Membership site platforms: vendors compared on published prices

Vendors with an evidenced Membership site platforms product

A vendor appears here when its own live page for Membership site platforms answered at the linked URL on the date shown. Prices in the table are each vendor's published entry plan and next tier per month, and the platform's own cut on the entry plan; promotional pricing and annual-billing discounts change what you pay on the day.

Choosing a membership platform

Run your member count through the plan and the cut together. A low plan with a 4% to 10% cut is cheap at fifty members and dear at five hundred; the crossover is arithmetic the table lets you do.

Decide whether you need hosting or a layer. If you already have a site and an audience on it, a membership layer keeps them and adds the gate; if you have neither, a hosted platform is the whole thing in one plan.

Check what the cut applies to. Some vendors take it on subscriptions only, some on one-off sales as well, and the vendor's own page, linked beside the price, states which.

Common questions

What is the cheapest membership site platform?

At small member counts, one with a low plan and a cut; at larger counts, one with a flat plan and no cut. The table ranks vendors by published entry plan and shows the cut beside it so the crossover for your count is a division.

Can I add a membership to my existing website?

Yes: the membership layers in the table supply the paywall, login and billing over a site you keep. Their entry plans are low and their cuts fall on higher tiers, by their own pages.

Do membership platforms include email?

Hosted platforms often include member email on the entry plan; layers usually do not. The vendor's page says which, and a membership that emails weekly should check the limits before choosing.