Monthly price
flowKreator: $29. Circle: $89 on annual billing (Professional). Source ↗
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flowKreator vs Circle
Published prices, fees and features for Circle next to flowKreator, checked on 16 October 2026 and linked to their sources.
The short version
Circle is a community platform with native apps, courses and events, from $89 a month on annual billing plus a 1 to 2% fee on paid access, with branding removal at $199. flowKreator is the creator-site core, memberships, hosted video with previews, courses and downloads, at $29 to $49 with 0% and no admin caps.
Platform fees only. Card processing applies on both.At a glance
Circle and flowKreator, row by row
Ten rows that decide most switches. Tinted cells mark where flowKreator is ahead or behind; every Circle figure links to its source.
| Dimension | flowKreator | Circle |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan with memberships | $29/mo on Members | $89/mo on annual billing; monthly billing not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Platform fee | 0% of fan payments | 2% on Professional; 1% on Business; 0.5% on Scaleas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Who holds the money | You: fans pay into your own Stripe account | You, through your own payment accountas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Custom domain | Yes, Members $29 | Yes, Professional ($89) and upas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| White-label | Yes, Members + Courses $49 | Yes, Business ($199) and upas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Courses with drip | Yes, Members + Courses $49 | Courses yes; drip not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Digital downloads | Yes, Members $29 | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Free previews | Yes, Members $29 | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Sponsor rate card or media kit | Yes, Site $9 | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Native mobile apps | No | Yes, all plansas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
flowKreator aheadSameflowKreator behindNot listed
Sources and notes
Checked on 16 October 2026. Each figure links to the page it came from.
The calculator models Circle on Professional: $89 a month, 2% of revenue. $89 is the annual-billing rate; monthly-billing price not listed; Stripe 2.9% + $0.30 and Stripe Billing 0.7% excluded.
Where we lead
Where flowKreator is ahead
The rows where flowKreator gives you more for the money than Circle, each with the page it came from.
Not on their pages
Not listed on Circle's site
These are things flowKreator includes that Circle's public pages do not mention, as of 16 October 2026. Check with them before you decide.
Where they lead
Where Circle is the better fit
The things Circle does that flowKreator does not, or does better.
- Community spaces, chat and events
- Native iOS, Android and desktop apps on every plan
- AI agents and workflows
- A 14-day trial
Who should pick Circle: Communities first, with a team of admins and a budget of $89 to $419 a month.
Even
The same on both
Rows where Circle and flowKreator offer about the same thing.
- Who holds the money: your own Stripe
- Custom domain
- Courses
- Membership tiers
Calculator
What Circle costs at your numbers
Monthly platform cost on each service at your revenue and average sale. Circle is pinned under flowKreator.
- flowKreatorMembers$29you keep $971
- CircleProfessional$109you keep $891
- UscreenStarter$49you keep $951
- PayhipPlus$49you keep $951
- Ko-fiKo-fi Free (memberships and shop at 5%)$50you keep $950
- FourthwallFree (membership revenue)$50you keep $950
- ThinkificBasic on Thinkific Payments (monthly billing)$54you keep $946
- TeachableBuilder on Teachable Payments (monthly billing)$89you keep $911
- PodiaMover (monthly billing)$99you keep $901
- Mighty NetworksLaunch$99you keep $901
- PatreonStandard (10%) plan$100you keep $900
- PassesCreator (standard)$130you keep $870
- GumroadFree (direct sales)$150you keep $850
- KajabiBasic on Kajabi Payments (monthly billing)$179you keep $821
- FanfixCreator (invite-only)$200you keep $800
Below $580 a month, Ko-fi costs less than flowKreator. At your numbers, flowKreator costs less.
Platform fees only, from published rates as of 16 October 2026. Card processing (about 2.9% + 30¢) applies on every platform including flowKreator.
Moving over
Switching from Circle
What comes with you, what you set up again, and how to tell your fans.
What moves
- Video files
- Course outlines
- Member emails
What you rebuild
- Spaces as site pages
- Tiers
flowKreator has no community chat. Keep a Discord or Circle space if your members need one.
Questions
flowKreator and Circle, answered
Short answers to what creators ask before they move.
Does flowKreator have a community?
No. Circle is built around community spaces and chat. flowKreator is built around your site, memberships, video, courses and downloads.
How do the prices compare?
flowKreator is $29, or $49 with courses. Circle starts at $89 a month on annual billing, plus 2% on paid memberships.
Do both use my own Stripe?
Yes. The difference is Circle's 0.5 to 2% fee on top of Stripe; flowKreator takes nothing.
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Plans
One flat price, 0% of fan payments
Three plans, billed monthly or yearly. Fans pay into your own Stripe account.
Site
$9/month
or $90/year, billed yearly
A branded creator site with hosted video, a portfolio and a public rate card.
- Branded site on your flowkreator.com handle
- Pages with live preview, theme and colours
- Hosted video with playlists
- Portfolio, links page and public media kit
- Sponsor rate card with inquiry inbox
- Fan accounts and team invites
- Listing in the flowKreator network
- Email support
Members Most popular
$29/month
or $290/year, billed yearly
Everything in Site, plus paid memberships, digital downloads and your own domain.
- Everything in Site
- Membership tiers with members-only video
- One-time video bundles fans buy and keep
- Hosted video player with free previews
- Digital downloads with instant delivery
- Discount codes
- Custom domain
- Revenue reports
- Priority support
Members + Courses
$49/month
or $490/year, billed yearly
Everything in Members, plus courses you can sell or include in a tier, and no flowKreator branding.
- Everything in Members
- Courses with modules and ordered lessons
- Drip schedules and free preview lessons
- Course Q&A with moderation
- Certificates
- Sell a course one-off or inside a tier
- White-label: no flowKreator branding on your site
- Network listing is opt-in (white-label sites are unlisted by default)
- Priority support
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