# Circle vs Discourse — Fit & Features

Canonical: https://trutool.co/compare/circle-vs-discourse
Author: Sandeep (https://trutool.co/authors/sandeep)

Compare Circle and Discourse by use case, features, limitations, and evaluation questions.

## Compare fit, features, and limitations

### Circle
Online communities and memberships.
Best fit: Community managers and audience teams considering Circle for this job: Online communities and memberships.
- Online communities and memberships
Before you choose: Test member access, moderation, notifications, search, and community data ownership in the exact plan you intend to use.
Pricing: https://circle.so
- [Read Circle profile](https://trutool.co/tools/circle): Read Circle profile

### Discourse
Community discussion forums.
Best fit: Community managers and audience teams considering Discourse for this job: Community discussion forums.
- Community discussion forums
Before you choose: Test member access, moderation, notifications, search, and community data ownership in the exact plan you intend to use.
Pricing: https://www.discourse.org
- [Read Discourse profile](https://trutool.co/tools/discourse): Read Discourse profile