Platform Breakdown

MemberSpace for memberships

A membership and paywall layer that bolts onto a site you already run, most often Squarespace, Webflow, or WordPress.

What MemberSpace is

MemberSpace adds accounts, payments, and gated content to a website you already run. It does not host your content or supply a community; it decides who can see what.

Who it’s best for

People on Squarespace or Webflow who want to charge for part of their site without rebuilding it somewhere else.

  • People who already have a site they like and only need the paywall
  • Squarespace and Webflow users, where options are thin
  • Anyone who wants members and payments in accounts they control

Who should avoid it

Anyone starting without a site, and anyone who expects the platform to supply the community, the courses, or the video.

  • Anyone without a website already
  • Community-led memberships that need discussion tooling
  • Video or podcast products

Membership models it supports

Not every platform suits every kind of membership. These are the models we consider it a genuine option for.

Pricing and fees

Read from MemberSpace's own pricing page on 2026-07-29. Always check the official page before you buy.

MemberSpace plans, prices, and fees
PlanMonthlyAnnual, per monthPlatform fee
StarterOne website connection, 5 member spaces, unlimited members. A 38% introductory discount was advertised at $24/month when checked; $39 is the regular rate and the one used here.$39$395.0%
GrowthThree website connections, unlimited member spaces, admin API. Fee drops to 2%.$99$992.0%
CustomQuoted by MemberSpace for lower fees and custom configuration. No published price.CustomNot offered1.0%

Payment processing. MemberSpace publishes its own percentage but not processing rates. Payments run through your connected Stripe account at Stripe's standard published US card rate.

Trial. Free while you build, charged once you take payments

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

$86 / month

On Starter. About 17% of your revenue.

Established

100 members at $25 a month

$252 / month

On Growth. About 10% of your revenue.

Growing

500 members at $25 a month

$862 / month

On Growth. About 7% of your revenue.

Feature support

What is included, what needs a higher plan, and what simply is not there.

  • Community features

    Partially supported

    Member accounts and gated spaces, not a discussion platform.

  • Courses

    Partially supported

    Gates course pages you build on your own site.

  • Coaching and live events

    Not supported
  • Video hosting

    Not supported

    Video lives on your site or a host you choose.

  • Livestreaming

    Not supported
  • Newsletter and publishing

    Third-party integration
  • Private podcast support

    Not supported
  • Payments and monetization

    Supported

    Recurring plans, free tiers, and coupons through your own Stripe account.

  • Branding and customization

    Supported

    It is your site, so the design is entirely yours.

  • Branded mobile app

    Not supported
  • Audience discovery

    Not supported
  • Email and marketing

    Third-party integration

    Syncs members to Mailchimp, Kit, and others.

  • Integrations and API

    Higher plan required

    Admin API starts on Growth.

  • Migration support

    Partially supported
  • Customer and data ownership

    Supported

    Your site, your Stripe account, your member list.

Important limitations

  • The subscription is not the whole cost. You still pay for the website underneath it.
  • The Starter plan's 5% fee overtakes the $99 Growth plan at around $2,000 a month in membership revenue.
  • No community, courses, video, or podcast features of its own. It gates what you build.

Data ownership and migration

Strong. The site is yours, payments run through your own Stripe account, and the member list exports. Leaving means removing a snippet rather than moving a business.

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Sources

Every fact on this page traces to one of these official pages.

Independent and not affiliated with any platform listed here. Prices and features come from each platform’s own published pages and change without warning, so check the official page before you buy. Platform data 2026.07-2.