Memberful charges 4.9% of every sale on top of $49 a month. MemberSpace adds memberships, a community forum and courses to your website for less, with real people helping you every week.
Any website works. Free for 7 days.
$350 million
earned by customers using MemberSpace
Entrepreneurs, creators and businesses manage paid communities, courses and content on their own websites with MemberSpace.
4.7 / 5 on G2 4.9 / 5 on Capterra 4.8 / 5 on Trustpilot Memberful is a solid membership tool. But when people look for a Memberful alternative, it's usually about cost and room to grow.
With Memberful Memberful's Standard plan takes 4.9% of every transaction, on top of $49 a month.
MemberSpace MemberSpace Growth takes just 2%, and custom plans go down to 1%. See pricing.
With Memberful G2 reviewers mention that Memberful's pricing can be a lot for smaller businesses.
MemberSpace MemberSpace starts at $39/mo billed annually, with unlimited members on every plan.
With Memberful There's a single self-serve plan; a lower fee means talking to sales about Enterprise.
MemberSpace Pick Starter or Growth yourself, and move between them as your membership grows.
Based on public Memberful reviews on G2 and memberful.com/pricing, checked October 2026.
Any website works. Free for 7 days.
Community first
Community forums
Members post, comment and get to know each other without ever leaving your site. Every conversation builds your brand and your website, not a third‑party platform.
Your brand
Your membership sits inside the website you've already designed. Members join in one click, pay in one tap, and come back to your site every time.
Both put memberships on your own website. Here's where they're different.
| Feature | MemberSpace | Memberful |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $39/mo (billed annually) | $49/mo |
| Transaction fee | 5% Starter, 2% Growth | 4.9% Standard |
| Lower-fee plan you can choose yourself | ||
| Works with your own website | ||
| Member migration | Free, done by our team | Custom migration support on Enterprise |
Memberful details from memberful.com/pricing and public reviews, checked October 2026.
Any website works. Free for 7 days.
A 4.9% fee adds up as you grow. Here's a year on each platform at the same membership income.
MemberSpace Growth
$1,908 /year
Memberful Standard
$2,352 /year
Save $444 a year compared with Memberful
MemberSpace Growth
$2,628 /year
Memberful Standard
$4,116 /year
Save $1,488 a year compared with Memberful
Prices from each company's pricing page in October 2026; MemberSpace billed annually. Both before Stripe payment processing. Memberful's Enterprise plan has custom pricing.
MemberSpace gives you the flexibility to sell community, courses, content and coaching, all from one dashboard and all on your own website.
Online courses
Build courses however you like. Members get new-lesson alerts and can search and bookmark anything.
Online courses
Content library
Lesson plans, videos, downloads and more, with search, bookmarks and new-content alerts built in.
Content library
Sell online courses your way, with new-lesson alerts, search and bookmarks for members.
Online coursesPut a paywall around your blog or newsletter, and email members with built‑in Member Messages.
Paid newslettersSell coaching programs and client-only resources straight from your own website.
Sell coachingProtect downloads like ebooks, templates and worksheets so only members can get them.
Digital downloadsAny website works. Free for 7 days.
Human support and growth help
Switching platforms is a big decision, so you shouldn't have to figure it out alone. Every MemberSpace plan comes with real human help, plus weekly sessions to grow your membership business.
Our team moves your members over for free, so you can switch without starting from scratch.
Fill in the spreadsheet our support team sends you.
Keep members' current billing dates, or start fresh cycles.
Each member gets an invite to activate their membership.
Give your members one place to learn, talk and belong: your website.
Try for freeAny website works. Free for 7 days.
