Wild Apricot review (2026): is it worth $56.10 a month?
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Wild Apricot report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for events for clubs and associations that also need members
Wild Apricot is membership software with event registration, a website builder and payments, priced by the number of contacts instead of tickets. It starts at $56.10 a month for 100 contacts and rises to $130.90 at 500, so a one-off event costs more here than on a ticket-only tool.
Who Wild Apricot is for
- Fits if you run a club or chamber that sells tickets to its members
- Works for groups that want members, site and events in one system
Who Wild Apricot is not for
- Pricey if you only sell tickets once or twice a year, as you pay by contacts all year
- Watch out: processors other than Personify Payments carry an extra fee
- Watch out: an account that hasn't upgraded after the trial is deleted
- Tight if your list grows, with $412.25 a month at 5,000 contacts on a 2-year prepay
Why Wild Apricot gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyFrom $56.10 a month for 100 contacts on a 2-year prepay ($66 monthly), then $130.90 at 500 contacts. That is inside the middle of the category.
- CFree plan and trialA 60-day trial needs no card and there is no free plan. Unupgraded accounts are deleted after it.
- BFeaturesRegistration, waitlists, member database, website builder, payments, email and mobile check-in all in one. Nothing in the core job is missing.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You set up a member database, site and forms.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb plus admin and member mobile apps, with QuickBooks, Mailchimp, Zapier, Make and WordPress listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Wild Apricot's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Wild Apricot's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 39 of the 79 other event ticketing platforms we grade, and level with 9.
It stands best on features (B, above 30 of 79) and worst on ease of use (C, above 4).
Its paid plans start at $56.10 a month, against a middle price of $50 for the category: 12 of the 22 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 3 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 80 event ticketing platforms we grade, cut by the letter each got. Wild Apricot’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 8 of 79, level with 47
- CFree plan and trialAbove 34 of 79, level with 8
- BFeaturesAbove 30 of 79, level with 48
- CEase of useAbove 4 of 79, level with 71
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 20 of 79, level with 57
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 36 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 Wild Apricot, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Wild Apricot you would be making checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $673.20 a year.
What you could make
- Forms: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you.
- Selling tickets and checking them at the door.
- It plugs into other products, QuickBooks, Mailchimp and Zapier among them, and has an API.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Wild Apricot’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 Wild Apricot?
Wild Apricot is membership management software for associations, clubs, chambers and nonprofits, with event registration and ticket payments inside the same system. It also covers a member database, website builder, email, online store and donations. Prices are set by the number of contacts managed.
Worth knowing
- Priced by contact count, not by tickets sold; the price rises at each contact tier.
- Charges the per-contact price whether or not you sell tickets, so it costs more than ticket-only tools for one-off events.
- Other payment processors than Personify Payments carry an additional fee.
- After the free trial, an account that has not upgraded is deleted.
Key features
- Event registration
- Event listings with images, custom registration forms, waitlists, guest registration, automated emails and online payment tracking.
- Member database
- A cloud contact and membership database with automated renewals, reminders and a members-only portal.
- Website builder
- Drag-and-drop pages from templates, with member-only pages and a WordPress plugin for existing sites.
- Payments and donations
- Online payments with recurring dues and donations, through Personify Payments or other processors for an extra fee.
- Email and communications
- Scheduled emails, templates and sequences triggered by member actions, with tracking.
- Admin and member apps
- Mobile apps let admins check in attendees and take payments and let members view tickets and update profiles.
Wild Apricot pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Wild Apricot is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $56.10 per month for 100 contacts, billed every 2 years ($66 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $56.10 per month for 100 contacts, billed every 2 years ($66 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 60-day free trial, no credit card required
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| 100 contacts | $56.10per month for up to 100 contacts, 2-year prepay ($66 monthly) | One-year prepay is $59.40 a month. Every size has the same features. |
| 250 contacts | $69.70per month for up to 250 contacts, 2-year prepay ($82 monthly) | One-year prepay is $73.80 a month. |
| 500 contacts | $130.90per month for up to 500 contacts, 2-year prepay ($154 monthly) | One-year prepay is $138.60 a month. |
| 2,000 contacts | $225.25per month for up to 2,000 contacts, 2-year prepay ($265 monthly) | One-year prepay is $238.50 a month. |
| 5,000 contacts | $412.25per month for up to 5,000 contacts, 2-year prepay ($485 monthly) | One-year prepay is $436.50 a month. |
| 15,000 contacts | $496.40per month for up to 15,000 contacts, 2-year prepay ($584 monthly) | One-year prepay is $525.60 a month; 50,000 contacts is $843.20 on a 2-year prepay. |
Read from wildapricot.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Wild Apricot before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discount10% off one year, 15% off two years prepaid
Prepaying one year saves 10% against monthly billing and prepaying two years saves 15%.
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Common questions
Does Wild Apricot have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Wild Apricot is listed for Web.
Does Wild Apricot have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Wild Apricot is listed for Web.
Is Wild Apricot open source?
Wild Apricot is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Wild Apricot have an API?
Yes. Wild Apricot offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.