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MemberPress: cost, fit and limits
MemberPress is a WordPress membership plugin made by Caseproof LLC that lets site owners sell paid memberships, courses and gated content with subscription billing, coupons and content-protection rules. It runs inside a site's own WordPress installation, and plans are billed per year.
What to know first
MemberPress sells three annual plans: Launch at $199.50 per year, Growth at $349.50 and Scale at $499.50, each shown with a higher normal price. Launch carries a 4.9% transaction fee and Stripe-only payments, while Growth and Scale have 0% fees. Annual AI Credits are listed in all plans without detail. A 14-day money-back guarantee applies and there is no free plan.
MemberPress at a glance
| Maker | Caseproof LLC (dba MemberPress), Not stated on the vendor pages |
|---|---|
| Free plan | No |
| Entry price | $199.50 per year (Launch) |
| API access | Yes |
| Category | Best AI Membership Management Software in 2026, rank 10 of 13 |
| Website | memberpress.com |
Who MemberPress is best for
Course sellers on WordPress
Unlimited courses, lessons and members come with Launch, with quizzes, assignments and certificates added on Growth. A course business can start with one plan and move up only when it needs them.
Communities on a WordPress site
Growth adds community forums and a member directory, while Scale adds direct messaging for tighter groups. This keeps conversation on the owner's own domain instead of a social platform.
Developers building custom flows
Scale lists a REST API and developer tools, plus Zapier, which helps a freelancer wire memberships into other systems. Gradebook and corporate accounts are listed there too.
MemberPress plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Launch | $199.50 per year (normally $399) | ReadyLaunch site builder, unlimited courses, lessons and members, Stripe-only payments, subscription management, reminder emails, Mailchimp integration, Smart Rules and coupons; 4.9% transaction fee. |
| Growth | $349.50 per year (normally $699) | Everything in Launch, plus 0% transaction fees, community forums, member directory, CoachKit, quizzes, assignments, certificates, PayPal, Square and manual payments. |
| Scale | $499.50 per year (normally $999) | Everything in Growth, plus direct messaging, Easy Affiliate, developer tools and REST API, Zapier, gradebook, corporate accounts, gifting, Amazon S3 and Authorize.net. |
Checked November 2026.
What MemberPress does
- Smart Rules
- Smart Rules protect content by membership level, and coupons are included on Launch, which covers the basic needs of a paid-content site. Rules can restrict pages, posts and files to members of a given level, so a free preview and a paid archive can live on one site.
- Courses and quizzes
- Launch supports unlimited courses and lessons, and Growth adds quizzes, assignments and completion certificates for learners. Launch supports unlimited courses and lessons, and Growth adds quizzes, assignments and completion certificates for learners, with a gradebook on Scale.
- Community tools
- Growth includes forums and a member directory, so a content site can offer peer conversation without a second plugin. Growth includes forums and a member directory, so a content site can offer peer conversation without a second plugin or a paid social group.
- Corporate accounts and gifting
- Scale lists corporate accounts and gifting, which lets an employer buy seats for staff or a member buy a membership for someone else. Scale lists corporate accounts and gifting, which lets an employer buy seats for staff or a member buy a membership for someone else.
- AI Credits
- Annual AI Credits are listed in all three plans, but the page does not state how many credits each plan gets or what they can be used for.
How MemberPress handles your data
The privacy policy does not mention AI, and the pages we opened state no hosting region, no certification and no statement on whether customer data trains AI models. It says data is not kept on servers unless needed for site operation, with no specific retention period. As a WordPress plugin, much of the member data sits on the site owner's own hosting, so the owner's host and settings decide residency and backups. The vendor's policy was not checked for how AI Credits are processed.
Where MemberPress falls short in practice
- Transaction fee on Launch. Launch charges 4.9% on every successful payment and allows only Stripe, so a busy site may pay more in fees than the plan price. Do the arithmetic on your payment volume first.
- Discount-style pricing. Each plan is shown with a normally price and a discount, so the real list price is unclear and buyers should check the renewal price.
- Built for content, not clubs. The plans list no committees, chapters or dues structures for organizational members, so associations will rebuild those with extra plugins. Organizational member records, dues tied to committees and chapter structures need separate plugins or a different product.
- AI Credits undefined. The page lists annual AI Credits in every plan but gives no quantity or use, so they cannot be counted as a feature yet. Ask the vendor how many credits each plan gets.
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MemberPress: common questions
How much does MemberPress cost per year?
Launch is $199.50 per year, Growth $349.50 and Scale $499.50, each shown with a higher normal price of $399, $699 and $999. Annual billing applies, and a 14-day money-back guarantee is offered. There is no free plan. Renewal prices may differ, so check the checkout page.
Does MemberPress charge transaction fees?
Launch carries a 4.9% transaction fee per successful payment and only supports Stripe. Growth and Scale have 0% fees and add PayPal, Square and manual payments, so higher volume sellers usually upgrade. Check the transaction fee against your monthly volume.
What are MemberPress AI Credits?
The pricing page lists annual AI Credits as included in all three plans. It does not say how many credits each plan gets or what they can be used for, so ask the vendor before you count on them. Check whether credits expire at year end.
Does MemberPress include an API?
The REST API and developer tools are listed on the Scale plan at $499.50 per year. Zapier is also listed there. Launch and Growth do not list the API. The API can push member status into outside tools, but a developer will need to read the documentation, which we did not open.
Can MemberPress run a club with committees?
The plans list forums, a member directory, corporate accounts and gifting but no committee or chapter features. A club that needs those will find association tools such as MemberClicks or Glue Up closer to its needs. The tool also depends on a WordPress host that you must maintain.