Memberstack vs Outseta (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Memberstack and Outseta share a 2.2 GPA, neither has a free plan, and Memberstack starts cheaper, at $25 a month against $37 a month.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Memberstack grades higher on value for money and the free plan. Outseta grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Memberstack
Logins, payments and gated content for Webflow sites
Outseta
Memberships, billing, CRM, email and help desk in one platform
Which one is for you
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
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
| 2.2GPAMemberstackFair | 2.2GPAOutsetaFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$25 a month billed yearly is inside the cheapest quarter of courses and communities tools ($29), plus a 4% transaction fee on top of Stripe's fees. | 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 | CAn unlimited free trial: you can try every feature and pay once you launch and accept members. No free plan beyond that. | DA 14-day free trial with every feature, but the page doesn't say whether a card is needed. No free plan. |
| Features | CLogins, Stripe payments, content gating, member data and branded email. The page frames the product around Webflow and Stripe. | 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 wire logins and gating into your own site. | CNo store rating on record. Several tools to configure: payments, CRM, email and help desk. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with Webflow and Stripe as the named connections. | BWeb only, with Stripe and Webflow connections, an API, webhooks and MCP access. |
| Best for | logins and payments on a Webflow site | 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: Memberstack and Outseta. How we grade
Price against what you get
Memberstack starts at $25 a month and scores 2.0 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 $12 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other course and community platforms on the chart, 7 score higher than Memberstack 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
- Memberstack also covers no-code.
- Outseta also covers help desk.
At a glance
| Memberstack | Outseta | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $25 per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly), plus a 4% transaction fee | $37 per month for 1,000 contacts, billed annually ($47 monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Unlimited free trial: try every feature, and pay only once you launch and accept members. | 14-day free trial with access to every feature |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Memberstack Inc. | Outseta |
| Price read from | memberstack.com | outseta.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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, Memberstack or Outseta?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Memberstack is cheaper to start with: $25 a month, against $37 a month for Outseta. Memberstack starts at $25 per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly), plus a 4% transaction fee, and Outseta starts at $37 per month for 1,000 contacts, billed annually ($47 monthly).
Which has a free plan, Memberstack or Outseta?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Memberstack 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.