specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
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provider: Circle
providerId: circle-community
created: '2026-07-05'
modified: '2026-07-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Community
- Creators
- Courses
- Memberships
- Plans
description: >-
  Circle (circle.so) sells the platform on published monthly subscription tiers
  (prices shown are the annual-billing monthly rate). The developer platform is
  plan-gated: the Admin API and the Headless offering (Member API, Auth API, and
  the beta WebSocket surface) are available on the Business plan and above.
  Circle also charges a per-transaction fee on payments processed through the
  platform (2 percent on Professional, 1 percent on Business), which is separate
  from the subscription. There is no separate metered fee for API calls beyond
  the documented rate limit. The legacy Basic tier was retired in 2024, so the
  entry floor is now Professional. This is the community-software company at
  circle.so, NOT the USDC / crypto company.
notes: >-
  Prices reflect published tiers as of the review date and are the
  annual-billing monthly figure; monthly-billing rates are higher and Circle
  Plus is custom-quoted. Verify current numbers on circle.so/pricing during
  reconciliation.
sources:
- https://circle.so/pricing
- https://api.circle.so/apis/admin-api
- https://api.circle.so/apis/headless
- https://help.circle.so/p/sso-and-integrations/api
plans:
- id: circle-professional
  name: Professional
  type: paid
  description: >-
    Entry tier for community, courses, and events. Does NOT include API access,
    automations/workflows, white-label, or activity scores. Carries a 2 percent
    transaction fee on payments.
  entries:
  - label: Professional Subscription
    name: professional_subscription
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: '89'
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Transaction Fee
    name: professional_transaction_fee
    type: usage
    metric: percent
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: 2 percent of processed payments
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Community and Discussions
  - name: Courses
  - name: Events
  - name: No API Access
- id: circle-business
  name: Business
  type: paid
  description: >-
    Adds the developer platform (Admin API plus the Headless Member API, Auth
    API, and beta WebSocket), automations and workflows, white-label, activity
    scores, more admins and spaces, higher storage, and a reduced 1 percent
    transaction fee. This is the lowest tier with API access.
  entries:
  - label: Business Subscription
    name: business_subscription
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: '199'
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Transaction Fee
    name: business_transaction_fee
    type: usage
    metric: percent
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: 1 percent of processed payments
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Admin API
  - name: Headless Member and Auth API
  - name: WebSocket (Beta)
  - name: Automations and Workflows
  - name: White Label
- id: circle-enterprise
  name: Enterprise
  type: paid
  description: >-
    Adds AI Agents, custom SSO, a branded mobile app, highest platform limits,
    included Email Hub contacts, a sandbox community, concierge onboarding,
    priority support, and a dedicated Customer Success Manager. Includes all
    developer platform access.
  entries:
  - label: Enterprise Subscription
    name: enterprise_subscription
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: '419'
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Full Developer Platform
  - name: AI Agents
  - name: Custom SSO
  - name: Branded Mobile App
  - name: Dedicated CSM
- id: circle-plus
  name: Circle Plus
  type: enterprise
  description: >-
    Custom-quoted top tier adding AI Agents and AI workflows, custom SSO, a
    reduced 0.5 percent transaction fee, the headless member API, branded mobile
    app options, and a dedicated CSM. Contact Circle for pricing.
  entries:
  - label: Circle Plus Agreement
    name: circle_plus_agreement
    type: flat
    metric: contract
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: year
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: contact sales
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Headless Member API
  - name: AI Agents and Workflows
  - name: Reduced 0.5 Percent Fees
  - name: Branded Mobile App Options
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com