.0 My experience has been great with Circle and I highly recommend it to those who want to create a high-profile community and give exclusivity to their members. Pros Circle is a really great and flexible platform! It allows you to build beautiful communities with extreme simplicity! It also has many features such as the ability to create memebri areas and private groups, do live streaming directly from the platform, which will take the management and growth of your community to the next level. Cons It would be nice to be able to have Circle in multiple languages, this would not only allow for more customer acquisition, but would be really convenient for community members who struggle to speak English. Alternatives considered [Podia](https://www.capterra.com/p/160788/Coach/)[Kajabi](https://www.capterra.com/p/154682/Kajabi/)[Thinkific](https://www.capterra.com/p/132888/Thinkific/) Reason for choosing Circle I really liked the very social-like interface and the included features such as live streaming, or selling video courses. Switched from [Podia](https://www.capterra.com/p/160788/Coach/) Here I found all the features I need at the moment at a lower price. Review Source JD Jennifer D. CEO Co-Founder Imagine AI Future Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The best plateform to have a professional community" September 11, 2024 5.0 I find the experience really professionnal, like slack Pros Professionnal plateform Can be uses with btob Cons Not enough intuitive for administrator Limited spaces Alternatives considered [Notion](https://www.capterra.com/p/186596/Notion/) Reason for choosing Circle Because more spaces available, limitation is aa big blocker for artificial intelligence which have a lot of content Review Source SC Shamnas C. Founder Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Best Tool For Building Online Communities." October 22, 2024 5.0 Amazing. I just moved from skool to circle and I am loving it. Pros The flexibility it offers while creating paywalls, the inbuilt affiliate tracking system, spaces to organise my content, live meeting rooms. Cons Landing page builder could have been better. Review Source MW Mark W. Founder Management Consulting Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great tool for online communities" September 16, 2024 5.0 I have found circle to be easy to implement, easy to have multiple layers of membership and a rich environment for interaction Pros I love the community of circle users - on circle - who are there to support and help. Cons Users were from facebook so there was a learning curve for them, albeit small, to use circle Alternatives considered [Mighty Networks](https://www.capterra.com/p/185819/Mighty-Networks/) Reason for choosing Circle More experience as a user of other circle communities Switched from [Facebook Business Suite](https://www.capterra.com/p/235972/Facebook-Business-Suite/) It was a richer environment than the facebook groups Review Source JD Jordyn D. Freelancer Videographer Photography Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "I highly highly recommend Circle as a great place to build your community." September 16, 2024 5.0 Honestly, I am 100% satisfied. It serves all of my needs. Pros I just think the platform is great! I absolutely love that Circle listens to their users and actually improves their platform based on feedback. They keep adding in great new features. I'm so happy to host my community on Circle. Cons I simply don't enjoy the cost but that's not a big deal because it's worth it. Alternatives considered [Mighty Networks](https://www.capterra.com/p/185819/Mighty-Networks/) Reason for choosing Circle I thought Circle had a way better user experience. Review Source PM Phoebe M. CMO Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Love Circle!" September 26, 2024 5.0 Pros Circle is a simple, easy to use system to build a community and deliver content. Cons Nothing yet. As it compares to the alternatives, it's pretty solid. Alternatives considered [Kajabi](https://www.capterra.com/p/154682/Kajabi/) Reason for choosing Circle The community aspect was much better than the others Review Source AW Alan W. COO Accounting Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Simplified Our Community Building Life Tremendously" September 16, 2024 5.0 Its solved a ton of our problems and helped up slim down the number of systems we need to use. We don't need one system for courses, one system for webinars, one system for member communication. Its all there already. Pros Set up was pretty straight forward and the training/docs were helpful. Cons It felt a little overwhelming starting with a blank slate. There's a lot of functionality to get through. Alternatives considered [Mighty Networks](https://www.capterra.com/p/185819/Mighty-Networks/) Reason for choosing Circle The UI was cleaner and felt easier to understand when I looked at it from my members viewpoint. Review Source JB Jessa B. Senior Community Engagement Manager Mental Health Care Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Excellent for a lot of use cases but lacking some core features" January 12, 2023 4.0 Overall I think Circle is a good value for it's cost and is suitable for a lot of folks who have smaller communities or who focus on a membership-based business. They seem very product driven in their approach and committed to delivering new features and improving on a continual basis. Pros Circle was very easy to onboard and integrate. The company is very involved in their own community, and seemed to be extremely engaged with user feedback and activating on it. We've been live for 7 months now and many of the features I was disappointed weren't available have already been pushed live, with more on their roadmap coming in the next several months. Cons Out of the box, it's very easy to use but only comes with one template making all Circle communities look very homogenous and restricted in customizations. The analytics dashboard is sorely lack and needs a complete overhaul. Very little access to editing user profiles on the backend. Not great for content organization with lack of content tags or a knowledgebase template to organize FAQs or content libraries. Review Source MK Michael K. Founder and Owner Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Literally all you could want from a community platform" February 8, 2023 4.0 Outstanding. I love the community itself and the software is great to use. Honestly it's a staple in our business now and I wouldn't leave it for anything. Pros Circle has made it incredibly easy to manage our community and coaching clients AND allow them to contact us and share their progress. Our team also lives in Circle, and we've replaced Slack/Discord with Circle for internal community management.We use spaces for bonus content and templates, as well as hosting recordings of previous calls. Plus DMing allows us to keep up with individuals before using the posts to create longer form conversations. Cons The webinar/live call function needs some work. It's unlikely I'll move away from Zoom and it doesn't quite fit in either the webinar/broadcast category or the internal team call category. I'd have preferred a killer Zoom integration. Alternatives considered [TRIBE](https://www.capterra.com/p/230447/TRIBE/) Reason for choosing Circle More features, easier to use and set up, DMing and spaces easier to manage. Tags, comments, videos - it all just works. Switched from [Quip](https://www.capterra.com/p/151651/Quip/)[TRIBE](https://www.capterra.com/p/230447/TRIBE/) Tribe had zero features up and running when we wanted them. Quip moved away from being for smaller businesses since it was purchased by Salesforce. Review Source LJ Lesli J. Founder Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Incredible product & community building tool!" January 25, 2023 5.0 Impeccable. \[sensitive content hidden\]—our dedicated Community rep for our Enterprise Plan is so sharp, has taken the time to get to know what we are doing and how we want to do it so that he can best support and guide our building out of the content. He’s also amazing around helping us understand and navigate the features (I’m a true tech dufus, but the features do seem easy to access and manage even for someone like me). Big shout out to \[sensitive content hidden\]!!! Pros The features and how all kinds of content can be published & organized are incredible. Incredible product/community building tool with all the best of other social sites without the data-mining, lack of control over who sees what & when and all the other “BS.” Circle is the cream of the crop! Cons So far, nothing. Very grateful that the app is now on Android and look forward to when more of the features—for the product builders & community managers are available on pads! Reason for choosing Circle Our marketing advisor shared with us about Circle when we were unsure what to do next. We knew immediately that Circle would be the company/tool for us and we haven’t looked back once. We are so excited for what we’re building out and what we’ll be able to offer—both to members and non-members! Review Source SM Susan M. Founder Professional Training & Coaching Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Circle is the all-in-one user friendly platform I'd been looking for for years!" January 11, 2023 5.0 I absolutely love the Circle platform, but even more, the staff at Circle! Pros Circle is intuitive, the customer support is fantastic, and they walk their talk creating an incredible community of Circle users! Cons So far, I haven't found anything I've disliked. Any help I've needed has been addressed with Circle support and in a friendly and timely manner, too! Reason for choosing Circle The people at Circle are super friendly and helpful. I feel like they really want me to succeed as a community leader. Switched from [Squarespace](https://www.capterra.com/p/143461/Squarespace/) I wanted an easy-to-use platform where my members could communicate with each other. It's also a quick and easy way to disseminate information, host events, courses, etc. Review Source SA Shelly A. Opperations and Communications Mgr. Professional Training & Coaching Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "We love Circle!" January 10, 2023 5.0 It has been great! A lot of learning and trying things out but so much fun and I feel my creative juices flowing when I am building and thinking of how best to set up and use this platform for hosting our community. It is just what we needed! Pros The Circle team, customer support, layout and support material is AMAZING! Mostly I love the Circle team members and how they engage with us! I feel so supported and celebrated! I can't wait to see how far this platform goes! I am a big big fan of Circle! Cons Maybe just the newness of this platform for users, but I think everyone will get onboard soon enough. And not being able to see other Communities inside a directory or list inside Circle. Reason for choosing Circle I would say our live call with one of their reps, but also the features and look were aligned with our vision. Switched from [Discord](https://www.capterra.com/p/240238/Discord/) Circle was a much better match for our needs. Discord was better than nothing, but did not fit our use case well. Review Source Fernand L. Coordinateur des programmes Civic & Social Organization Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Coordinateur programmes" November 15, 2023 5.0 Circle m'a permis à ce jour de me connecter avec d'autres personnes des autres parties du monde et tisser de bonne relation dans le cadre de notre travail. Pros Réseautage avec les paires dans le domaine de la société civile. Cons J'apprécie toutes les fonctionnalité de Circle. Review Source Genesis G. Marketing Specialist Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Circle Review" March 9, 2023 5.0 Pros Navigation is so easy to use and set up. Very product is driven and committed to updating new tools. Cons Real-time chat is a bit slow and sometimes glitches. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Owner Entertainment Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "A robust, full-featured community solution" January 17, 2023 5.0 Pros When I say Circle is "Facebook-like" I mean it as a compliment. I believe a lot of modern social community solutions like Discord, Slack, or member platforms like Patreon don't have the proper feel of being a "destination" or home for a community. Circle has this, and has features for just about every type of community interaction you would like to create. Cons The subscription is on the high side compared to member platforms like Patreon and Supercast (and especially Discord), but I hope this sets a high bar for their feature delivery and customer service. Review Source YA Yvonne A. Guide Professional Training & Coaching Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The Journey With Circle " January 10, 2023 4.0 Pros It’s refreshing to have a space in which we can build engaging communities while we actively live into the purpose of adding value to those we connect with and serve. That there isn’t the toxic environment found on other platforms makes it a joy to be here. We look forward to all the ways we’ll be able to do our work as Circle continues to grow in the tools offered to community builders/curators. Cons I personally need to spend more time on the platform as we grow - and don’t yet have a least liked thing about it. Switched from [Discord](https://www.capterra.com/p/240238/Discord/)[Facebook Apps and Tabs](https://www.capterra.com/p/160208/Facebook-Apps-and-Tabs/) Neither platform offered what we read we could have on Circle. Review Source LC Leonard C. Manager Professional Training & Coaching Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Review " January 10, 2023 5.0 Excellent Pros The software is very simple and easy to use and easy to setup the different functionality in the platform Cons I have no issue with Circle software this far, the creators did a great job building the platform Review Source EM Eric M. Founder Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Must have for online community builders " January 12, 2023 5.0 Overall, I feel that Circle is a bargain. What you get for the price you pay is unmatched for this type of software. Pros I love how beautiful the UI is for the this software. The UX is also intuitive and constantly be improved upon every year. Cons I feel like they could work on have direct integrations with other software rather than having to use third-party glue platforms like Zapier or Make. Reason for choosing Circle Because it seemed like a more intuitive software to use for my users. Review Source AM Anna M. Product Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great platform for community management!" January 18, 2023 5.0 Pros Love the clean look and feel of the product. Cons Real time chat is a bit bulky and missing a few valuable features. Alternatives considered [Slack](https://www.capterra.com/p/135003/Slack/) Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.