AccessAlly for memberships
A WordPress membership and course plugin aimed at operators who want tight CRM integration and progress tracking, licensed annually.
What AccessAlly is
AccessAlly turns WordPress into a membership and course platform with unusually deep CRM integration, so what a member sees can follow the tags and progress held in your email tool.
Who it’s best for
Established course and coaching businesses running ActiveCampaign, Kit, Keap, or Ontraport, who want personalisation that hosted platforms cannot match.
- Course and coaching businesses already running a CRM they like
- Operators who want per-member progress and personalised content
- WordPress sites where no revenue share is the whole point
Who should avoid it
Anyone early, anyone small, and anyone who does not want to maintain WordPress. At around $1,000 a year on renewal this is a scaling purchase.
- Anyone wanting a hosted product with nothing to maintain
- Small memberships, where roughly $1,000 a year is hard to justify
- Video and podcast memberships
Membership models it supports
Not every platform suits every kind of membership. These are the models we consider it a genuine option for.
- WordPress-based membership
- Course and community
- Coaching or group program
- Migrating an existing membership
Pricing and fees
Read from AccessAlly's own pricing page on 2026-07-29. Always check the official page before you buy.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual, per month | Platform fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essentials$990 a year at the regular rate, advertised at $495 for the first year when checked. One site licence, unlimited courses and members, no transaction fees. The renewal rate is used here. | Annual only | $82.50 | None |
| Pro$1,290 a year at the regular rate, $645 for the first year when checked. Adds the built-in LMS. | Annual only | $108 | None |
| Community$1,490 a year at the regular rate, $745 for the first year when checked. Adds unlimited community groups and discussion threads. | Annual only | $124 | None |
Payment processing. AccessAlly takes no cut of revenue. Payments run through your own Stripe or PayPal account at that provider's standard published US card rate.
What it costs in practice
Cheapest plan that holds the member count, including the platform's cut and payment processing.
Just starting
25 members at $20 a month
$105 / month
On Essentials. About 21% of your revenue.
Established
100 members at $25 a month
$185 / month
On Essentials. About 7% of your revenue.
Growing
500 members at $25 a month
$595 / month
On Essentials. About 5% of your revenue.
Feature support
What is included, what needs a higher plan, and what simply is not there.
Community features
Higher plan requiredCommunity groups and threads arrive on the Community tier.
Courses
Higher plan requiredThe built-in LMS starts on Pro.
Coaching and live events
Partially supportedProgress tracking and client portals rather than scheduling.
Video hosting
Third-party integrationLivestreaming
Not supportedNewsletter and publishing
Third-party integrationPrivate podcast support
Not supportedPayments and monetization
SupportedStripe and PayPal with no AccessAlly cut.
Branding and customization
SupportedBranded mobile app
Not supportedAudience discovery
Not supportedEmail and marketing
Third-party integrationBuilt to sit alongside ActiveCampaign, Kit, Keap, or Ontraport, though it can hold contacts itself.
Integrations and API
SupportedDeep CRM integration is the point of the product.
Migration support
Partially supportedCustomer and data ownership
SupportedYour server, your database, your payment account.
Important limitations
- The advertised price is a first-year discount. Renewal is roughly double, and that is the figure used here.
- Annual licensing only. There is no monthly option.
- Community needs the most expensive tier, and video and email come from elsewhere.
Data ownership and migration
Excellent on ownership: your server, your database, your payment account, no revenue share. Migration in is manual, and the licence renews at roughly twice the advertised first-year price.
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Sources
Every fact on this page traces to one of these official pages.