MemberSpace vs Outseta (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Outseta grades higher than MemberSpace: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Outseta grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
MemberSpace
Add memberships and gated content to a site you already have
Outseta
Memberships, billing, CRM, email and help desk in one platform
Which one is for you
Pick MemberSpace if
- Fits if you have a site on Squarespace, Wix or Webflow and want a members area on it
- Works for a creator selling one or two paid tiers
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you have steady sales: Starter takes 5% of every sale
- Tight if you want an API or the AI connection, which are on the $99 Growth plan
- Watch out: Starter allows one website connection
- Watch out: the site builder is a separate cost, since it runs on top of another site
Pick Outseta if
- Fits if you run a small software or membership business and want one account for billing and CRM
- Works for founders who would otherwise stitch together a CRM, email tool and help desk
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if your list grows: every plan has a contact cap and it goes from $37 to $697 a month
- Skip it if you want a free plan, because there is only a 14-day trial
- Watch out: a 2% or 1% payment fee applies on top of Stripe's, except on Max
- Watch out: payments need a Stripe account
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAMemberSpaceFair | 2.2GPAOutsetaFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$39 a month billed yearly plus a 5% fee on sales, against a $49 middle for courses and communities tools. Growth is $99. | C$37 a month billed yearly for 1,000 contacts, between the $29 cheaper quarter and $49 middle of courses and communities tools. It steps up to $697 at 100,000 contacts. |
| Free plan and trial | DA 7-day free trial on any plan, but the page doesn't say whether a card is needed. A 30-day money-back guarantee follows. | DA 14-day free trial with every feature, but the page doesn't say whether a card is needed. No free plan. |
| Features | CMembership on any site, free and paid tiers, member spaces, migration and automations. The listing's gap: Starter allows one website connection and API access is on Growth. | BPayments, subscriptions, sign-up, gating, a CRM, email automations, a help desk and an API. Nothing in the listing is missing from the job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You add a snippet to your site and set up plans and gated pages. | CNo store rating on record. Several tools to configure: payments, CRM, email and help desk. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Stripe, Zapier, Squarespace, WordPress, Webflow and Wix connections and an admin API on Growth. | BWeb only, with Stripe and Webflow connections, an API, webhooks and MCP access. |
| Best for | adding memberships to a site you already have | memberships, billing, CRM and email in one place |
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: MemberSpace and Outseta. How we grade
Price against what you get
MemberSpace starts at $39 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Outseta starts at $37 a month and scores 2.7.
Outseta scores higher and starts $2 a month lower. Of the other course and community platforms on the chart, 10 score higher than MemberSpace for less, and none scores higher than Outseta 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
- MemberSpace also covers paid newsletters and online courses.
- Outseta also covers marketing automation, email campaigns and help desk.
At a glance
| MemberSpace | Outseta | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $39 per month, billed annually, plus a 5% fee on sales | $37 per month for 1,000 contacts, billed annually ($47 monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial | 14-day free trial with access to every feature |
| Web | ||
| Made by | MemberSpace | Outseta |
| Price read from | memberspace.com | outseta.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
MemberSpace
- The Starter plan takes a 5% fee on every sale and allows one website connection.
- API access and the AI connection are on the $99 Growth plan only.
- The pricing page shows annual rates; a monthly option is offered but its price was not shown in the page text.
- It runs on top of another site, so the site builder is a separate cost.
Outseta
- Every plan carries a contact cap, and the monthly price steps up from $37 at 1,000 contacts to $697 at 100,000 (billed annually).
- Outseta charges a 2% or 1% fee on payments on top of Stripe's own fees, except on the Max plan.
- There is no free plan, only a 14-day trial.
- Payments run through Stripe, so a Stripe account is required.
Key features
MemberSpace
- Membership on any site
- Installs on an existing site and locks pages, files or videos behind a member login.
- Free and paid tiers
- Sells one-time, payment-plan and recurring access, with free trials of any length.
- Spaces for members
- Offers community forums, content libraries, courses, newsletters, coaching areas and directories to members.
- Member migration
- Imports members from another platform at no charge.
- Analytics and automations
- Reports revenue and activity and sends automatic emails.
- Admin API and AI connection
- Growth adds API access and a way to connect a ChatGPT or Claude account to analyze member data.
Outseta
- Payments and subscriptions
- Connects to Stripe to sell memberships, subscriptions and one-time products, with individual and group memberships.
- Sign-up, login and gated content
- Adds member authentication and locks pages or content to specific plans on a site you already run.
- Built-in CRM
- Tracks prospects and customers in one place alongside their billing and activity.
- Email campaigns and automations
- Sends marketing and transactional email to segments built from the member data.
- Help desk
- Handles customer support tickets from the same account, with unlimited team logins.
- API, webhooks and MCP access
- Every plan lists webhooks and MCP / API access for connecting other tools.
Plans
MemberSpace
Starter$39
per month, billed annually
5% MemberSpace fee on each sale on top of Stripe's fees; unlimited members and tiers, 5 member spaces, 1 website connection.
Growth$99
per month, billed annually
2% fee on each sale; unlimited spaces, 3 website connections, admin API access and ChatGPT or Claude connection.
Outseta
Start$37
per month for up to 1,000 contacts, billed annually ($47 monthly)
2% Outseta transaction fee on top of Stripe's fees; unlimited team seats. Price rises with the contact tier.
Scale$97
per month for up to 10,000 contacts, billed annually ($127 monthly)
Transaction fee drops to 1%; same features as Start.
Pro$197
per month for up to 25,000 contacts, billed annually ($247 monthly)
1% transaction fee and priority support from the team that builds the software.
Max$697
per month for up to 100,000 contacts, billed annually ($897 monthly)
No Outseta transaction fee and priority support.
Ways to pay less
MemberSpace
No public discounts listed.
Outseta
- Annual discount
About 25% off with yearly billing
The pricing page shows lower monthly rates on yearly billing, for example $37 instead of $47 for Start, and describes the saving as about 25%.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, MemberSpace or Outseta?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Outseta is cheaper to start with: $37 a month, against $39 a month for MemberSpace. MemberSpace starts at $39 per month, billed annually, plus a 5% fee on sales, and Outseta starts at $37 per month for 1,000 contacts, billed annually ($47 monthly).
Which has a free plan, MemberSpace or Outseta?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither MemberSpace nor Outseta 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.