# Outseta vs Paid Memberships Pro

| Attribute | Outseta | Paid Memberships Pro |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 54.4 (26% (low)) | 39.4 (25% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Outseta is a bundled SaaS platform offering subscription billing, payment processing, CRM, email automation, authentication, customer support, and analytics—designed for membership sites, creator products, and SaaS applications. | 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. |
| integrations.count | 3 | 3 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"Apple Pay"},{"name":"Webflow"}]` | `[{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"PayPal"},{"name":"BuddyBoss"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Entry Level","summary":"$37/mo, plus 2% + $0.30 per transaction (+ Stripe fees)","features":["CRM","Billing & subscriptions","Payment processing","Email automation","Authentication","Help desk","Gated content","Reporting","Live chat support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":37,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"of":"transaction","kind":"percentage","plus":{"amount":0.3,"currency":"USD"},"rate":2}],"description":"Tiered by number of contacts in your CRM","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Higher Tiers","summary":"1% + $0.30 per transaction (+ Stripe fees); subscription base scales with contact count","features":["All entry-level features"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"of":"transaction","kind":"percentage","plus":{"amount":0.3,"currency":"USD"},"rate":1}],"description":"For larger contact bases; entry pricing scales upward with contacts","contactSales":false}],"summary":"From $37/mo. 7-day free trial. Tiered by contacts; no per-seat charges. Payment processing: 2% (entry) or 1% (higher tiers) + Stripe fees (2.9% + $0.30 US).","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.outseta.com/posts/outsetas-approach-to-pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T14:46:05.504Z","freeTrialDays":7,"startingPrice":{"amount":37,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","summary":"Supports unlimited free and paid membership levels with flexible subscription pricing","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.paidmembershipspro.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T14:39:48.235Z","billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | mid | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":37,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Membership Sites)

| Capability | Outseta | Paid Memberships Pro |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | - | - |
| URL based page gating protection | - | - |
| Dom level html element hiding | - | - |
| Tiered subscription levels | - | - |
| One time purchase and digital downloads | - | - |
| Free trial and coupon code engine | - | - |
| Prorated upgrade downgrade logic | - | - |
| Stripe native checkout integration | - | - |
| Webflow native sync | - | - |
| Wordpress native sync | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | - |
| ISO 27001 | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:36:08.882Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*