Paid Memberships Pro vs User Registration & Membership
Paid Memberships Pro
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| Figure | Paid Memberships Pro | User Registration & Membership |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $41.58/mo | $8.25/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 9 |
| Spec score · Membership Site Platforms | 9.1 (#5) | 7.9 (#50) |
| Content gating | post | full_site |
| Drip content | Yes | Yes |
| Founded | 2010 | 2014 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Official integrations include WooCommerce, BuddyPress, BuddyBoss, bbPress, Mailchimp, MailerLite, MailPoet, Slack, Google Analytics, Zapier, LearnDash, and LifterLMS. | Listed integrations include Stripe, PayPal, Authorize.net, Mollie, Masteriyo, LearnDash, Mailchimp, MailerLite, and Zapier. |
| Refund policy | Premium purchases have a 100-day money-back guarantee covering one payment. | Paid plans include a 14-day money-back guarantee. |
| Security | The setup wizard includes checkout spam protection that blocks repeated attempts from the same IP address and recommends reCAPTCHA or Akismet. | Spam and login protections include honeypot traps, email verification, reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, and Cloudflare Turnstile. |
| Subscription billing | both | both |
| Support | The company provides support forums and says Max plans include hands-on help customizing membership sites and implementing new features. | Paid plans include premium ticket support, Plus adds live chat support, and Professional includes priority ticket and chat support. |
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
User Registration & Membership
- Personal$99 a year
- Plus$199 a year
- Professional$499 a year
- Personal (yearly)$99 a year
- Plus (yearly)$199 a year
- Personal (lifetime)$299, paid once
- Professional (yearly)$499 a year
- Plus (lifetime)$699, paid once
- Professional (lifetime)$999, paid once
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.
User Registration & Membership
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