ARMember vs WildApricot
ARMember
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WildApricot
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| Figure | ARMember | WildApricot |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $7.42/mo | $66/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 10 | 1 |
| Spec score · Membership Site Platforms | 8.4 (#26) | 8.9 (#11) |
| Content gating | page | page |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Product | ARMember is a WordPress membership plugin for creating, managing, and selling memberships, restricting content, and accepting online payments. | WildApricot is cloud software for managing membership, websites, events, and related organization tasks through a browser. |
| Subscription billing | both | both |
| Support | The pricing page lists limited support for the free plan, one year of premium support for annual paid plans, and three years for lifetime plans. | The pricing page says every plan includes full customer support at no extra cost and offers onboarding coaches for the free trial. |
Plans
ARMember
- FreeFree
- Standard$99 a year
- Professional$259 a year
- Enterprise$999 a year
- Standard (annual)$89 a year
- Professional (annual)$139 a year
- Standard (lifetime)$229, paid once
- Enterprise (annual)$299 a year
- Professional (lifetime)$379, paid once
- Enterprise (lifetime)$599, paid once
In their own words
ARMember
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WildApricot
WildApricot is browser-based cloud software for managing membership organizations, websites, events, and related administration. Its online member database supports automated renewals, invoicing, recurring payments, and member self-service. Event tools handle custom registration forms, online payments, reminder emails, and attendance tracking. Email features include customizable templates, performance tracking, and scheduled or automated messages. The service describes WordPress widgets and single sign-on, Make and Zapier workflows, webhooks, and administrator and member APIs. Separate mobile apps for administrators and members include event, profile, directory, and payment features. The 100 Contacts plan costs $66 a month and includes a cloud-based membership and contact database and full customer support. WildApricot has no free plan, but offers a 60-day free trial without a credit card. Personify Payments processes membership, event, donation, and sales payments. There is no per-transaction platform fee, though payment-provider fees may apply; listed card rates are 2.99% + $.30 for Visa, MasterCard, and Discover, and 3.5% + $.30 with AMEX.