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Patreon
Patreon: Patreon, Memberful's parent company, offers a similar creator membership model with its own discovery platform.
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Membership platform for creators to sell subscriptions, courses and gated content
Overview
Memberful is a membership platform that lets creators, podcasters, newsletter writers and communities sell recurring subscriptions, one-time purchases and gated content directly from their own website or WordPress site. It handles checkout, member management, retention tools like coupons and surveys, and integrates with tools such as Discord, Mailchimp and Kit. Payments run through the creator's own Stripe account, and pricing is a flat monthly fee plus a transaction fee, with no charges until the creator goes live. Memberful is owned by Patreon.
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Patreon: Patreon, Memberful's parent company, offers a similar creator membership model with its own discovery platform.
Substack: Substack offers paid newsletter subscriptions with built-in publishing and distribution tools.
Pricing
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Standard
$49 /mo
Enterprise
On request
Capabilities
Membership checkout
Fast checkout supporting Apple Pay, Google Pay, coupons and custom fields
Flexible subscriptions
Supports trials, group plans, one-time payments, and monthly/annual/weekly billing
Member management
Analytics, referral programs and retention discounts for existing members
Landing page builder
Builds branded membership landing pages with custom domains
Dynamic paywalls
Gates content such as podcasts, newsletters, courses and downloads behind membership
Third-party integrations
Connects to WordPress, Mailchimp, Discord and Kit
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Memberful's Standard plan costs $49/month plus a 4.9% transaction fee, while larger organizations can get custom volume-based rates on the Enterprise plan.
SourceMemberful can be used for free while setting up a membership site, with no charges incurred until the creator goes live and starts accepting payments.
SourceMemberful integrates with WordPress, Mailchimp, Discord and Kit, among other tools, to connect membership data with existing sites and marketing systems.
SourceBehind it
Timeline
Memberful founded
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