Mighty Networks vs Circle
Circle is the Mighty Networks alternative you and your people can call home
Mighty Networks can be hard to “get”, pushing people away and hurting your engagement. Circle communities are so easy to use, people enjoy interacting with you and each other, making everyone feel proudly at home.
More than 8,000 businesses across the world trust Circle with their community.
8,000+
Brands use Circle to power their online communities
2M+
Members across Circle communities
Mighty Networks builds great features — but what about your users’ experience?
Mighty Networks offers online courses, memberships, a white label app, and even a website builder! Many great tools — but when you put so much into a product, users might find it hard to navigate.
Community owners say Mighty Networks can be challenging for their members
It was more challenging to create engagement.
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It’s not collaborative, it does nothing to invite users in.
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Navigating the platform is not very intuitive – to the point of being a barrier for many community members.
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Some of our members are confused about the home activity feed and the course activity feed and find it difficult to navigate between the two.
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In my experience, it is very difficult to get people to join and engage.
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Community members are limited in what they can share.
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Features matter — but having an active, engaged community matters more
Circle makes your community a welcoming place for members, inspiring true conversations.
We keep things simple enough to help communities thrive, with tools and integrations to make creators’ lives easier, too.
Circle focuses on your members first, so they can focus on your content and each other
A community you feel proud of
Everything looks and feels like your brand. Your voice feels louder in a place built for you and your fans.
Easy for people to find and join you
Attract new people to your community by embedding it on your website and pages.
One purpose: true engagement
We won’t bloat Circle with features that look and work great but don’t help you drive engagement.
“Circle keeps topics and conversations easy to access which leads to more engagement. We have found that our community members are highly engaged—a recent monthly challenge event generated over 500 comments!”
Launch immersive live streams with co-hosts
Go live to hundreds of your members with multiple co-hosts. Invite attendees to chat with you or join you on video. Create a rich video experience where people can actually connect, with crisp video & audio.
Co-host with creators and attendees
Video & audio that works
Promote your upcoming events with RSVPs
Circle lets you connect with your audience under one roof
Create content that inspires members
Make your posts unmissable with live streams, video, images, emojis and rich-format content.
Launch an exclusive group chat
Add select members to private group chats. Serve more customers at once and create a personalized experience for them.
Drive revenue with multiple monetization options
Attract new customers with free trials, upsell premium content, offer coupons, and process one-off payments — without members ever leaving your online community platform.
Keep members coming back to your content
Easily set up events and recurring events. Display them at the center of your community site so everyone knows what’s coming up and can RSVP.
NEW! Chat spaces
Get together to chat in real-time with hundreds of your members — the Circle alternative to Slack and Discord. Coming soon.
NEW! Courses
Run courses in Circle. Add another revenue stream to your business without ever leaving your online community. Coming soon.
Integrates with your favorite tools
Everything you need to engage your community is built inside Circle. If you want to connect certain tools here and there, you get thousands of integrations via Zapier.
Rich member profiles
Put the spotlight on your members with searchable member directories and rich profiles that show their true colors. Make it easier for your members to discover each other.
Single sign-on (SSO)
Allow members to join your community using their existing social profiles & tools. Put user experience first and see your engagement grow.
Join the Circle Community
Rub shoulders with community building experts and +5K creators
See how others are using Circle to build their community.
Share your wins, make new friends, and have fun!
I have been blown away by the generosity of my fellow course creators who have shared their setups and tips, and I instantly felt like I was a part of the group.
Caroline Guntur
OrganizingPhotos.net, SearchingScandinavia.com
“I personally think the folks building Circle are thinking about community in a more holistic way than some of the other tools on the market – they’re thinking beyond a forum.”
Mighty Networks vs Circle
Price comparison
How much revenue are you driving from memberships, subscriptions and one-off sales in a year?
Circle
Mighty Networks
Plan
Professional
Business
Pricing
$99/mo
$119/mo
Transaction fees
$1,000/yr
At 1% per transaction
$2,000/yr
At 2% per transaction
Yearly total
$1,948/yr
$3,428/yr
Mighty Networks vs Circle
Keep more of your tools in sync with Circle
Circle
Mighty Networks
Out-of-the-box integrations
- Memberstac
- MemberSpace
- Memberful
- WordPress
- EasyCSV
- Auth0
- Teachable
- Shopify
- Typeform
- Bubble
- Outseta
- Stripe
- Zoom
- Crowdcast
- Google Analytics
- Stripe
- Slack
Zapier integration
Available on all plans
Only available on their Business Plan ($99/mo) and above
Integrately integration
Available on all plans
Not available
API access
Available with your Professional plan and above
Not available
Courses
Available on all plans
Only available on their Business Plan ($99/mo) and above
Live streaming
Unlimited on all plans
Limited to 2 or 4 hours per month, based on your plan
Live stream hosts
Invite co-hosts and members on video
Limited to 1 speaker
Embed widgets
Embed community spaces, posts and comments on your website
Not available
Migrating from Mighty Networks?
We know switching platforms can be stressful…
You don’t need to move your entire community all at once.
Get started with Circle for free, invite a few members and see how our friendly onboarding helps them feel at home in no time.
And if it doesn’t work out for you, you can still go back to what you’re using right now.
“To do the things I wanted would make a hassle in terms of payment processing with Mighty Networks. Because I didn't want to have 2 sites for my members and students I decided to do the trial at Circle to see if it was possible. I'm now a paid member and see that I can get my vision done.”
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