Memberful

Add paid memberships to your existing website

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Overview

Memberful is a membership platform that bolts onto your existing website rather than replacing it. If you have a WordPress site, Ghost blog, or custom site, Memberful adds a subscription paywall, member login, and payment processing via Stripe — without migrating your content. It charges a monthly platform fee plus a percentage of revenue on lower tiers; the Starter plan has no monthly fee (higher revenue cut). Owned by Patreon since 2018 but operates independently.

Pros & Cons

What we like

✓Add memberships to any existing site without migrating content
✓Deep WordPress and Ghost integration
✓Stripe-powered — you own the customer relationship
✓Members get a clean, mobile-friendly member portal

Watch out for

✕Revenue percentage fee on lower-tier plans
✕Less out-of-the-box community features than Circle or Mighty Networks
✕Best value requires moving to paid plan

Best for

Bloggers and content creators adding a paid tier to an existing site
WordPress site owners wanting native membership without a plugin mess

Not ideal for

Creators starting from scratch who want an all-in-one platform (Kajabi or Ghost Pro)
Community-first memberships (Circle or Mighty Networks are better)