MemberMouse vs MemberPress (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, MemberMouse and MemberPress share a 1.8 GPA, neither has a free plan, and MemberMouse starts cheaper, at $24.92 a month when paid by the year against $33.25 a month when paid by the year.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
MemberMouse grades higher on features. MemberPress grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
MemberMouse
WordPress membership plugin with tiered yearly licenses
MemberPress
WordPress plugin for paid memberships, courses and communities
Which one is for you
Pick MemberMouse if
- Fits if you sell memberships from a WordPress site
- Works for people who already use ActiveCampaign or ConvertKit
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan or trial, as there is neither
- Pricey if you stay past year one: the $149.50, $249.50 and $349.50 intro prices double
- Watch out: gateways beyond Stripe, quizzes and certificates need Plus or Pro
- Watch out: it runs only on self-hosted WordPress, so hosting is yours
Pick MemberPress if
- Fits if you want a membership business on a WordPress site you control
- Works for owners who want posts, courses and coaching under one login, with member data on their own host
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to try before you pay, as there's no trial or free version
- Skip it if you don't want to look after WordPress and hosting
- Pricey if you budget on year one, since every plan renews at double the first-year price
- Watch out: each plan covers one site, and up to 15 more are separate yearly subscriptions
- Watch out: Launch takes 4.9% a payment, and Zapier, the API, webhooks and affiliates need Scale at $999 a year
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAMemberMouseWeak | 1.8GPAMemberPressWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CBasic is $299 a year at renewal, about $24.90 a month, between the cheapest quarter ($20) and the middle ($37). The first year is $149.50. | CLaunch is $399 a year at renewal plus 4.9% of every payment, about $131 a month at $2,000 of sales. Growth drops the fee: $699 a year at renewal, about $58 a month ($349.50 in the first year). The middle of this category, with hosting on top. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial are on record. A 14-day money-back guarantee is not a trial. | FNothing free: no free version and no trial in the listing. You buy a yearly license to see it. |
| Features | BContent protection, drip, payments, courses, email and affiliate hooks and reporting. Quizzes, certificates and extra gateways are on dearer plans. | CPaywall rules, memberships, a course builder, quizzes and certificates on Growth, ClubSuite forums and a member directory, and CoachKit coaching. It needs a WordPress site to be useful, and Zapier and the API wait for Scale. |
| Ease of use | DIt needs a self-hosted WordPress site, and no store rating is on record. | CNo rating on record. You need WordPress on a host before anything else, then content rules and memberships to set up, so it takes some learning. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with Stripe, PayPal, ActiveCampaign, Zapier, LearnDash and more on the list. No app. | BRuns in the browser inside WordPress, with Stripe, PayPal, Square, Authorize.net, Zapier, Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign and Kit. The REST API and webhooks are on Scale. |
| Best for | paid memberships on WordPress | paid memberships on your own WordPress site |
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: MemberMouse and MemberPress. How we grade
Price against what you get
MemberMouse starts at $24.92 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. MemberPress starts at $33.25 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and MemberMouse starts $8.33 a month lower. Of the other course and community platforms on the chart, 7 score higher than MemberMouse for less, and 8 score higher than MemberPress 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
- MemberMouse also covers marketing automation and reports.
At a glance
| MemberMouse | MemberPress | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $299 per year at renewal, after a first year at $149.50 | $399 per year at renewal, after a first year for $199.50 |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | MemberMouse | Caseproof, LLC |
| Price read from | membermouse.com | memberpress.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
MemberMouse
- It runs only inside a self-hosted WordPress site; hosting is your job.
- The page says all annual renewals are at full price, so year two costs double the intro price.
- Gateways beyond Stripe, and quizzes and certificates, need Plus or Pro.
- A 14-day money-back guarantee applies to purchases.
MemberPress
- MemberPress needs a WordPress site. Each plan covers one site activation, staging sites included; up to 15 more are sold as separate yearly subscriptions.
- Launch takes 4.9% of every payment and accepts Stripe only; Growth and Scale drop the fee, though Stripe or PayPal charges still apply.
- First-year prices are half the list price, and every plan renews at full price: $399, $699 or $999 a year.
- Forums, coaching and quizzes start on Growth; Zapier, the REST API and webhooks, and affiliates need Scale.
Key features
MemberMouse
- Content protection and drip
- Gate pages and posts by membership level in bulk, and schedule content to release over time.
- Payments
- Stripe on every plan; PayPal and Braintree from Plus; Authorize.Net and ClickBank on Pro. One-click purchases and upsells.
- Courses
- A courses add-on is included from Basic; Plus adds quizzes and certificates for those courses.
- Email and affiliate integrations
- Basic lists 7 email integrations including ConvertKit, Drip and ActiveCampaign, plus Zapier and affiliate tracking.
- Reporting
- Standard reports and analytics on Basic; the full analytics and reporting suite on Pro.
- Developer tools
- WordPress hooks and developer tools, and a staging license on every plan.
MemberPress
- Paywall and content rules
- Smart Rules protect pages, posts, custom post types, categories, tags, files or parts of a page by membership; dripping content on a schedule needs Growth.
- Memberships and checkout
- Unlimited one-time and recurring memberships with upgrades, downgrades and pausing, coupons, a multi-item cart and a self-serve member dashboard.
- Courses and quizzes
- A drag-and-drop curriculum builder for unlimited courses and lessons; quizzes, assignments and certificates come with Growth.
- AI Course Generator
- Describe a course and AI drafts the sections, lessons and quiz questions, using a yearly allowance of AI credits that grows with the plan.
- ClubSuite community
- Forums and private groups called Circles, member profiles and a searchable directory on Growth, with direct messaging added on Scale.
- CoachKit coaching
- Run coaching programs with unlimited coaches, clients and cohorts, milestone and habit tracking, and dashboards for coaches and clients.
Plans
MemberMouse
Basic$299
per year at renewal, after a first year at $149.50
Stripe payments, courses, 7 email integrations, Zapier, drip content, coupons, gifting and standard reports.
Plus$499
per year at renewal, after a first year at $249.50
Adds PayPal and Braintree payments, social sign-up and login, and quizzes and certificates for courses.
Pro$699
per year at renewal, after a first year at $349.50
Adds Authorize.Net and ClickBank, billing-date management, full analytics, employee access control and priority support.
MemberPress
Launch$399
per year at renewal, after a first year for $199.50
$199.50 the first year. One site, unlimited members and courses, Stripe only, 25,000 AI credits. MemberPress takes a 4.9% fee on each payment.
Growth$699
per year at renewal, after a first year for $349.50
$349.50 the first year. No transaction fee, PayPal and Square, forums and member directory, CoachKit, quizzes, certificates, dripping, 50,000 AI credits.
Scale$999
per year at renewal, after a first year for $499.50
$499.50 the first year. REST API and webhooks, Zapier, Easy Affiliate, direct messaging, gradebook, corporate accounts, Authorize.net, 100,000 AI credits.
Ways to pay less
MemberMouse
- Other savings
50% introductory first-year price
Basic is $149.50, Plus $249.50 and Pro $349.50 in the first year, against $299, $499 and $699 regular. The page says annual renewals are at full price.
MemberPress
- Other savings
Half price for the first year
The pricing page sells the first year of Launch at $199.50, Growth at $349.50 and Scale at $499.50; renewals are at the full $399, $699 and $999.
- Nonprofit
Introductory price for life for nonprofits
Qualifying nonprofits keep the introductory price at every renewal, which MemberPress describes as up to 50% off all plan levels.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, MemberMouse or MemberPress?
As of Nov 13, 2026, MemberMouse is cheaper to start with: $24.92 a month when paid by the year, against $33.25 a month when paid by the year for MemberPress. MemberMouse starts at $299 per year at renewal, after a first year at $149.50, and MemberPress starts at $399 per year at renewal, after a first year for $199.50.
Which has a free plan, MemberMouse or MemberPress?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither MemberMouse nor MemberPress has a free plan.
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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.