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Paid Memberships Pro vs ProfilePress

Paid Memberships Pro

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ProfilePress

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FigurePaid Memberships ProProfilePress
Price from$41.58/mo$10.75/mo
Free planYes—
Free trial——
Open source——
WebYesYes
Self-hostedYesYes
Plans published73
Spec score · Membership Site Platforms9.1 (#5)7.7 (#59)
Content gatingpostfull_site
Free planYesYes
Subscription billingbothboth
Transaction feeNo platform transaction fee; payment gateway charges still apply.2% Stripe fee on the free/lite version; paid plans show no extra 2% Stripe fee

Plans

Paid Memberships Pro

  • FreeFree
  • Standard$49 a month
  • Max$99 a month
  • Max 2x$299 a month
  • Standard$499 a year
  • Max$999 a year
  • Max 2x$2,999 a year

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ProfilePress

  • Standard$129 a year
  • Plus$299 a year
  • Agency$599 a year

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In their own words

Paid Memberships Pro

Paid Memberships Pro is a WordPress plugin and open-source platform for restricting content, taking payments, and managing subscriptions on a website. Site owners can protect 28 types of content and create unlimited membership levels, with free or paid access, one-time charges, or recurring billing from hourly to annual intervals. Pricing tools include trials, coupons, proration, donations, gift codes, invite codes, and variable pricing. Stripe and PayPal are included without a platform transaction fee, although gateway charges still apply. The free plan provides the self-hosted platform and 25 free add-ons; Standard, Max, and Max 2x include 54 premium add-ons. Paid plans start at $49/mo. Standard is $49 a month, Max is $99 a month, and Max 2x is $299 a month, all billed monthly. The platform includes member administration, customizable dashboards and forms, reporting, and integrations such as WooCommerce, Mailchimp, and LearnDash. It supports WordPress installations running version 5.2 or higher, while technical support covers only the three most recent minor releases. Premium purchases have a 100-day money-back guarantee covering one payment.

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ProfilePress

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