MemberPress is a WordPress plugin, and its first-year prices renew at full price. MemberSpace adds memberships, a community forum and courses to the website you already have, 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 MemberPress is a capable WordPress plugin. But when people look for a MemberPress alternative, it's usually about renewal costs, upkeep and ease of use.
With MemberPress First-year prices are introductory; MemberPress says all annual renewals are at full price, and reviewers call it out.
MemberSpace MemberSpace Starter is $39/mo billed annually, with unlimited members on every plan. See pricing.
With MemberPress Community forums, coaching and content dripping aren't on the Launch plan, which also takes a 4.9% fee.
MemberSpace Community forums come with every MemberSpace plan. See community.
With MemberPress Reviewers mention conflicts with other plugins, and issues after updates that broke their sites.
MemberSpace On WordPress, add MemberSpace with our plugin or a short snippet of code, and get help over email and 1:1 Zoom. MemberSpace on WordPress.
With MemberPress Reviewers say the many settings for rules, groups and coupons take time to learn.
MemberSpace Set up plans and protect pages in minutes, with free weekly Live Support Hours if you get stuck.
Based on public MemberPress reviews on G2, GetApp, Trustpilot and Findstack, and memberpress.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 help you sell memberships from your own website. Here's where they're different.
| Feature | MemberSpace | MemberPress |
|---|---|---|
| Price after the first year | From $39/mo (billed annually) | From $399/yr (first year $199.50) |
| Transaction fee | 5% Starter, 2% Growth | 4.9% Launch, 0% Growth and Scale |
| Community forums | Every plan | Growth and Scale plans |
| Works with Squarespace, Wix, Webflow and more | WordPress only | |
| Unlimited members |
MemberPress details from memberpress.com/pricing and public reviews, checked October 2026.
Any website works. Free for 7 days.
MemberPress's first-year prices are introductory, and renewals are at full price. Here's a year at full price for a smaller membership.
MemberSpace Starter
$768 /year
MemberPress Launch
$693 /year
MemberSpace Starter
$768 /year
MemberPress Growth
$699 /year
Prices from each company's pricing page in October 2026; MemberSpace billed annually. MemberPress's first year is discounted ($199.50 Launch, $349.50 Growth). Both before Stripe payment processing; MemberPress also needs a WordPress site and hosting, not included here.
MemberSpace gives you the flexibility to sell community, courses, content and coaching, all from one dashboard and on the website builder you choose.
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.
