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MemberfulvsMemberstack

Memberful adds paid memberships, gated content, and newsletters to a site you run. Memberstack adds logins, gated content, and Stripe subscriptions to no-code sites.

How Memberful and Memberstack compare

Memberful is a clean way to charge for membership. Stripe billing, plans and gifts, gated WordPress content, Discord and podcast access, member newsletters, and now a landing-page and newsletter builder on your own domain. Publishers who want a paywall without rebuilding their whole site have trusted it for years.

Memberstack gives no-code sites real members. Signup and login, gated pages, member profiles, Stripe plans and one-time payments, and a clean API drop into Webflow and other builders in an afternoon. For a designer turning a site into a members-only product, it is the least painful route.

Where they are different

Memberful

  • Memberful assumes you have a site.
  • Memberful bills recurring plans.
  • Memberful sends member newsletters.

Memberstack

  • Memberstack needs a site to attach to.
  • Memberstack bills plans.
  • Memberstack stores members and can email them.

Choose Memberful when you want a paywall and member billing on a WordPress or custom site you already run.

Choose Memberstack when you already build in Webflow and need members and subscriptions on it.

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What's on Memberful and Memberstack

A check means that capability is available. Memberful and Memberstack are marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.

Site and brand

  • Workspace site
    Memberful: Included
    Memberstack: Not included
  • Custom domain
    Memberful: Included
    Memberstack: Not included

Audience and email

  • Audience
    Memberful: Included
    Memberstack: Included
  • Marketing emails
    Memberful: Included
    Memberstack: Included

Commerce

  • Shop payments
    Memberful: Included
    Memberstack: Included

Team

  • Admin users
    Memberful: Included
    Memberstack: Included
  • AI Assistant
    Memberful: Not included
    Memberstack: Included

* Note: This table does not capture every feature of Memberful or Memberstack, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Memberful or Memberstack may add or remove features that are not shown here.

Memberful vs Memberstack pricing

Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.

Cardel: An alternative to
Memberful and Memberstack

You don't pay until you publish.

Cardel provides a home for your craft. Share and sell your work, grow your audience, and bring your community together on a site of your own.

Common questions

  • Is Cardel an alternative to Memberful or Memberstack?

    Cardel is a home for your craft: a site of your own with a blog, newsletter, shop, community, and one inbox. It can replace Memberful or Memberstack when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Memberful and Memberstack are marked.

  • Can I use Cardel with Memberful or Memberstack?

    Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep Memberful or Memberstack for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.

  • How much does Cardel cost compared with Memberful and Memberstack?

    You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. Memberful and Memberstack set their own prices, so check their pricing pages on this page for current plans.

  • How do I switch from Memberful or Memberstack to Cardel?

    Start with Build Your Site, set up your home, and bring your work over at your own pace. You do not have to move everything on day one.