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Honest comparison
Facet Cloud vs Circle
TL;DR
Circle nailed community as a standalone product. Facet treats community as one room of the house — alongside the storefront, the courses, the newsletter, and your portfolio. Same domain, one paywall.
| Feature | Facet Cloud | Circle |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest monthly plan | $5 (Pro) | $89 (Basic) |
| Platform fee on sales | 0% on Creator | 4% on Basic, 0% on Plus and above |
| You own the email list | Yes | Yes |
| Course sales | Yes | Yes (Plus and above) |
| Per-post paywall | Yes | Space-level paywall |
| Multi-currency pricing | Yes | Yes |
| Team workspace | Yes | Yes (admin seats) |
| Built-in forum | Yes | Yes (Circle's strength) |
| Custom domain on every plan | Yes | Plus and above |
| Export everything anytime | Yes | Members and posts |
Pick Circle when…
- Community IS the product — daily threads, member-led events, deep moderation tooling.
- You need their live-streaming and event-RSVP depth at scale.
- Your community is your only revenue stream and you'd rather pay $89/mo than build the rest.
Pick Facet Cloud when…
- Community is one of your channels, not the whole business.
- You also sell courses, posts, downloads — and want them under one domain and one login.
- $25/mo plus 0% on sales beats Circle Plus at $199/mo when you stack the same use case.
Switching from Circle?
Most creators migrate in an afternoon. Bring your audience, your content, your prices.
- Import subscribers via CSV — one click, no API keys.
- Move courses lesson-by-lesson with the rich-text importer, or paste markdown.
- Stripe customers carry over via your existing account — no double-billing, no chargebacks.
Try it yourself
See your site on Facet in under five minutes.
Claim a subdomain, drop in a few posts, see how it feels before you commit.