Glue Up review (2026): is it worth $3,000 a year?
Membership and event platform for associations and chambers
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Glue Up report card
Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for membership and event management for associations
Glue Up is a membership and event platform for associations and chambers, with registration, a membership CRM, hybrid events and mobile apps. Plans start at $3,000 a year, all billed annually, with no free plan or trial, and chapter management, SSO and extra integrations are paid power-ups.
Who Glue Up is for
- Fits if you run a membership association or chamber that also runs events
- Works for organizations that want membership records and events in one place
Who Glue Up is not for
- Skip it if you sell tickets to one-off public events, since it is built around membership organizations
- Pricey if you are small, with plans from $3,000 a year billed annually
- Watch out: chapter management, certification, community, website and branding, SSO and extra integrations are paid power-ups
- Skip it if you want a free plan or trial, as only a demo is offered
Why Glue Up gets a 1.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for moneyEssential is $3,000 a year and up, about $250 a month, where the category's dearer quarter starts, and automation and reporting need Advanced from $8,000 a year.
- FFree plan and trialNo free plan or trial; the call to action is a demo.
- BFeaturesRegistration and ticketing, membership CRM sync, event communication, hybrid events, mobile apps and optional power-ups.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. It is bought through a demo and set up around your membership data, so there is a learning curve.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iPhone and Android; the listing names QuickBooks, Xero, Sage Intacct, Outlook, Zoom and Cvent.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Glue Up's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Glue Up's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 3 of the 45 other event ticketing platforms we grade, and level with 8.
It stands best on features (B, above 14 of 45) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $250 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $59.50 for the category: 10 of the 13 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 4 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 46 event ticketing platforms we grade, cut by the letter each got. Glue Up’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 45, level with 5
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 45, level with 18
- BFeaturesAbove 14 of 45, level with 30
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 45, level with 40
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 5 of 45, level with 38
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 22 event ticketing platforms. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Glue Up, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Glue Up you would be making newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 34 of the 45 other event ticketing platforms grade higher. It costs $3,000 a year.
What you could make
- Forms, surveys and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox.
- Selling tickets and checking them at the door.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, QuickBooks, Xero and Sage Intacct among them.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Glue Up’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Glue Up?
Glue Up is an all-in-one platform for associations, chambers of commerce, nonprofits and member-based organizations. Events sit alongside membership management, a CRM, email campaigns and online payments, so registration and ticketing feed straight into member records. It sells annual plans, not per-event ticketing.
Worth knowing
- All plans are billed annually, and the page says pricing varies by organization size and requirements.
- Chapter management, certification management, community, website and branding, SSO and extra integrations are paid power-ups.
- Built around membership organizations; it is not a pay-per-ticket service for one-off public events.
- No free plan or free trial is listed on the pricing page; the call to action is a demo.
Key features
- Registration and ticketing
- An event website builder with blueprints, custom registration forms, online ticketing and payments, and multi-language support.
- Membership CRM sync
- Registration and attendance data link to member records, with engagement scoring and reporting on event revenue and participation.
- Event communication
- Branded invitations, automated notifications, a drag-and-drop email editor and post-event surveys.
- Hybrid events
- In-person, virtual and hybrid events, with Zoom and Cvent integrations and speed networking as an add-on.
- Mobile apps
- Staff manage check-in and badges in the Glue Up Manager app; attendees use the My Glue app for agendas, speaker bios, chats and digital business cards.
- Power-ups
- Chapter management, CPD and CPE certification management, community hubs, website and branding options and SSO are sold as add-ons.
Glue Up pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Glue Up is a paid product, starting at $3,000 per year and up, billed annually.
- Starts at
- $3,000 per year and up, billed annually
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | $3,000per year and up, billed annually | Membership management, event management, CRM and email, online payments and invoicing, newsletters. Starts at $3,000 and runs to $6,500 by organization size. |
| Advanced | $8,000per year and up, billed annually | Adds advanced automation and workflows, more integrations and enhanced reporting; includes LMS training and licenses for 5 team members. Runs to $18,500 by size. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Advanced plus a dedicated customer success manager, multi-chapter and multi-location management, multi-language and multi-currency, and enhanced AI. |
Read from glueup.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Glue Up before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Glue Up have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Glue Up is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Glue Up have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Glue Up is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Glue Up open source?
Glue Up is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.