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Humanae vs Circle
Circle starts at $89 a month before a member pays you. Humanae is free to use: dues at 3%, and events with ticket tiers, door check-in, sponsors and volunteers built in.
50 members at $15 a monthPlatform fees
Humanae's monthly fee$0.00
One event, start to finish
Follow one night from six weeks out to the morning after. Under each step: what Circle does.
Six weeks out
Turn on sponsor applications, and companies apply from your event page with a tier or their own amount. Their card is held until you approve. Or let our team find a sponsor for you.
Circle has no sponsor tools.
Two weeks out
Open the roles you need. Volunteers apply right from the event page, and everyone who helps is saved to your library for next time.
Circle has no volunteer roles.
On the night
Scan tickets from your dashboard, watch the room fill in real time, and message the no-shows before the speeches start.
We found no door check-in in Circle's help center.
The morning after
Send the survey, invoice your sponsor, and let your members' dues renew on their own. The next event starts with everyone you met at this one.
Circle renews memberships too, but can't send an invoice.
Every day in between
Free to use, and marked wherever Circle works differently.
Members, attendees, volunteers and sponsors in one place, with their history, your notes and tags.
A room for your members, and one for every event.
Signed-in members get the 3% rate and your discounts. No code to share.
Circle: one price for everyone
No platform fee on tickets or donations, once you're verified.
Not on Circle
Payouts, refunds and tax reports in an account that's yours.
Venues, caterers and photographers in the Humanae marketplace.
Not on Circle
Invite co-organizers and choose what each one manages.
Circle: fixed roles
Do the math
Side by side
| Compared on |  | circle |
|---|---|---|
| What it costs | ||
| Plan | Free, with no monthly fee | $89 a month, billed yearly (Professional) |
| Fee on dues | 3% | 2% of sales |
| A year of $15 monthly dues from 50 members | $270 | $1,248 |
| Paid tickets | 5%, or 3% when your members buy | One price per event |
| Registered charities | 0% platform fee | — |
| What comes with it | ||
| Ticket tiers | Tiers and promo codes | One price per event |
| Door check-in | QR scanning | — |
| Sponsors | Applications, finding and invoicing | — |
| Volunteers | Roles, applications and a library | — |
| Invoices | For sponsors and unpaid dues | — |
| Newsletters | A dedicated newsletter, with your events, free for up to 250 people | Email Hub, a paid add-on above 100 contacts |
| Venues and vendors | A marketplace to find them | — |
| Contacts | A CRM with history, notes and tags | Notes, tags and segments |
Moving day
Dear Circle, the forum was great. We just want to see everyone in person, without the $89 a month.
Questions
For communities that meet in person, yes. There's no monthly plan; memberships cost 3% of dues, and events 5% per ticket.
Circle's pricing page lists Professional at $89 a month, billed yearly, with a 2% transaction fee, in US dollars (checked November 2026).
Humanae is free to use, with no monthly fee. You pay 5% when a ticket sells (3% when your community's members buy), 3% on membership dues, and registered charities pay 0%. Stripe's processing fee applies on top, as on every platform.
A year of $15 monthly dues from 50 members cost $270 on Humanae and $1,248 on Circle Professional, before card processing. With very large dues, Circle's 2% fee can cost less than Humanae's 3%.
Yes, at one price per event, with coupons. On Humanae, events have ticket tiers and promo codes, members pay the 3% rate automatically, and you scan tickets at the door.
We found no sponsor tools in Circle's help center. On Humanae, sponsors apply from your event page, and you invoice the ones you find yourself.
Yes. Export your members from Circle, upload the CSV to invite them, and set your tiers. Dues go to your own Stripe account.
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