MemberSpace adds a members-only community forum to the website you already have. Your members stay on your site, your brand grows, and you pay a lot less to run it.
Any website works. Free for 7 days.
$350 million
earned by customers using MemberSpace
Entrepreneurs, creators and businesses manage paid communities, courses and content on their own websites with MemberSpace.
4.7 / 5 on G2 4.9 / 5 on Capterra 4.8 / 5 on Trustpilot Circle is a capable community platform. But when people look for a Circle alternative, the same few frustrations come up again and again in their reviews.
With Circle Circle runs your community as its own separate site, so members bounce between your website and Circle.
MemberSpace MemberSpace puts your community forum right on your website. One place, one login, one brand.
With Circle Reviewers point to transaction fees, key features locked to the $199/mo plan, and a paid add-on for email marketing.
MemberSpace Plans start at $39/mo, with unlimited members on every plan. See pricing.
With Circle You can change Circle's logo and colors, but reviewers say the layout stays Circle's.
MemberSpace Your community lives inside your own site design, built with the website builder you already love.
With Circle Some reviewers say urgent issues took days to resolve.
MemberSpace Real humans help you by email and 1:1 Zoom, plus free Live Support Hours every week.
Based on public Circle reviews on G2, Capterra and Product Hunt.
Any website works. Free for 7 days.
Community first
Community forums
Members post, comment and get to know each other without ever leaving your site. Every conversation builds your brand and your website, not a third‑party platform.
Your brand
Your community sits inside the website you've already designed. Members join in one click, pay in one tap, and come back to your site every time they want to talk.
Both help you run a paid community. Here's where they're different.
| Feature | MemberSpace | Circle |
|---|---|---|
| Where your community lives | On your own website | On Circle, as a separate site |
| Posts, comments, replies and reactions | ||
| Courses, library, newsletter, podcasts and events in one membership | Courses and events | |
| Starting price (billed annually) | $39/mo | $89/mo |
| Unlimited members | ||
| Email your members | Built-in Member Messages | Paid Email Hub add‑on |
| Real human support | Email and 1:1 Zoom, every plan | Priority support on top plans |
| Member migration | Free, done by our team | Concierge onboarding on top plans |
Circle details from circle.so/pricing and public reviews, checked October 2026.
Any website works. Free for 7 days.
Circle's prices climb quickly once you add the features most communities need. Here's a year on each platform.
MemberSpace Starter
$468 /year
Circle Professional
$1,068 /year
Save $600 a year compared with Circle
MemberSpace Growth
$1,188 /year
Circle Professional + Email Hub
$2,256 /year
Save $1,068 a year compared with Circle
Prices billed annually, from each company's pricing page in October 2026, before transaction fees and Stripe processing. MemberSpace Starter has a 5% fee and Growth has 2%; Circle Professional has 2%. Circle's Email Hub price covers up to 10,000 contacts.
Circle is built around community first. MemberSpace gives you the flexibility to sell whatever your members want, all from one dashboard and all on your website.
Online courses
Build courses however you like. Members get new-lesson alerts and can search and bookmark anything.
Online courses
Content library
Lesson plans, videos, downloads and more, with search, bookmarks and new-content alerts built in.
Content library
Sell online courses your way, with new-lesson alerts, search and bookmarks for members.
Online coursesPut a paywall around your blog or newsletter, and email members with built‑in Member Messages.
Paid newslettersSell coaching programs and client-only resources straight from your own website.
Sell coachingProtect downloads like ebooks, templates and worksheets so only members can get them.
Digital downloadsAny website works. Free for 7 days.
Human support and growth help
Switching platforms is a big decision, so you shouldn't have to figure it out alone. Every MemberSpace plan comes with real human help, plus weekly sessions to grow your membership business.
Our team moves your members over for free, so you can switch without starting from scratch.
Fill in the spreadsheet our support team sends you.
Keep members' current billing dates, or start fresh cycles.
Each member gets an invite to activate their membership.
Give your members one place to learn, talk and belong: your website.
Try for freeAny website works. Free for 7 days.
