MemberPress vs Memberstack (2026): which should you pick?

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

Pick Memberstack if

• Fits if you build on Webflow and want logins and gated pages
• Works for a small paid community under 1,000 members

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you sell a lot: 4%, 2% or 0.9% transaction fees apply on lower tiers on top of Stripe's
• Tight if you grow: Basic stops at 1,000 members
• Skip it if you are not on Webflow or Stripe, as the page is framed around them
• Watch out: the $399 Established plan is the way to remove the fee entirely

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.

Memberstack

• The pricing page frames the product around Webflow sites and Stripe payments.
• Transaction fees of 4%, 2% or 0.9% apply on lower tiers, on top of Stripe's fees.
• Tiers are set by member count, with the cheapest plan stopping at 1,000 members.

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.

Memberstack

Member logins

Email, social, passwordless and custom SSO sign-in, listed on every plan.

Stripe payments

Subscriptions, one-time payments and trials through Stripe, with the processing fee paid on top of the plan.

Content gating

Make pages members-only without writing code, based on a member's plan or role.

Member data

Profiles, roles and custom fields stored per member, working as a lightweight member CRM.

Branded email

Branded transactional emails and email campaigns are listed on every plan.

Same features, falling fee

The vendor says every tier has the same features; the transaction fee drops as the tier rises.

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.

Memberstack

• Basic$25

  per month for up to 1,000 members, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly)

  4% transaction fee plus standard Stripe fees.

• Professional$39

  per month for up to 5,000 members, billed yearly ($49 billed monthly)

  2% transaction fee plus standard Stripe fees.

• Business$79

  per month for 10,000+ members, billed yearly ($99 billed monthly)

  0.9% transaction fee plus standard Stripe fees.

• Established$399

  per month for 10,000+ members, billed yearly ($499 billed monthly)

  No transaction fee, only standard Stripe processing fees.

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.

Memberstack

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with yearly billing

  The pricing page shows each plan about 20% cheaper when billed yearly, for example $79 against $99 a month on Business.