Memberships & paid communities Platforms
The software you run a method on and get paid through. Everything below pays for memberships & paid communities; ranked with traffic minimums, revenue share, payout terms and popularity rank.
Updated September 2026 · 41 listings · web ranks refreshed daily
How to choose platforms & tools for memberships & paid communities
Look for what happens on failed payments (dunning recovers 20-40% of churn on its own), whether members can pause instead of cancel, whether you own the member list if you leave, and the platform cut on top of card fees. Annual plans and a free tier that actually delivers something matter more than the feature list.
Stripe 🧰 PlatformFree
The payments and billing platform behind most creator and SaaS checkouts; 2.9% + 30c, tax on you unless you add Stripe Tax.
Ghost 🧰 PlatformOpen source
Open-source publishing with newsletters, memberships and paywalls built in; 0% platform fee, hosted from $9 a month.
Shopify 🧰 PlatformPaid
The hosted store platform for merch, print on demand and physical products, from $29 a month plus a tiered card fee.
🔥 3 days free, then $1/month for your first 3 months (no credit card required)beehiiv 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Newsletter platform with paid subscriptions at 0% cut, a built-in ad network, referral program and boosts.
Lemon Squeezy 🧰 PlatformFree
Merchant-of-record checkout for software, SaaS subscriptions and digital products, now owned by Stripe; 5% + 50c.
Substack 🧰 PlatformFree
Free newsletter hosting with one-click paid subscriptions; Substack takes 10% of paid revenue.
Gumroad 🧰 PlatformFree
The simplest way to sell digital products and memberships; merchant of record, 10% flat fee, no monthly cost.
Circle 🧰 PlatformPaid
Community platform with paid memberships, courses, events and live streams, from $89 a month.
Patreon 🧰 PlatformFree
The best-known membership platform for creators: tiers, posts, community and merch, at 8-12% plus fees.
Kajabi 🧰 PlatformPaid
All-in-one courses, memberships, coaching, podcasts, email and websites for established creators, from $71 a month.
🔥 Free 30-day trial, no credit card required (longer than the industry-standard 14-day trial)WooCommerce 🧰 PlatformOpen source
Open-source e-commerce for WordPress: physical and digital products, subscriptions and memberships with extensions.
Kit (ConvertKit) 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Email marketing for creators with paid newsletters, digital product checkout, tip jars and a sponsor network.
Teachable 🧰 PlatformPaid
Course, coaching and digital product platform with checkout, drip and affiliates; plans from $39/mo, no free tier since 2025.
🔥 3 months for the price of 1 on paid plans, plus a 7-day free trial and 22% off with annual billingGitHub Sponsors 🧰 PlatformFree
Recurring and one-time sponsorship for open-source maintainers and developers, with zero fees for individuals.
Ko-fi 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Tips, memberships, commissions and a shop with 0% platform fee on donations; Ko-fi Gold at $8 a month.
Memberful 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Membership billing that plugs into your own site, newsletter and Discord; Patreon's more customisable sibling.
Buy Me a Coffee 🧰 PlatformFree
Tip jar, memberships and digital extras for creators; 5% fee, instant payouts.
Fourthwall 🧰 PlatformFree
Creator merch and membership storefronts with print on demand built in, no monthly fee, YouTube and Twitch integrations.
Skool 🧰 PlatformPaid
Simple paid community platform with courses and gamification, $99 a month flat and 2.9% on payments.
MemberPress 🧰 PlatformPaid
WordPress membership plugin: paywalls, subscriptions, courses and drip content with no revenue share.
Thinkific 🧰 PlatformPaid
Course, membership and community platform: no free plan, 30-day trial, plans from $40/mo (annual) plus a 2.9% payment-processing fee.
🔥 30-day free trial (no permanent free plan) plus save 25% by paying annually, e.g. Basic from $40/mo instead of $54/moPayhip 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Sell downloads, courses, coaching and memberships with a free plan at 5% and paid plans at 0%.
Mighty Networks 🧰 PlatformPaid
Community and course platform with native apps and paid memberships, from $41 a month.
🔥 14-day free trial, no credit card required, plus 2 months free when billing the Launch plan annuallyLearnDash 🧰 PlatformPaid
The leading WordPress LMS plugin: courses, quizzes, drip, certificates and memberships on your own site.
Podia 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Courses, downloads, webinars, coaching and a website with simple pricing; free plan at 10%, paid from $33.
🔥 14-day free trial, full feature access, no credit card requiredOutseta 🧰 PlatformPaid
Billing, CRM, email and member login in one tool for membership sites and small SaaS, from $37 a month.
LearnWorlds 🧰 PlatformPaid
Interactive course platform with video quizzes, assessments, white-label apps and SCORM, from $29 a month.
🔥 30-day free trial (no credit card), plus 15% off for 6 months through Sep 30, 2026 — stacks with the standard 20% annual-billing discountPaid Memberships Pro 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Open-source WordPress membership plugin with a free core and paid add-ons.
PayPal 🧰 PlatformFree
The payout method most networks use and a checkout buyers already trust; 3.49% + 49c on commerce payments.
Piano 🧰 PlatformPaid
Enterprise subscription, paywall and audience platform used by major publishers.
Open Collective 🧰 PlatformFree
Transparent funding for open-source projects and communities, with fiscal hosting and public budgets.
Admiral 🧰 PlatformFree
Adblock recovery, consent management and visitor relationship tools for publishers.
Brilliant Directories 🧰 PlatformPaid
Hosted directory and membership-site builder with zero platform fee: from $97/month, or a one-time lifetime plan.
SendOwl 🧰 PlatformPaid
Digital delivery and checkout with licence keys, drip and affiliates on a flat monthly plan.
BitCart 🧰 PlatformOpen source
Self-hosted, non-custodial crypto payment processor for BTC, ETH, LTC, USDT and more
Discord Server Subscriptions 🧰 PlatformFree
Sell paid roles and tiers inside your Discord server; Discord keeps 10%.
Liberapay 🧰 PlatformFree
Non-profit recurring donation platform with no platform fee, popular in open source.
Bigcapital 🧰 PlatformOpen source
Open-source accounting and invoicing software with double-entry bookkeeping, self-hostable or cloud.
Zoneless 🧰 PlatformOpen source
Self-hosted, open-source stablecoin payments stack with a Stripe-compatible API
Epusdt 🧰 PlatformOpen source
Self-hosted crypto payment gateway (USDT and other chains) with a hosted checkout page and EPay-compatible API.
Killbill 🧰 PlatformOpen source
Open-Source Subscription Billing & Payments Platform
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