WordPress membership and monetization plugin combining paywalls, courses and coaching.
#7 of 7 in Ecommerce Plugins by Overall Score
MemberPress controls paid access to WordPress pages, posts, files, courses, communities, coaching programs, and other protected content through its Rules system. The suite includes MemberPress Courses, CoachKit, community and directory tools, content dripping, recurring billing, coupons, order bumps, corporate accounts, protected downloads, and a REST API for custom workflows.
MemberPress supports separate drip and expiration settings on content-access rules, and each irregular release time needs its own rule. Corporate Accounts create a paying parent membership with subordinate users sharing the entitlement but not its billing controls. That add-on is available on the Scale plan, so organizations selling group subscriptions should verify that edition before designing their enrollment process.
Calculated from facts we verified on MemberPress's own website, using published thresholds. Nobody can pay to change it. Together with Market Signal it makes the Overall Score of 48 that orders our lists.
Dimensions without verified data count as a neutral 2.5. Facts checked October 6, 2026. How the rating works
Computed from Ahrefs + Semrush data about MemberPress's own website. Not an assessment of the product itself. How this works →
Market Strength
59
Where it stands today
Momentum
41 Mixed ↕
Ahrefs and Semrush disagree on direction
Data Confidence
High
How much to trust it
Tick mark = category average.
Compared with 52 tracked WordPress tools. Data through September 2026, pulled October 6, 2026.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual (mo) | Includes |
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| Launch | $33.25 | Not listed |
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Pricing shown reflects list prices as of our last check and may have changed. Confirm current pricing on MemberPress' website before purchasing.
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Why choose it: Businesses already running WordPress that want full control over their store, hosting and choice of payment gateway.
Strengths
Limitations
Why choose it: Creators and software businesses selling downloads, licenses, subscriptions, courses, or other digitally delivered products through WordPress.
Why choose it: WordPress sites that need Stripe payments, donations, or subscriptions without running a full ecommerce catalog.
Why choose it: WordPress sellers needing one commerce system for downloads, services, physical goods, or recurring subscriptions.
MemberPress doesn't currently offer a free plan or free trial.
MemberPress starts at $33.25/mo (regular price; first-year discount lower), billed annually, on its Launch plan. Pricing was last checked October 6, 2026. Always confirm current pricing on the vendor's site before purchasing.
Commonly considered alternatives include WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads, WP Simple Pay and SureCart. The Alternatives section on this page shows what each one is best at and its starting price.
