Membership Site Platforms
Alternatives to Patreon
Patreon gives creators a single place to offer memberships, one-time payments, tiers, shops, and free or paid work. It supports audio, images, rich text, native video, livestreams, podcasts, newsletters, chats, comments, and direct messages. Monthly and annual subscriptions, trials, discounts, and sales are available, while iOS, Android, web, and API access extend how audiences participate. Patreon also provides custom domains, podcast tools, payment options, and infrastructure for handling chargebacks, disputes, fraud, and most applicable tax collection.
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Substack It suits writers and other creators publishing across formats who want audience discovery and subscription options.
Free plan Web · iOS · Android · API9.4 Visit Specs - 02 memberplanet
memberplanet suits nonprofits, faith-based groups, associations, schools, booster clubs, and fraternal groups that need membership, communications, payment, or event tools.
From $50/mo Free plan Web · macOS · iOS · Android9.3 Visit Specs - 03
Systeme.io It suits online entrepreneurs looking to manage funnels, email, courses, and automation together.
From $17/mo Free plan Web · API9.1 Visit Specs - 04
Paid Memberships Pro It suits WordPress site owners managing paid or free memberships, including associations, nonprofits, courses, communities, and paid newsletters.
From $41.58/mo Free plan Web · Self-hosted9.1 Visit Specs - 05
Kajabi From $179/mo Free trial Web · iOS · Android · API9.1 Visit Specs - 06
ClubExpress It suits membership-based organizations, including clubs and associations, that need a site, member records, renewals, events, and communications.
From $0.30/mo Free trial Web · iOS · Android · API9.1 Visit Specs - 07
Vimeo Vimeo suits marketers, agencies, filmmakers, and employee communications teams that need video hosting, creation, or collaboration tools.
From $12/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · iOS9.1 Visit Specs - 08
Raklet Raklet suits membership organizations that need member communications, online renewals, and event management.
From $59/mo Free plan iOS · Android9.0 Visit Specs - 09
Ghost Ghost suits creators, publishers, businesses, and developers who want web-based publishing, newsletters, or paid memberships.
From $18/mo Free trial Web8.9 Visit Specs - 10
WildApricot WildApricot suits small membership organizations such as associations, chambers of commerce, nonprofits, YMCAs, and JCCs.
From $66/mo Free trial Web · iOS · Android · API8.9 Visit Specs - 11
Fourthwall Fourthwall suits sellers who want a customizable shop for catalog products or memberships with social selling integrations.
From $15/mo Free plan Web · iOS · Android · API8.9 Visit Specs - 12
Appy Pie Membership Website Builder It suits creators or organizations that want tiered access to content and member communities on a web-based site.
From $18/mo Free plan Web8.8 Visit Specs - 13
Brilliant Directories It suits agencies, freelancers, businesses and communities building directory, membership or related content sites.
From $40/mo Free trial Web8.8 Visit Specs - 14
Join It Join It suits membership organizations that need to coordinate records, payments, renewals, and events.
From $26.10/mo Free trial Web · iOS · Android · API8.8 Visit Specs - 15
ClubRunner Free trial Web · iOS · Android8.8 Visit Specs - 16
Podia From $42/mo Free trial Web8.7 Visit Specs - 17 ProfileGrid
It suits WordPress site administrators who need profiles, groups, community tools, page restrictions, or membership billing.
From $79/mo Free plan Open source Web · API · Self-hosted8.7 Visit Specs - 18
Memberful From $49/mo Free trial Web · API8.6 Visit Specs - 19
Uscreen Uscreen suits experts, coaches, creators, and entertainers building a branded video business or community.
From $49/mo Free trial Web · iOS · Android · API8.5 Visit Specs - 20
Kourses From $9/mo Free trial Web8.5 Visit Specs - 21 Memberstack From $25/mo Free trial Web · API8.5 Visit Specs
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Muvi One From $299/mo Free trial Web · Windows · iOS · Android8.5 Visit Specs - 23 FloopFloop From $19/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.5 Visit Specs
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Paid Member Subscriptions From €8.25/mo Free trial Web · Self-hosted8.4 Visit Specs - 25 ARMember From $7.42/mo Free plan Web · API · Self-hosted8.4 Visit Specs
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s2Member From $89/mo Free plan Web · API · Self-hosted8.4 Visit Specs - 27
GrowthZone GrowthZone AMS is for membership-based organizations needing membership, event, finance, and communication tools.
Web · iOS · Android · API8.3 Visit Specs - 28 Steady
Steady suits independent publishers and media creators building newsletters, memberships, podcasts or video channels.
Free plan Web · API8.3 Visit Specs - 29 Simple Membership Plugin Free plan Web · API · Self-hosted8.3 Visit Specs
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Choosing instead of Patreon
A different service may make more sense when Patreon’s 10% platform fee for new creators, alongside processing, currency conversion, payout fees, and applicable taxes, affects your economics. Individual livestreams are limited to 12 continuous hours, and public API v1 is scheduled to stop working on October 7, 2026. Compare alternatives by their content-gating scope, publishing and email tools, website control, audience ownership, organization features, supported platforms, member limits, and transaction charges. The right switch depends on whether you need a focused publishing service, a self-hosted site, full-site access rules, club administration, or a community app.