Memberful 🧰 Platform Freemium
Membership billing that plugs into your own site, newsletter and Discord; Patreon's more customisable sibling.
- Web rank
- #49k
- This week
- ▲ 460
- 30 days
- ▲ 460
- Fee / share
- 10% + Stripe fees on the free plan; 4.9% + fees at $49/mo
- Payout schedule
- Via your Stripe
- Paid via
- Stripe
- Pricing
- Free plan, paid from $49/mo
- Type
- Membership & community platforms
- Company
- Patreon
Methods Memberful pays for
Niches accepted
Accepts 1 restricted niche that most networks refuse.
About Memberful
Memberful (owned by Patreon) adds paid memberships to a site you already own: gated WordPress content, private podcast feeds, Discord roles, newsletters and courses, billed through your own Stripe account. The free plan takes 10%; the Pro plan at $49 a month takes 4.9%. You keep the customer relationship and data.
Pros
- Members belong to you: your Stripe account, your site, your email list
- WordPress, Discord, Mailchimp and podcast feed integrations
Cons
- Fees are not cheap at scale
- Requires your own site for content
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