Memberful
Membership and paid-subscription software that plugs into your own website, owned by Patreon.
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About Memberful
Memberful adds paid memberships to a site you control. It handles checkout, recurring billing through your own Stripe account, member accounts, gifts, group plans, coupons and dynamic paywalls, and integrates closely with WordPress, Mailchimp, Kit and Discord. It can also host newsletters, podcasts with private feeds, courses and a simple website, so creators without an existing site can run everything there. Because members pay you through Stripe, you keep the customer relationship and can leave with your data. It is owned by Patreon but sold as a separate, white-label product. Pricing is a flat monthly fee plus a percentage of transactions on the Standard plan, with custom pricing for larger publishers; you can set up and test for free and only pay once you go live. It runs in the browser. It suits publishers, podcasters and communities that want memberships under their own brand rather than on a marketplace.
Best for: Creators and publishers adding paid memberships to their own WordPress or custom site.
Pros and cons
What works
- White-label checkout and member area under your brand
- Deep WordPress, Discord and email tool integrations
- Private podcast feeds and gift subscriptions built in
Why people leave
- Monthly fee plus a transaction percentage
- You bring your own audience; there is no marketplace
- Needs a Stripe account
Top Memberful alternatives
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Patreon66.5Hosted marketplace page with discovery and payments handled, if you don't need your own brand.
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Ghost62.6Website, newsletter and memberships in one open-source platform with no payment fees.
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Steady59.6Commission-only pricing with no monthly fee, handy before revenue is steady.
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Substack57.2Free to run and simpler, for memberships that are mostly a newsletter.
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beehiiv55.3Newsletter platform with paid tiers and no revenue share on paid plans.
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Memberful: common questions
Is Memberful free?
No, Memberful is a paid product. Standard plan: $49/month + 4.9% transaction fee (checked on Memberful's own site).
Is Memberful open source?
No, Memberful is not open source. Open-source alternatives include Ghost.
What platforms does Memberful run on?
Memberful is available for Web.
What are the best alternatives to Memberful?
The highest-ranked Memberful alternatives right now are Patreon, Ghost and Steady. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.