The Circle alternative
that lets you keep 100%.
Circle is a refined community platform. Drry offers a similar community experience with courses built in and a free plan to start, and you keep all of your member payments.
Drry vs Circle, side by side
| Drry | Circle | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes. 100 members, 5 GB, unlimited courses, and the community feed. No card. | Trial, then paid plans. |
| Fee on your member payments | 0%. You keep 100%, only Stripe's standard processing fee applies. | A platform transaction fee on every plan, smaller on pricier tiers. |
| Courses + community together | Both built in, in one branded space you own. | Community-first, courses available. |
| Funnels + landing pages | Built in: compose landing pages from proven sections and see views, joins, and revenue per funnel. 1 free, unlimited on paid plans. | A website builder for pages; no funnel analytics. |
| Your own brand and domain | Your own address like grace.drry.com on free; you can connect your own domain plus white label (no Drry branding, the site is 100% yours) on paid plans. | Custom domain on paid plans. |
| Knowing who is showing up | See who is showing up, who is drifting away, which content people love, and how many finish each course. Included on Creator ($29/mo). | Seeing each member's activity is only on Circle's Business plan. |
| Where pricing starts | Free, then $29/mo (Creator), $99/mo (Growth). | A monthly fee. |
Details reflect each platform's publicly stated model and can change. Check current terms before deciding.
Why creators pick Drry
- Keep 100% of member payments. Only Stripe's standard processing fee applies, we take nothing on top.
- Payments run through your own Stripe account, so your customers and subscriptions belong to you, not the platform. No payment lock-in.
- Funnels built in: fast landing pages on your domain with views, joins, and revenue attributed per page. Standalone funnel tools charge $49 to $97 a month for less.
- A genuinely free tier: 100 members, 5 GB storage, unlimited courses, and the community feed, with no card required.
- Courses, a community feed, members, and payments in one branded space you own.
- Your own address like grace.drry.com out of the box, with custom domain and white label (no Drry branding, the site is 100% yours) on paid tiers.
- Member analytics on the $29 Creator plan: who is showing up, what is landing, and who is quietly drifting away. The kind of insight other platforms save for their priciest plans.
Drry vs Circle, questions
Is Drry a free Circle alternative?
Yes. Drry has a free plan with 100 members and 5 GB, so you can launch your community without a monthly fee.
Can I sell courses and memberships?
Yes. Drry includes courses and lets you charge for membership, keeping 100% beyond Stripe's processing fee.
Will I be charged a platform transaction fee?
No platform fee. Only Stripe's standard processing fee applies to payments.
Does Drry include member analytics?
Yes. Seeing who is active, who is drifting away, and which content people love is included on Drry's $29 Creator plan. On Circle, seeing each member's activity is only on the Business plan.
Try the Drry way, free.
Spin up your branded space in minutes, courses and community together, and keep 100% of what your members pay you.