Heartbeat review 67/100 on verified data
Heartbeat is a membership platform: Community platform that combines discussion channels, courses, events, payments and a branded app for people who sell memberships.
Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify
- Score (rank 14 of 23)
- 67/100
- Coverage (7 of 7 criteria)
- 100%
- From, per month
- $49
- Free plan
- No
Paid plans start at $49 per month billed monthly ($40 billed yearly) on the Build plan, and there is no free plan, but a 14-day free trial.
Heartbeat has a public API.
In our membership platforms ranking Heartbeat scores 67/100, rank 14 of 23, based on 7 of 7 criteria (100% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).
Heartbeat at a glance
- Pricing model
- Paid only source, Oct 14, 2026
- Cheapest paid plan
- Build: $49/mo source, Oct 14, 2026
- Free plan
- No source, Oct 14, 2026
- Free trial
- 14 days source, Oct 14, 2026
- Public API
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Heartbeat plans
Build
$49per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $49
- Billed yearly
- $40
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
- 350 members
- 5 transaction fee percent
Grow
$149per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $149
- Billed yearly
- $124
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
- 5,000 members
- 2.5 transaction fee percent
Scale
$849per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $849
- Billed yearly
- $766
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
- Unlimited members
- 1.25 transaction fee percent
Prices in USD per month, before tax. Read from the vendor's pricing page on Oct 14, 2026. "Not stated" means the page does not publish it.
Full Heartbeat pricing and plan limitsHow Heartbeat scores
Score
67/100
Rank #14 of 23
Coverage 100%
7 of 7 criteria. Ranked at 60% or more.
Entry price
29/100
Weight 25%$49/month billed monthly on Build; $40/month billed annually on Build (scored on the monthly price) source
Free plan or trial
60/100
Weight 15%Free trial (14 days), no free plan source
Pricing transparency
100/100
Weight 10%3 of 3 plans have a public price source
Verified features
100/100
Weight 15%2 of 4 tracked features verified: analytics, ai assistant source 1source 2
API, integrations and export
100/100
Weight 10%public API source
Fee on salescategory criterion
50/100
Weight 15%5% fee on sales on Build ($49/month) source
Members per plancategory criterion
85/100
Weight 10%350 members on Build ($49/month) source
Heartbeat features
- Analytics
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- AI assistant
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
4 more details we track are not published by the vendor or not verified yet (shown as – in tables). How we verify
Heartbeat alternatives
| # | Tool | Score | Coverage | From, billed monthly | From, billed yearly | Free plan | Integrations | Public API | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tutor LMS | 99/100 | 85%6 of 7 criteria | Not offered | $16.58/mo | Yes, unlimited members | – | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 2 |  Fourthwall | 99/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | $15/mo | Not offered | Yes, 5 storage gb | – | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 3 |  Flodesk | 98/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | Free | Free | Yes | – | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 4 |  Easy Digital Downloads | 90/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | Not offered | $8.29/mo | Yes | 100 | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 5 |  LifterLMS | 89/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | Not offered | $16.58/mo | Yes, unlimited members | – | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
Each value links the vendor page it was read from (hover for the check date). Coverage is the share of the scorecard's weight with verified data, and "N of M criteria" how many criteria the score is based on; a tool is ranked at 60% or more.
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Questions, answered from the data
How much does Heartbeat cost?
Paid plans start at $49 per month billed monthly ($40 billed yearly) on the Build plan, according to Heartbeat's pricing page (checked Oct 14, 2026).
Does Heartbeat have a free plan?
No: Heartbeat has no free plan, but a 14-day free trial (checked Oct 14, 2026).
Does Heartbeat have an API?
Yes, a public API is documented (checked Oct 14, 2026).
How does Heartbeat score?
In our membership platforms ranking Heartbeat scores 67/100, rank 14 of 23, based on 7 of 7 criteria (100% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).
What are the best Heartbeat alternatives?
By our scorecard the top-ranked alternatives are Tutor LMS (99/100), Fourthwall (99/100) and Flodesk (98/100).
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Pricing last read Oct 14, 2026. Vendors change prices; the linked page is the final word.