# Join It review (2026): is it worth $26.10 a month, billed yearly? > Membership management with digital cards and recurring dues Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Join It is membership management software for clubs, associations, nonprofits and communities. It stores members, takes recurring dues and event registrations, and issues digital membership cards that go into Apple Wallet and Google Wallet. Plans differ by seats, features and the service fee on online payments. - **Category:** Courses & Communities - **Made by:** Join It (since 2016) - **Website:** https://joinit.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Pricey if you take many payments, as the fee is 1.5% to 3.0% and Stripe's fees come on top. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Join It is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $26.10 per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly). - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** Free trial, no credit card required. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Starter Package | $26.10 per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly) | 3 admin seats, unlimited membership types, custom fields, automations and renewal reminders. 3.0% service fee on online payments. | | Total Package | $89.10 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly) | Adds digital cards, check-in, member directory, widget and API access; 5 admin seats. 2.0% service fee. | | Extra Package | $179.10 per month, billed annually ($199 billed monthly) | Adds custom domains, removal of Join It branding, push notifications and an account manager; 10 admin seats. 1.5% service fee. | | Enterprise Package | Custom | Unlimited members, multi-chapter support, custom card templates and development, with a negotiated service fee. | Read from https://joinit.com/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Join It before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **10% off with yearly billing** (Annual discount): Join It's pricing page shows a 10% discount on annual plans compared with monthly billing. Source: https://joinit.com/pricing - **Extra 10% for nonprofits** (Nonprofit): The pricing page says nonprofit organizations qualify for an additional 10% discount. Source: https://joinit.com/pricing ## Key features - **Membership database:** Unlimited membership types with custom fields, plus admin-only fields on the Total and Extra packages. - **Recurring dues and renewals:** Automated emails, recurring payments and renewal reminders. Online payments carry a Join It service fee, with Stripe processing fees on top. - **Digital membership cards:** Cards integrate with Apple Wallet and Google Wallet. Available from the Total package. - **Member directory and check-in:** A member directory and check-in tools for attendance and benefit redemption, from the Total package. - **Event registration and donations:** Accepts event registrations and donations alongside membership payments. - **Embeddable purchase widget:** A widget lets people join without leaving your own website. Total package and above. ## Good for - Clubs and hobby groups that charge recurring dues - Small associations and nonprofits replacing a spreadsheet - Organizations that want membership cards in a phone wallet ## Worth knowing - Online payments carry a Join It service fee of 1.5% to 3.0% by plan, and Stripe fees apply separately. - Digital cards, the directory and API access are not on the Starter package. - Starter includes 3 admin seats; Total 5 and Extra 10. - Multi-chapter support is only on the custom Enterprise package. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Join It handles sign-ups, recurring dues and renewals for clubs and associations, from $26.10 a month billed annually. Card payments carry a 1.5% to 3.0% fee on top of Stripe's, and cards, the directory and API sit above the entry plan. - **Value for money: C.** $26.10 a month billed annually ($29 monthly) sits between the cheaper quarter ($20) and the middle ($37) of the category, plus a 3.0% fee on Starter. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A trial with no card, length not stated. No free plan. - **Features: C.** Members, dues, renewals, events and donations, but digital cards, the directory, check-in and API are missing from Starter. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You set up membership types, fields and payments. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web only, with Eventbrite, Mailchimp, Slack, Zapier, SurveyMonkey and Stripe listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Join It's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among course and community platforms - Join It's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 45 of the 98 other course and community platforms we grade, and level with 20. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 25 of 98) and worst on features (C, above 1). - Its paid plans start at $26.10 a month, against a middle price of $36 for the category: 23 of the 65 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 7 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/courses-communities ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Join It 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. It costs $313.20 a year. - You could make: Forms: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: Newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Eventbrite, Mailchimp and Slack among them. - You could not: Hooks into the device itself: widgets. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Eventbrite, Mailchimp, Slack, Zapier, SurveyMonkey, Stripe **Tags:** Forms, Email campaigns ## Alternatives - [MemberClicks](https://toolgpa.com/tools/memberclicks): Association management software for member dues and events. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/join-it-vs-memberclicks) - [MemberSpace](https://toolgpa.com/tools/memberspace): Add memberships and gated content to a site you already have. 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