How Memberful and Wix 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.
Wix can build almost anything. A free-form editor, hundreds of templates, an app market, Wix Stores, Wix Bookings, Wix Chat, email marketing, and a business inbox make it a full small-business toolkit, and the AI site builder gets you to a first draft fast. For a business that needs breadth and an app for everything, Wix is a safe bet.
Where they are different
Memberful
- Memberful assumes you have a site.
- Memberful bills recurring plans.
- Memberful sends member newsletters.
Wix
- Wix adds features through apps and plan upgrades.
- Wix's inbox gathers chat and forms.
- Wix is designed for any business.
Choose Memberful when you want a paywall and member billing on a WordPress or custom site you already run.
Choose Wix when you need breadth: any layout, any app, any business type.
Compare features
What's on Memberful and Wix
A check means that capability is available. Memberful and Wix are marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.
Site and brand
- Workspace siteMemberful: IncludedWix: Included
- Custom domainMemberful: IncludedWix: Included
Public content
- BlogMemberful: Not includedWix: Included
Audience and email
- AudienceMemberful: IncludedWix: Included
- Marketing emailsMemberful: IncludedWix: Included
- Campaign workflowsMemberful: IncludedWix: Included
Messaging
- Messaging CenterMemberful: Not includedWix: Included
Commerce
- Shop paymentsMemberful: IncludedWix: Included
- Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.Memberful: Not includedWix: Included
Team
- Admin usersMemberful: IncludedWix: Included
- AI AssistantMemberful: Not includedWix: Included
* Note: This table does not capture every feature of Memberful or Wix, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Memberful or Wix may add or remove features that are not shown here.
Memberful vs Wix pricing
Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.
Memberful
Current plans and prices
See what Memberful charges on their pricing page.
Wix
Current plans and prices
See what Wix charges on their pricing page.
Cardel: An alternative to
Memberful and Wix
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 Wix?
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 Wix when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Memberful and Wix are marked.
Can I use Cardel with Memberful or Wix?
Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep Memberful or Wix for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.
How much does Cardel cost compared with Memberful and Wix?
You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. Memberful and Wix set their own prices, so check their pricing pages on this page for current plans.
How do I switch from Memberful or Wix 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.