Looking for a MemberSpace Alternative?

MembershipWorks offers a more comprehensive, all-in-one membership management solution than MemberSpace and does not charge an additional 2-5% per transaction fees. MembershipWorks enables organizations to publish event calendars and manage event registrations, create member directories, add shopping carts, build custom forms, password protect website pages and more. By contrast, MemberSpace primarily focuses on password-protecting website content and does not offer member directories, event calendars, or other features available in MembershipWorks.

How MembershipWorks Outperforms MemberSpace

1. No additional transaction fees. MemberSpace adds an additional transaction fee of 2% (on its most expensive plans) or 5% (on its smaller plans) to credit card transactions. This fee is on top of the fees that Stripe charges, which is currently 2.9% plus $.30 per transaction (Stripe offers lower rates for nonprofit customers who request them). This means that you can lose an additional 2-5% of your membership revenue. MembershipWorks never adds fees on top of the fees charged by your payment gateway.
2. Phone support and live, one-on-one screen share training. MemberSpace and MembershipWorks both provide email support for customers. MemberSpace does not provide phone support for customers, however live chat support is available for customers on their more expensive plans ($99+/month) In contrast, MembershipWorks offers free, unlimited phone support to all customers on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Central Time). In addition to email support, MemberSpace provides group support sessions that must be scheduled in advance. MembershipWorks schedules complimentary one-on-one screen-sharing training sessions upon request.
3. Event registration. Membership software with event registration functionality enables organizations to sell tickets to both members and non-members while tracking member engagement and activity more comprehensively. This feature is available in most membership software such as MembershipWorks, since it is a popular requirement for most membership-based organizations. However, MemberSpace does not offer any type of member calendar or event registrations.
4. Built in member directories, job boards, forms, classified ads, shopping carts, and announcement boards. MembershipWorks provides many built-in tools that enable customers to generate revenue in addition to membership dues. For example, customers can charge their members to post jobs on a job board, or they can sell products from a shopping page. MemberSpace does not provide these types of built-in tools to generate additional revenue. It is possible to add a member directory by integrating with Community Box, but there is an additional cost associated with this if you want to display more than 25 profiles in the directory.
5. Faster setup. Launch your website faster with MembershipWorks. Customers can quickly add features like an event calendar, member directory, and online forms using simple code snippets or shortcodes. MemberSpace customers who want to add these types of features will need to spend time researching and adding third-party software to accomplish this since MemberSpace does not include these features. Additional third-party software also results in additional costs and reaching out to multiple lines of support when needed.
6. Avoid integration expenses. Avoid unnecessary integration costs by understanding the true cost of membership management software before you commit. MemberSpace users who want to connect their Mailchimp or QuickBooks accounts will need to purchase a Zapier subscription. Other MemberSpace integrations such as Community Box come with separate fees. MembershipWorks provides many features and integration connections so you can avoid extra integration expenses.
7. Multiple payment gateway choices. MembershipWorks customers can choose from Stripe, Authorize.Net, or PayPal to process payments, while MemberSpace only supports Stripe.

Key Functionality Differences

Tax/Vat – MembershipWorks offers the option to add multiple tax rules based on city, state, zip/postal code, or country that will apply to all membership dues. MemberSpace only provides the option to add one tax rule per membership plan. This means that if you need to charge a different tax for multiple locations, you would have to create a separate membership plan for each location.

Fixed Anniversary Date Billing – When using a fixed anniversary date such as January 1st, MembershipWorks provides several options for handling members who join in the middle of the billing cycle. You can choose to prorate dues, charge the full membership amount, or apply a custom discount based on the time of year. MemberSpace, on the other hand, only supports prorated dues for signups that occur in the middle of a billing cycle.

Circle.so Integration – While both platforms allow for a single sign-on integration with Circle.so, your organization would need to be on a higher level plan with Circle in order to complete the single sign-on integration with MembershipWorks. The MemberSpace single sign-on integration is possible at a lower level Circle plan.

Renewal and Past Due Notices – MembershipWorks allows you to add multiple renewal and past-due notices for each membership level and specify the number of days before/after the member’s renewal date when the notice should be sent. MemberSpace, by comparison, only supports a single renewal notice per membership plan, and past-due notices can only be sent on the date the member becomes overdue.

Member Directory Profiles – In MembershipWorks, each member can have their own directory profile page that can include a profile gallery and video links. Members can update their profile themselves and the updates will display immediately. MemberSpace’s 3rd party directory option comes at an additional cost and does not allow members to upload a profile gallery or videos. Additionally, member profile updates are not reflected immediately in the directory.

 

Membership Management

Event Calendar & Registrations

Online Payments

Donations, Carts & Forms

Job Board

Announcement Board

Classified Ads

Member Directory

Members Only Content/Items