A membership site is a website that visitors can subscribe to — unlocking content, classes, downloads or other forms of content in exchange for a monthly payment.
As you’d imagine, membership sites are a stellar addition to any existing blog and a solid foundation for a new business; providing recurring income every month.
Webflow is one of the quickest ways to build a membership website, thanks to the wide range of no-code membership plugins available. To put this article together, we tried every Webflow membership plugin on the market and picked our favorites.
MemberSpace was launched in 2015 to make no-code membership websites possible. Their platform was originally focused on Squarespace and WordPress but has expanded to include virtually any web platform, including Webflow.
The key features of MemberSpace are:
We'd recommend MemberSpace for website owners who need to lock down files securely or need a member directory.
MemberStack is the leader in the membership software market, boasting over 400,000 members and over $5 million in recurring membership revenue earned by MemberStack customers.
The key features of MemberStack are:
We'd recommend MemberStack for website owners who need absolute flexibility and support for more complicated use cases.
Memberful was acquired by membership platform giant Patreon in 2018. The Memberful platform is focused exclusively on membership websites, which makes it easy to use but not suitable for all use cases. You can read a refreshingly honest summary of these limitations on Memberful's website.
The key features are:
We'd recommend Memberful for website owners who want a simple solution to protect basic content pages on Webflow.
The most flexible membership plugin for Webflow is MemberStack. We'd recommend this to most aspiring membership website owners unless you need to protect confidential or sensitive content. These users should explore MemberSpace instead.
If you are looking to build a membership website, we'd love to help. Get in touch for a no-obligation quotation, or if you just want to chat about which membership solution is best for your needs, then that’s fine too!