Membership.io vs UNA
Membership.io
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| Figure | Membership.io | UNA |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $41/mo | $20/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 4 |
| Spec score · Community Platforms | 7.9 (#74) | 9.5 (#1) |
| API | API access and webhooks are listed as features of the Scale plan. | UNA 15 exposes a REST-style JSON HTTP API at /api.php, protected by API keys and allowed origins after being enabled in Settings. |
| Community features | Community features include member profiles, a member directory, guided onboarding, gamification, direct messages, and topic-based discussion spaces. | The product includes feeds, groups, events, chat, templates and integrations that can be enabled as needed. |
| Event hosting | No | Yes |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Integrations | The integrations page lists Zoom, Google Drive, Apple Podcasts or SoundCloud, Dropbox, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Obvio, OneDrive, Stripe, Vimeo Pro, Wistia, Zapier, widgets, and Kit. | Official pages name Stripe, Shopify, Mailchimp and Intercom integrations, with additional services connectable as apps. |
| Moderation tools | Yes | Yes |
| Private spaces | Yes | Yes |
| Security | The security page says Searchie Inc, which includes Membership.io, uses authentication, encryption, data leakage prevention, and third-party auditing and monitoring, and references GDPR, CCPA, and SOC 2 frameworks. | The maker lists site-wide SSL, antispam, an audit log, regular security fixes, two-factor sign-in, and password expiry and history. |
| Support | The Scale plan includes a dedicated Platform Success Advisor, and the pricing page describes priority support for that plan. | Standard includes community support, Pro includes direct support for one project, and Max includes unlimited direct support. |
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Membership.io
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UNA
UNA is an open-source platform for building community sites, social networks, collaboration spaces, and educational portals. Its core tools include feeds, posts, groups, events, messaging, courses, discussions, a wiki, and collaboration features. Studio provides no-code controls for apps, roles, pages, forms, menus, design, and languages. UNA offers a REST API and OAuth 2.0 server, and can run as a full platform or a headless backend. Listed integrations include Stripe, Shopify, Snipcart, Mailchimp, Intercom, Google Tag Manager, and Rocket.Chat through the Chat+ app. AI agents can use 13 model providers, including local models through Ollama, and connect to vector stores such as Pinecone and Qdrant. UNA runs on a customer’s domain and servers, with files stored on local disk or S3-compatible storage. The maker lists SSL, antispam, audit logs, two-factor sign-in, and regular security fixes, and says it helps customers prepare for GDPR, HIPAA, and CCPA. Standard is free; Pro is $20 a month; Max is $100 a month. All plans list unlimited projects and deployments.