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Skool
Discover and create engaged online communities with integrated courses and live calls.
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Community Platforms tools help you build a space where members join, talk, and pay for access. Some focus on Community Building around discussion threads, others fold in courses, live calls, and payments. The main split is between tools that do one job well and those that cover several at once.
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Bettermode
All-in-One Customer Community Platform to Engage, Support & Grow your audience.
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Discourse
Customizable, scalable community platform powering over 22,000 communities for knowledge through conversation.
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Hivebrite
The all-in-one customizable online community engagement platform to mobilize and grow your community.
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Mighty Networks
Build thriving communities, courses, and memberships with native apps and AI-powered engagement.
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Circle
All-in-one platform to create, engage, and monetize your branded community.
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Which community platform is cheapest to start with?
Skool, at $9 a month for its Hobby plan. Its Pro plan is $99 a month. Both include unlimited members, courses, videos, and live calls. Discourse also has a $0 plan, though its paid tiers climb to $500 a month for larger teams. Every other tool here costs more to start or gives no price without a sales call.
DiscourseWhich tools let you charge members for access?
Skool, Mighty Networks, Circle, Hivebrite, and Disciple all support collecting payments from members. Skool warns that transaction fees can add up for high-volume communities. Mighty Networks plans run from $79 to $354 a month before custom pricing. Circle starts at $89 a month. Hivebrite and Disciple give no price without a call.
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DiscipleWhich platform suits a discussion-heavy or knowledge-sharing community?
Discourse. It is built around real-time chat and threaded discussions, and it powers over 22,000 communities. It is open-source, so you own your data and no vendor can lock you out. Its Starter plan is $20 a month. Self-hosting is possible but needs technical knowledge; the hosted plans remove that requirement.
Which tools publish their prices and which require a sales call?
Skool, Discourse, Circle, and Mighty Networks all publish their prices. Skool runs $9 or $99 a month. Circle is $89 or $199 a month, with a custom tier above that. Mighty Networks goes from $79 to $354 a month, then custom. Bettermode starts at $399 a month. Disciple and Hivebrite give no price without contacting their sales teams.
BettermodeWhich platform is built for customer communities around a SaaS product?
Bettermode. It is aimed at SaaS companies that want a branded space for customers to get support, share feedback, and connect with each other. Its Starter plan is $399 a month, which is the highest published starting price here. It includes tools for moderating content and personalising the experience without writing code.
Can I build a branded community app without writing code?
Yes. Disciple lets you launch a branded app without writing code, and it includes groups, live streams, events, and direct messaging. Pricing is not published; you need to contact the team for a quote. Mighty Networks also includes apps on its plans, starting at $79 a month, though its advanced features and migration help are only on higher tiers.