Best Membership Plugin for WordPress: Published Plans Compared
We summarize what each platform publishes about its plans. We do not score or rate these tools, and we have not used them hands-on.
If your site already runs on WordPress, a membership plugin keeps members, content and payments on your own domain. These are the plugins whose pricing pages we read, listed by how they charge.
MemberPress
Yearly licenses. Launch adds a 4.9% fee per successful payment; Growth and Scale list no MemberPress transaction fee. CoachKit is included from Growth, and Easy Affiliate on Scale.
| MemberPress plan | First-year price | Renews at (yearly) | Transaction fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch | $199.50/year | $399/year | 4.9% per payment |
| Growth | $349.50/year | $699/year | none from MemberPress |
| Scale | $499.50/year | $999/year | none from MemberPress |
MemberPress says first-year prices are introductory and all annual renewals are at full price, so we show both. Standard Stripe or PayPal processing fees still apply. MemberPress is a WordPress plugin, so you also pay for WordPress hosting. MemberPress's FAQ lists a 4.9% fee per successful payment on Launch.
Paid Memberships Pro
The only plugin here with a $0 plan; paid plans are listed per month.
| Paid Memberships Pro plan | Price shown |
|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo |
| Standard | $49/mo |
| Max | $99/mo |
| Max 2x | $299/mo |
Paid Memberships Pro also lists a hosted option at $99 a month. Whether a separate Plus plan is sold is not confirmed yet.
MemberMouse and WishList Member
Both list three yearly plans at the same visible amounts.
| Plugin and plan | Price shown now (per year) | Listed full price (per year) |
|---|---|---|
| MemberMouse Basic | $149.50 | $299 |
| MemberMouse Plus | $249.50 | $499 |
| MemberMouse Pro | $349.50 | $699 |
| WishList Member Basic | $149.50 | $299 |
| WishList Member Plus | $249.50 | $499 |
| WishList Member Pro | $349.50 | $699 |
Both vendors' pages also carry other plan names and amounts in their page code; which applies at checkout is not confirmed yet, so we show the visible plan cards only. How long the lower price applies is not confirmed yet.
Restrict Content Pro
Restrict Content Pro's old pricing URL now shows Liquid Web's Kadence marketing instead of a standalone price table, and no standalone Restrict Content Pro product is listed. Kadence sells it as part of one bundle billed yearly, from $350/yr for 1 site to $999/yr for 100 sites (checked 2026-11-04).
Not tied to WordPress?
Hosted course and community platforms skip plugin upkeep. See the course platform comparison, the MemberPress review and MemberPress pricing.
Last checked 2026-11-04: prices taken from each vendor's public pricing page, in USD before tax (prices as of Nov 2026). Plans change, so confirm on the vendor's site before you pay.
Sources
- MemberPress pricing page (last checked 2026-11-04)
- Paid Memberships Pro pricing page (last checked 2026-11-04)
- MemberMouse pricing page (last checked 2026-11-04)
- WishList Member pricing page (last checked 2026-11-04)