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Memberful vs Memberstack

Memberful and Memberstack are both creator monetization tools. Memberful is aimed at creators and small businesses, while Memberstack is aimed at freelancers and agencies. Memberstack costs less, from $29/mo versus $49/mo for Memberful.

Memberful

Membership software for your own site

Memberstack

Add logins, gated content and Stripe memberships to Webflow sites

PricingPaid · $49Paid · $29
Starting price$49/mo$29/mo
Free planNoNo
Free trial——
Built forCreators, Small businessesFreelancers, Agencies, Creators, Small businesses
Platformswebweb
CountryUS · 2013US · 2018
Rating——

Choose Memberful if

Creators with their own site.

  • Keep your own site
  • WordPress integration
  • Private podcasts

Look elsewhere if: Creators without sites (Patreon).

Choose Memberstack if

Webflow designers, agencies and creators who want paid memberships and gated content without building a backend.

  • Deep Webflow fit with dedicated guides and components
  • Every feature available on every plan
  • Free to build and test until the site goes live

Look elsewhere if: Creators who want an all-in-one hosted course or community platform (Kajabi, Podia, Circle).

Memberful vs Memberstack pricing

Memberful

  • Standard$49/moPlus 4.9% transaction fee; unlimited members
  • EnterpriseCustomCustom volume pricing

Memberstack

  • Basic$29/mo$25/mo billed yearly; 1,000 members, 4% transaction fee
  • Professional$49/mo$39/mo billed yearly; 5,000 members, 2% fee
  • Business$99/mo$79/mo billed yearly; 10,000+ members, 0.9% fee
  • Established$499/mo$399/mo billed yearly; 0% transaction fee

Memberful · Key features

  • Memberships on your site
  • Gated content
  • Private podcasts
  • Discord roles
  • Stripe billing
  • Group subscriptions

Cons

  • Fees
  • Requires your site
  • Limited community features

Memberstack · Key features

  • Email, passwordless code and social login for any site
  • Stripe subscriptions, one-time payments, trials and tiered plans
  • Gate pages, sections or single elements by plan without code
  • Custom member fields readable anywhere on the site
  • Data tables for structured content beyond member profiles
  • Built-in email campaigns and branded transactional emails

Cons

  • 4% fee on Basic adds up quickly for paid memberships
  • Free members count toward plan limits and trigger auto-upgrades
  • No hosted course or community front end, you build the UI

Memberful vs Memberstack: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Memberful or Memberstack?

Memberstack starts at $29/mo and Memberful at $49/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Memberful and Memberstack have a free plan?

Memberful has no free plan. Memberstack has no free plan.

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