Memberships and subscriptions
Cheapest Memberful alternatives 4 tools cheaper than Memberful, like for like
- Memberful from, billed monthly
- $49/mo
- Cheaper tools
- 4
- Lowest price
- Free plan
- Biggest saving, paid plan
- 76%
Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify
Memberful's cheapest paid plan costs $49 billed monthly (Standard). We found 4 tools in its market that cost less, compared on the same billing basis.
2 are cheaper billed monthly, 2 have a free plan (Memberful has none).
The largest saving on a paid plan is Podfan: $12 a month billed monthly on Essential, $37 (76%) less than Memberful's $49.
No vendor here states that it lacks a feature Memberful has. Below, each tool lists the features and numbers it publishes; vendors rarely state what they do not offer, so a feature that is not listed is unknown, not missing.
Memberful alternatives by price
| # | Tool | Price per month | Billing basis | Memberful, same basis | You save | Free plan | Data checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Donorbox | Free (Standard) | free plan | $49/mo | $49 (100%) | Yes, 5 users | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 2 |  Flodesk | Free plan | free plan | $49/mo | $49 (100%) | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 3 |  Podfan | $12/mo | billed monthly | $49/mo | $37 (76%) | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 4 |  Givebutter | $29/mo | billed monthly | $49/mo | $20 (41%) | Yes, unlimited users | Oct 14, 2026 |
Each value links the page it was read from (hover for the check date).
What you give up for the lower price
- Donorbox · Free plan
Fundraising software for nonprofits offering donation forms, donation pages, recurring giving, events, peer-to-peer campaigns and a donor CRM.
- Price: free plan (Standard); Memberful has no free plan source
- Memberful on the same basis: $49 a month, billed monthly, on Standard source
- Saving: $49 a month (100%) while you stay within the free plan's limits
- Standard limits: 5 users source
- Matches Memberful: has all 3 features we verified for Memberful
5 of 8 tracked details verified
Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026 - Flodesk · Free plan
Email marketing platform with a visual email builder, forms, landing pages, workflow automations and checkout and subscription tools.
- Price: free plan (Free); Memberful has no free plan source
- Memberful on the same basis: $49 a month, billed monthly, on Standard source
- Saving: $49 a month (100%) while you stay within the free plan's limits
- Verified features: Analytics, Templates, Public API
5 of 8 tracked details verified
- Podfan · $12/mo, saves 76%
Platform for podcasters that provides a podcast page and sells paid memberships, donations and private member-only feeds, with payments handled through Stripe.
- Price: $12 a month, billed monthly, on Essential source
- Memberful on the same basis: $49 a month, billed monthly, on Standard source
- Saving: $37 a month (76%)
- In numbers: 3 published plans and a free plan. source
1 of 8 tracked details verified
- Givebutter · $29/mo, saves 41%
Fundraising platform for nonprofits with donation forms, campaign pages, events, auctions and a built-in donor CRM, with a paid Plus tier.
- Price: $29 a month, billed monthly, on Givebutter Plus source
- Memberful on the same basis: $49 a month, billed monthly, on Standard source
- Saving: $20 a month (41%)
- Verified features: Analytics, AI assistant
5 of 8 tracked details verified
How we picked
- Pool: tools in the same market as the tool on this page (they list its primary category, and their own primary category is one it lists).
- Like for like: a tool's cheapest paid plan billed monthly is compared with the cheapest plan billed monthly; if that is not cheaper, its price per month billed annually is compared with the annual price. Monthly and annual prices are never mixed in one comparison.
- A free plan counts as cheaper only when the tool on this page has no free plan. Usage-priced and "contact sales" plans are left out.
- Saving = the reference price on the same basis minus the alternative's price, per month; the percentage is rounded. Entry plans differ in seats, accounts and limits, so the saving is for the entry plan, not your team.
- Sorted by price per month, then name. The page is built only when the tool has a verified paid price and at least 3 tools qualify.
Every value is read from the vendor's own pages (or GitHub for licences and stars) and shown with the date we checked it. A value we could not verify is shown as a dash, never estimated, and never read as a “no”. We did not test these tools hands-on unless a listing says so. Methodology
Questions, answered from the data
What is the cheapest alternative to Memberful?
Podfan: $12 a month billed monthly on Essential, against $49 for Memberful's Standard on the same basis.
How much can I save compared with Memberful?
Up to $49 a month (100%) with Donorbox's free plan, before any difference in limits or seats.
Is there a free alternative to Memberful?
Donorbox, Flodesk, Podfan and Givebutter have a free plan.
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Prices as published on each vendor's pricing page on the date shown, in USD, for membership platforms. Confirm with the vendor before you buy.