Memberstack vs Paid Memberships Pro
On the evidence we track, Memberstack leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for membership sites. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Memberstack
LeaderA membership platform that integrates Stripe for billing and authentication for any website. Enables member logins, recurring and one-time payments, and gated content across Webflow, WordPress, and custom-built sites.
Paid Memberships Pro
Paid Memberships Pro is a WordPress plugin for managing membership sites with features including content restriction, recurring subscription payments, user registration, custom profiles, and comprehensive member management. It supports creating unlimited membership levels and integrating with various WordPress extensions.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Memberstack
LeaderFrom $25/month (billed yearly). Unlimited free trial with no credit card required. All plans include the same features; transaction fees decrease with plan tier. Special pricing available: non-profits receive 50% off, startups under $1M raised can access 0% transaction fees for $199/month yearly.
- Basic$25/month (billed yearly) + 4% transaction fee + standard Stripe fees
- Social logins
- Stripe subscriptions and one-time payments
- Passwordless authentication
- Custom SSO
- Branded transactional emails
- +3 more
- Professional$39/month (billed yearly) + 2% transaction fee + standard Stripe fees
- Social logins
- Stripe subscriptions and one-time payments
- Passwordless authentication
- Custom SSO
- Branded transactional emails
- +3 more
- Business$79/month (billed yearly) + 0.9% transaction fee + standard Stripe fees
- Social logins
- Stripe subscriptions and one-time payments
- Passwordless authentication
- Custom SSO
- Branded transactional emails
- +3 more
- Established$399/month (billed yearly) + 0% transaction fees + standard Stripe fees
- Social logins
- Stripe subscriptions and one-time payments
- Passwordless authentication
- Custom SSO
- Branded transactional emails
- +3 more
Paid Memberships Pro
Supports unlimited free and paid membership levels with flexible subscription pricing
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
- Stripe
- PayPal
Memberstack
Leader- Slack
- Zapier
- Make
- Webflow
- WordPress
- OAuth
- Airtable
- Google Pay
- Apple Pay
- Claude
Paid Memberships Pro
- BuddyBoss
Memberstack or Paid Memberships Pro: which one depends on you
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