Disciple Media vs Mighty Networks (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Mighty Networks grades higher than Disciple Media: 2.4 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Mighty Networks grades higher on value for money, the free plan and features. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Disciple Media
White-label community app for iOS, Android and web
Mighty Networks
Community platform with courses, livestreams and paid memberships
Which one is for you
Pick Disciple Media if
- Fits if you want your own app in the stores with your brand on it and can pay $599 a month
- Works for organisations with a paying audience that runs groups and livestreams
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you are small: $599 a month is the floor, and $999 for Pro
- Watch out: unlimited items on the plans are subject to fair usage
- Not for you if you want a free plan, as there isn't one
- Watch out: Zapier and unlimited courses are on the $999 plan only
Pick Mighty Networks if
- Fits if your members mostly show up on their phones
- Works for hosts who livestream inside the community, with 20 hours a month on Launch
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to see a monthly price up front, as the page shows only yearly ones
- Tight if you rely on Zapier or Kit, which need Scale at $179 a month billed yearly
- Skip it if you want your own branded app, which is only in custom-priced Mighty Pro
- Watch out: Mighty takes 2% of each sale on Launch and 1% on Scale
- Watch out: the trial runs on Growth, so you try features Launch doesn't have
How we grade them
| 1.8GPADisciple MediaWeak | 2.4GPAMighty NetworksFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D$599 a month billed yearly is four times the $149 where the dearest tenth of courses and communities tools starts. The page's metadata quotes GBP, so the dollar figure may be a conversion. | CGraded against its alternatives, community platforms. Launch is $79 a month billed yearly ($950 a year) plus Mighty's 2%, $40 on $2,000 of sales: $119 a month. Cheaper than Circle ($129) and Heartbeat ($140), dearer than Skool Pro ($82.50). |
| Free plan and trial | DA free trial with support, but the page doesn't say how long it lasts or whether a card is needed. | CNo free plan. The 14-day trial runs on the Growth plan with no card needed, so you try features Launch doesn't have. |
| Features | CBranded app, feeds, groups, messages, livestreaming, courses and a page builder. The listing's gap: Zapier and unlimited courses need the $999 plan. | BSpaces, feeds and chat, cohort and self-paced courses with quizzes, certificates and SCORM, native livestreams, member matching, gamification and payments in hundreds of currencies. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Building and launching a branded app is a project, with the vendor's console and support. | CNo App Store rating on record. The AI Cohost drafts a landing page, branding and a starter template, but there's still a community to shape before members arrive. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iOS and Android, with Zapier, Salesforce, HubSpot and Zoho connections. No desktop app. | BWeb, iPhone and Android. Zapier, Kit, Google Analytics, MCP and the API (5,000 requests a month) start on Scale. No desktop app, which an A needs. |
| Best for | a white-label community app under your own name | memberships with livestreams and cohort courses |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Disciple Media and Mighty Networks. How we grade
Price against what you get
Disciple Media starts at $599 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Mighty Networks starts at $79 a month and scores 2.7.
Mighty Networks scores higher and starts $520 a month lower. Of the other course and community platforms on the chart, 13 score higher than Disciple Media for less, and 2 score higher than Mighty Networks for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Mighty Networks also covers workflow automation.
At a glance
| Disciple Media | Mighty Networks | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $599 per month, billed yearly | $79 per month, billed annually ($950 a year) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free trial with support; length not stated | 14-day free trial on the Growth plan, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Disciple Media | Mighty Networks |
| Price read from | disciple.community | mightynetworks.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Disciple Media
- Entry price is $599 a month billed yearly, with no free plan.
- Unlimited items on the plans are subject to fair usage, and prices exclude sales tax.
- The page's search metadata quotes GBP prices (from £449 a month), so the dollar figure shown may be a conversion.
- Zapier and unlimited courses need the $999 plan.
Mighty Networks
- Mighty takes 2% of each sale on Launch, 1% on Scale and 0.5% on Growth and Mighty Pro.
- The pricing page gives annual-billing prices and says annual billing gives 2 months free; monthly-billing figures are not shown.
- Zapier, Kit, Google Analytics, affiliate integrations and API access need Scale or higher.
- Apps under your own brand are only in Mighty Pro, which is priced through sales.
Key features
Disciple Media
- Your own branded app
- Publishes a white-label app listed under your brand on iOS and Android, plus a web version.
- Feeds, groups and messages
- Gives members a feed, group chats, direct messages, events and a member directory.
- Livestreaming and courses
- Hosts livestreams and courses, with multi-host livestreams on the Pro plan.
- Page builder
- Lets your team build home screens section by section.
- Ways to earn
- Subscriptions, in-app purchases, sponsorship and donations are listed as monetization options.
- Integrations
- Open API, webhooks and Zapier, and CRM sync with more than 100 CRMs on the Organisation plan.
Mighty Networks
- Spaces, feeds and chat
- Private groups and cohorts, activity feeds, questions and polls, chat spaces with threads, and online or in-person events.
- Courses
- On-demand, cohort-based and live courses and challenges, with quizzes, drip schedules, badges and certificates, and SCORM content.
- Livestreams
- Native livestreaming: 20 hours a month and 100 viewers per stream on Launch, up to 50 hours and 3,000 viewers on Mighty Pro.
- Member profiles and gamification
- A People Explorer that matches members, private messages and voice notes, a referral program, streaks, points and leaderboards.
- Payments
- Subscriptions, one-time prices, installments, tiers, free trials and promo codes, charged in hundreds of currencies.
- AI Cohost
- Starts each network from one question, drafting marketing copy, a landing page, a logo, brand imagery and a community template.
Plans
Disciple Media
Branded App$599
per month, billed yearly
Branded iOS, Android and web app, 5 admin seats, 10 groups, 1 monetizable course and 10k video minutes.
Branded App Pro$999
per month, billed yearly
Unlimited admin seats, groups and monetized courses, 20k video minutes, multi-tier pricing and Zapier.
Organisation$3,400
per month and up, billed yearly
Tailored proposal with SSO, CRM sync, bespoke development and migration support; sold through sales.
Mighty Networks
Launch$79
per month, billed annually ($950 a year)
Unlimited members and spaces, courses, events, 3 hosts, 10 moderators, 20 streaming hours a month. Mighty takes a 2% transaction fee.
Scale$179
per month, billed annually ($2,150 a year)
Adds Zapier, Kit and Google Analytics, 5,000 API requests a month and MCP, more automations, 5 hosts. 1% transaction fee.
Growth$354
per month, billed annually ($4,250 a year)
Advanced automations, SSO, email white-labeling, growth expert sessions, priority support, migration help, 10 hosts. 0.5% fee.
Mighty ProCustom
Your own branded iOS and Android apps, full community management services, advanced data reports and custom storage. 0.5% fee.
Ways to pay less
Disciple Media
- Annual discount
Two months free with yearly billing
The pricing page says yearly billing includes 2 months free compared with the quarterly option.
Mighty Networks
- Annual discount
2 months free with annual billing
Mighty Networks' pricing page says annual billing gives 2 months free: Launch is $950 a year, Scale $2,150 and Growth $4,250.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Disciple Media or Mighty Networks?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Mighty Networks is cheaper to start with: $79 a month, against $599 a month for Disciple Media. Disciple Media starts at $599 per month, billed yearly, and Mighty Networks starts at $79 per month, billed annually ($950 a year).
Which has a free plan, Disciple Media or Mighty Networks?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Disciple Media nor Mighty Networks has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.