Best membership software for 2026
BY Joseph MillerUPDATED August 2, 2026
Membership software comparison
Best Membership Software for Societies and Associations
Compare membership management systems by starting price, setup costs, payment fees, website tools, event management, member portals, support, and trial availability. Use the filters to narrow the list to platforms that better fit your organization.
Pricing last checked: August 2, 2026. Always confirm the final quote, implementation cost, payment-processing rate, and included modules directly with the provider.
Compare Membership Management Software
10 providers shown
Strong value for societies
MeetingBloom
Best for scientific societies and nonprofits that want simple per-member pricing
From $3–$6 per member
MeetingBloom focuses on practical membership management for societies that need online applications, approvals, dues collection, renewals, member-only content, directories, custom questions, and conference tools without a large enterprise contract.
- Monthly or annual auto-renewal and card-update workflows
- Custom membership levels, approval paths, fields, and uploads
- Member directory, protected pages, and conference integration
- No MeetingBloom service fee on dues payments
- Free trial available before committing
- Pricing
- $6/member up to 100; tiered down to $0.75/member
- Setup fee
- No required setup fee
- Payment fee
- No platform service fee; processor fee applies
- Events
- Conference and registration tools available
- Trial
- Free trial available
WildApricot
Best for small associations wanting a website and membership database together
From $66/month
WildApricot is a widely used all-in-one platform for contacts, memberships, events, email, payments, and website management. Pricing rises with the number of contacts rather than only active members.
- Membership applications, renewals, recurring payments, and directory
- Website builder and members-only pages
- Event registration, email, mobile apps, and integrations
- Long free trial makes hands-on evaluation easier
- Pricing
- From $66/month; contact-based tiers
- Setup fee
- No required setup fee listed
- Payment fee
- Payment-processing fees apply
Join It
Best for organizations wanting fast setup and a lightweight membership system
From $29/month
Join It is a straightforward membership platform with recurring billing, automation, event registration, digital cards, member directories, and integrations. Its low subscription price is offset by an added service fee on paid transactions.
- Quick setup with unlimited membership types and automations
- Native events and renewal reminders
- Digital cards, check-in, directory, API, and custom domains on higher plans
- No setup fee and free member import
- Pricing
- From $29/month; annual discounts available
- Service fee
- 1.5%–3% plus Stripe processing
- Website
- Embeds/custom domain; not a full website builder
- Trial
- Free trial available
ClubExpress
Best for clubs and associations wanting many built-in modules and a hosted website
From $0.42/member/month
ClubExpress combines a membership database, website hosting, events, email, payments, committees, forums, documents, and many optional modules. It charges for active members and requires a one-time setup package.
- Website hosting, storage, email, admins, and standard support included
- Memberships, events, donations, communications, and directories
- Many specialized add-on modules for clubs and professional associations
- No separate ClubExpress per-transaction platform fee
- Pricing
- From $0.42 per active member/month
- Setup fee
- From $150; assisted packages cost more
- Payment fee
- Processing from 2.99% + $0.30
- Trial
- Trial website available
Neon CRM
Best for nonprofits combining membership, fundraising, volunteers, and CRM
Memberships from $109/month
Neon CRM is broader than a dedicated membership database. It connects members with fundraising, communications, events, volunteers, and supporter history. Pricing is based mainly on organizational revenue rather than record count.
- Flexible tiers, automated renewals, directories, custom forms, and portal
- Strong fundraising and constituent relationship tools
- QuickBooks, Mailchimp, Eventbrite, API, and other integrations
- Live support included with every CRM plan
- Pricing
- From $109/month with memberships
- Setup fee
- Onboarding package varies
- Payment fee
- Neon Pay processing applies
- Website
- Separate Neon Websites product
- Support
- Phone, email, and chat included
MemberClicks
Best for established professional associations needing a conventional AMS
Professional from $4,500/year
MemberClicks offers association management products for individual-member professional associations and trade organizations. It covers membership records, applications, dues, events, communications, websites, reporting, and member engagement.
- Purpose-built association membership database and billing
- Online applications, member portal, directory, and communications
- Event registration, reporting, and website tools
- Multiple products for professional and trade associations
- Pricing
- Professional starts at $4,500/year
- Setup fee
- Contact provider
- Payment fee
- Contact provider
- Events
- Included or available by product
- Evaluation
- Demo or test drive
GrowthZone
Best for associations and chambers needing sales, engagement, and operational automation
From $3,900/year
GrowthZone is a full association and chamber platform with memberships, billing, events, communications, engagement tools, reporting, and integrations. Website building, marketing automation, and continuing education are available as upgrades.
- Membership billing, renewals, portal, and engagement scoring
- Events, online payments, communications, and dashboards
- Strong chamber and professional-association focus
- Phone, chat, email, knowledge base, webinars, and video support
- Pricing
- Subscriptions start at $3,900/year
- Setup fee
- Contact provider
- Payment fee
- Contact provider
- Support
- Full support included
Glue Up
Best for associations emphasizing events, community, mobile access, and communications
From $3,000–$6,500/year
Glue Up combines membership management, events, CRM, email communications, payments, invoicing, and community features. Higher packages add more automation, integrations, reporting, and engagement capabilities.
- Memberships, events, CRM, email, invoicing, and online payments
- Community and mobile-app experience
- Advanced automation and insights on higher plans
- Designed for associations, chambers, nonprofits, and communities
- Pricing
- Essential starts at $3,000–$6,500/year
- Setup fee
- Contact provider
- Payment fee
- Contact provider
- Website
- Not listed in the Essential package
- Evaluation
- Demo available
Member365
Best for associations needing modular workflows, portals, events, and professional development
From $299/month + setup
Member365 is a modular membership platform for associations, nonprofits, and chambers. Its core system can be expanded with event management, professional development, email marketing, certificates, committees, forums, forms, and other modules.
- Membership CRM, dues, renewals, portal, and directory
- Events, communications, payments, engagement, and reporting
- Professional development, certificates, CE tracking, and committees
- Expert support included; implementation is quoted separately
- Pricing
- Plans start at $299/month
- Setup fee
- Required; based on implementation complexity
- Payment fee
- Contact provider
- Website
- Member portal; public website scope varies
iMIS
Best for larger associations with complex CRM, accounting, portal, and integration needs
Professional from $7,200
iMIS is an enterprise-oriented association and nonprofit platform built around a unified CRM, membership database, websites and portals, billing, accounting, events, fundraising, automation, and integrations.
- Unified CRM, AMS, website, portal, accounting, and reporting
- Supports complex billing, segmentation, and member experiences
- Broad integration and partner ecosystem
- Better suited to organizations with larger budgets and implementation resources
- Pricing
- Professional starts at $7,200
- Setup fee
- Contact provider or implementation partner
- Payment fee
- Contact provider
- Website
- Available within the platform
- Evaluation
- Demo or guided tour
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What to Compare Before Choosing Membership Software
Calculate the full cost
Include the subscription, implementation, migration, training, payment-processing fees, platform service fees, website costs, optional modules, and future price increases.
Test the member experience
Walk through joining, approval, payment, renewal, profile updates, password recovery, directory access, event discounts, and cancellation from a member’s perspective.
Confirm operational fit
Verify membership cycles, prorating, grace periods, organizational memberships, chapters, recurring billing, failed-payment recovery, receipts, exports, and accounting requirements.
Editorial note: This comparison summarizes publicly available provider information and MeetingBloom product information. “Included” means presented as part of the referenced product or package; exact contracts can differ. This page should be reviewed whenever a vendor changes pricing or packaging.
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