Heartbeat review

Heartbeat packs the most features into the lowest entry price, as long as the group stays small. Build costs $40 a month billed annually, or $49 monthly, and includes unlimited channels, courses, events, documents and landing pages, unlimited memberships and checkout pages, 5 automation workflows, a custom domain, a member directory, badges and Zapier, Zoom and Google Calendar integrations. Voice and video rooms hold 256 people with unlimited hours, and members can use iOS and Android apps. Grow at $124 a month raises the cap to 5,000 members and adds unlimited workflows, native video hosting with 50 hours, white-label emails, an affiliate program and API access. The limits are real: Build stops at 350 members, and admins and moderators count toward that total, the transaction fee is 5% on Build, and Heartbeat branding stays until Grow. For a mastermind, cohort or paid circle under a few hundred people, it is very good value.

Who it is for

Small paid communities under 350 members that want a full creator suite at a low price.

Price

Build from $40 per month billed annually ($49 monthly); Grow $124; 14-day free trial.

$40 /month Billed annually as $490
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 6, 2026.

Key features

• Unlimited channels, courses, events, documents and landing pages
• Voice and video rooms with up to 256 attendees
• 5 automation workflows on Build, unlimited on Grow
• Memberships, upsells and checkout pages
• Match-Ups that pair members for introductions

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Lowest entry price among the full creator suites
• Strength: Unlimited admins and moderators
• Strength: Voice and video rooms with unlimited hours on every plan
• Weakness: Build caps at 350 members, admins included
• Weakness: 5% transaction fee on Build
• Weakness: Heartbeat branding stays until the Grow plan

Key facts

• Build: $40 per month billed annually, $49 monthly
• Grow: $124 per month billed annually, up to 5,000 members
• Transaction fee: 5% on Build, 2.5% on Grow
• Video rooms: Up to 256 attendees
• Free trial: 14 days, no credit card

Where it ranks

Heartbeat is No. 3 in our Best Community Platforms verdict.