On Thinkific, paid memberships start at $82 a month. MemberSpace adds courses, memberships and community forums to the website you already have, on every plan.
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 Thinkific is a capable course platform. But when creators look for a Thinkific alternative, a few frustrations keep coming up.
With Thinkific Paid memberships and bundles start on Thinkific's Start plan, at $82/mo billed annually.
MemberSpace Sell memberships on every MemberSpace plan, from $39/mo. See pricing.
With Thinkific Capterra reviewers mention it can be hard to reach a real person for help.
MemberSpace Real humans help by email and 1:1 Zoom, plus free Live Support Hours every week.
With Thinkific Basic includes 1 admin and Start includes 2; reviewers say added admin fees make small teams harder.
MemberSpace Grow your membership with your team, with unlimited members on every plan.
With Thinkific Basic and Start include 1 community, and you need the $164/mo Grow plan for 3.
MemberSpace Starter includes 5 spaces and Growth includes unlimited spaces. See community.
Based on public Thinkific reviews on Capterra and thinkific.com/pricing, checked October 2026.
Any website works. Free for 7 days.
Community on every plan
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 online courses. Here's where they're different.
| Feature | MemberSpace | Thinkific |
|---|---|---|
| Where your courses live | On your own website | On your Thinkific site |
| Paid memberships | Every plan | Start plan and up |
| Starting price (billed annually) | $39/mo | $40/mo |
| Price with paid memberships (billed annually) | $39/mo | $82/mo |
| Community spaces | 5 on Starter, unlimited on Growth | 1 community on Basic and Start |
Thinkific details from thinkific.com/pricing and public reviews on Capterra, checked October 2026.
Any website works. Free for 7 days.
On Thinkific, paid memberships start on the Start plan. Here's a year on each platform.
MemberSpace Starter
$468 /year
Thinkific Start
$984 /year
Save $516 a year compared with Thinkific
MemberSpace Growth
$1,188 /year
Thinkific Grow
$1,968 /year
Save $780 a year compared with Thinkific
Prices billed annually, from each company's pricing page in October 2026, before payment processing. MemberSpace Starter has a 5% fee and Growth has 2%; Thinkific Payments charges card processing.
Thinkific is built around courses. MemberSpace gives you the flexibility to sell courses, community, content and coaching, 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.
