Whop for memberships
A marketplace-led platform for selling access to communities, courses, and software, with no monthly cost and processing-style fees.
What Whop is
Whop is a marketplace for selling access. Creators list paid communities, courses, and tools, and Whop handles checkout, access control, and payouts, charging processing-style fees rather than a subscription.
Who it’s best for
Creators selling access to a group or a tool who want the marketplace to help with discovery, and who value low percentage fees over branding control.
- Sellers of access-based communities who want marketplace traffic
- Creators who need international payouts
- Anyone who wants no fixed monthly cost with a low percentage
Who should avoid it
Anyone building a long-term owned brand, and anyone whose product is a newsletter, a podcast, or a structured course.
- Course-first and coaching businesses
- Newsletter and podcast memberships
- Brands that need to look like themselves rather than a marketplace listing
Membership models it supports
Not every platform suits every kind of membership. These are the models we consider it a genuine option for.
- Paid community
- Marketplace or discovery-led membership
- Creator or fan membership
- Low-cost membership
Pricing and fees
Read from Whop's own pricing page on 2026-07-28. Always check the official page before you buy.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual, per month | Platform fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| WhopNo setup or monthly fees. Whop's published fees are transaction-based: 2.7% + $0.30 on domestic cards, plus 1.5% on international cards and 1% on currency conversion. | $0 | $0 | None |
Payment processing. Whop publishes 2.7% + $0.30 per successful domestic card transaction, with an optional 0.5% billing fee on recurring transactions included here since memberships bill on a schedule. Payout method adds a further charge: $2.50 by next-day ACH, more for instant or crypto payouts.
Trial. No monthly cost
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
$23.50 / month
On Whop. About 5% of your revenue.
Established
100 members at $25 a month
$110 / month
On Whop. About 4% of your revenue.
Growing
500 members at $25 a month
$550 / month
On Whop. About 4% of your revenue.
Feature support
What is included, what needs a higher plan, and what simply is not there.
Community features
SupportedChat, forums, and Discord access management for paid members.
Courses
Partially supportedCourse hosting exists but is lighter than dedicated course platforms.
Coaching and live events
Partially supportedVideo hosting
Partially supportedLivestreaming
Partially supportedNewsletter and publishing
Not supportedPrivate podcast support
Not supportedPayments and monetization
SupportedSubscriptions, one-off sales, affiliates, and payouts in over 240 countries.
Branding and customization
Partially supportedStorefront customisation within Whop's frame.
Branded mobile app
Not supportedAudience discovery
SupportedA genuine marketplace with buyers browsing for paid communities.
Email and marketing
Partially supportedIntegrations and API
SupportedDeveloper platform, API, and webhooks.
Migration support
Partially supportedCustomer and data ownership
Partially supportedWhop processes payments and controls payouts, so the billing relationship is theirs.
Important limitations
- Payout fees are separate and can be significant: $2.50 by ACH, or 4% to 5% for instant and crypto payouts.
- The experience is a marketplace listing, so branding control is limited.
- Course and content tooling is thinner than dedicated platforms.
Data ownership and migration
Limited. Whop is the payment processor and controls payouts, so members are not in a billing relationship you own.
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Sources
Every fact on this page traces to one of these official pages.