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Your Patreon supporters want more than content
Circle brings courses, events, conversations, and automation together in one community platform — turning passive supporters into engaged members.
Create a place where members connect and participate
Hop off the content treadmill
Grow your brand with a community you fully control
Trusted by more than 13 million members across 18,000 communities
Ali Abdaal
6.5M subscribers
Tim Ferriss
2 million readers
Ness Labs
100K readers
Jay Shetty
900K readers
The Futur
2.7M subscribers
Patreon was built to broadcast content, not run a business
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Patreon limits you to one-way communication
Circle’s complete community platform actually helps you grow
Community pros level up from Patreon to Circle every day
“We moved off Patreon because we wanted a real home for our community, not just a membership tool. We were piecing together too many platforms and software to create the experience we wanted for our writers. Circle made that possible by giving us a single place where people can connect, share resources, and participate in events. What I appreciate most is how the platform keeps evolving — every release feels like it’s responding to what community builders actually need.”
Matt Trinetti — Co-founder, London Writers’ Salon
You’re ready for Circle if any of these sound familiar
You’re posting constantly just to keep members from churning
You want your brand — not “powered by Patreon” — front and center
You want to offer courses, events, or structured discussions
You need a bunch of tools on top of Patreon to run your community
Patreon’s revenue cut keeps growing, and the math isn’t adding up
Turn supporters into a vibrant community
Break free from the content grind by helping members connect and engage deeply, instead of passively consuming content.
Curated spaces and access
groups that drive conversations between content drops
Discussions, comments, and DMs for members to talk to each other
Profiles and member directories that drive connection and retention
Optional gamification that incentivizes member participation
Engagement analytics to enable smart decisions
Replace endless posting with structured programs
Your expertise is worth more than a scheduled content drop. With Circle, you can create content and programs that don't rely on constant publishing.
Courses with cohorts, lessons, and progress tracking
Native events with RSVPs, replays, and automated reminders
Recurring, pre-scheduled sessions like AMAs and workshops
Workflow automations to guide members through structured content journeys
Payment systems to charge for trials, memberships, and more
Build your brand, not Patreon’s
Create a premium brand experience that looks and feels unmistakingly yours across web, mobile, and email.
Your name, domain, colors, typeface, and more across every touchpoint
Content, discussions, events, and courses under one UX
Native email and push notifications that match community branding
Full data export and ownership
Optional, fully-branded mobile app
The complete community platform
Circle is the best platform to build, engage, and scale your business
Circle moves fast — so you can grow even faster
Industry-leading product velocity, support, and customer ratings make Circle the most trusted platform for serious community and creator businesses.
Upgrade from Patreon to Circle in three steps
Let our migration team handle the heavy lifting so you don’t have to.
Request your migration
Fill out a quick form to tell us about your setup. We'll take it from there. We’ll migrate your:
1. Courses
2. Email list
Approve your custom plan
We’ll create a tailored migration plan based on your needs. You review and approve before we begin.
Sit back while we migrate
Our team moves everything over — content, members, settings — fully structured and ready to go live.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Circle more expensive than Patreon?
Generally, no.
At low revenue, Patreon’s 10% cut of the revenue you earn looks affordable. But as you scale:
- Paying 10% becomes a larger figure.
- You’ll inevitably buy and integrate more tools to offer discussions, events, courses, and more to your members.
On the other hand, Circle charges:
- $89 per month for the Professional plan, plus a 2% transaction fee.
- $199 per month for the Business plan, plus a 1% transaction fee.
- A custom price for Circle Plus, plus a 0.5% transaction fee.
So, if you’re earning more than $1,500 per month on Patreon, you’ll ultimately pay less for Circle.
You can learn more by using our community ROI calculator or exploring our pricing page.
Does Circle work for podcasters and video creators like Patreon does?
Yes. Circle supports audio, video, and rich media posts. You can host bonus episodes, video content, and gated resources exactly like Patreon.
Plus, you can build the community, events, and course infrastructure that Patreon doesn’t offer, which is entirely native to Circle.
What happens to all my content on Patreon?
We can migrate your existing posts, content, and files into your Circle.
The specific scope depends on your setup. That’s why we start with a migration discovery call to map out exactly what you have and build a custom plan around it.
Will I lose Patreon members when I switch to Circle?
We’ll work with you to migrate your content, email list, payments, and more to ensure minimal churn.
Because Circle delivers a meaningful upgrade in terms of user experience and your value proposition to members, you’ll soon see membership, engagement, and revenue growth.
During migration, can I run both Patreon and Circle?
Yes. Many creators keep Patreon live during the migration period to ensure a smooth transition.
Before sunsetting Patreon, it’s best practice to:
- Clearly communicate with your members about the move
- Set a specific cutover date
- Offer existing members an easy path to join your Circle
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