15 best WordPress membership and LMS plugins

Membership, course and community plugins for selling access to content on WordPress.

Quick picks

#ProductScoreStarts atFree
1WPLoyalty8.9/10$73/yearYes
2Pretty Links Pro8.7/10$99.60/yearYes
3User Registration8.6/10$99/yearYes
4Masteriyo8.6/10$99/yearYes
5SliceWP8.6/10$169/yearYes
6FluentCommunity8.5/10$139/yearYes
7CTX Feed Pro8.5/10$119/yearYes
8WP User Manager8.5/10$149/yearYes
9ThirstyAffiliates8.4/10$99.60/yearYes
10Paymattic8.3/10$83/yearYes
11myCred8.3/10$99/yearYes
12BuddyPress Community Bundle8.3/10$249/yearNo
13MasterStudy8.3/10$99/yearYes
14BuddyBoss All in One Bundle8.2/10$4,999/yearNo
15Ultimate Member8.2/10$276/yearYes

1. WPLoyalty

Create the best experience with the right customer loyalty and reward programs.

8.9/10
  • Points and rewards
  • Reward types
  • Referrals
  • Levels
Starts at
$73/year
Free version
Yes
Best for
WooCommerce stores that want repeat purchases
Black Friday
Not announced
  • Free version on WordPress.org
  • Every plan lists the same common features, so the plan mainly sets the site count

3. User Registration

User Registration & Membership is a WordPress plugin for creating custom registration and login forms, user profiles, free and paid memberships, recurring subscriptions, content restriction, and accepting payments.

8.6/10
  • Drag and drop form builder
  • Membership and content restriction
  • Content drip
  • Payment gateways
Starts at
$99/year
Free version
Yes
Best for
Membership sites with paid content
Black Friday
20% off last year
  • Free version listed on WordPress.org
  • Stripe form payment and content drip need the Plus plan (199 a year)

4. Masteriyo

Masteriyo is an all-in-one WordPress LMS plugin that helps you turn your knowledge into a successful course business.

8.6/10
  • Course builder
  • Quizzes and certificates
  • Payments and WooCommerce
  • Live lessons
Starts at
$99/year
Free version
Yes
Best for
Course creators selling online courses
Black Friday
Not announced
  • Free version available on WordPress.org
  • Assignments, gradebook and webhooks need the Pro plan

5. SliceWP

WordPress Affiliate Plugin

8.6/10
  • Unlimited affiliates
  • Affiliate approval process
  • Affiliate area
  • Flexible commissions
Starts at
$169/year
Free version
Yes
Best for
WordPress site owners starting an affiliate program
Black Friday
Not announced
  • Free version available on WordPress.org
  • Support and updates end when the subscription ends

6. FluentCommunity

Best Community Plugin for WordPress

8.5/10
  • Community spaces
  • Course builder
  • Activity feeds and chats
  • Polls and surveys
Starts at
$139/year
Free version
Yes
Best for
Site owners building a paid or free member community
Black Friday
40% off last year
  • Free version available on WordPress.org
  • Single site license costs 139 a year or 319 for lifetime

7. CTX Feed Pro

Ultimate Business Booster WordPress Plugins

8.5/10
  • Multi-channel feeds
  • Automatic feed updates
  • Category mapping and filters
  • Variable and bundle product support
Starts at
$119/year
Free version
Yes
Best for
WooCommerce stores selling on Google Shopping and social channels
Black Friday
40% off last year
  • Free version on WordPress.org
  • Pro is required for scheduled refresh and most channel features

8. WP User Manager

WP User Manager is the best WordPress Membership Plugin to connect, manage and build your online community.

8.5/10
  • User verification
  • Custom registration and profile fields
  • Content restriction
  • Social login
Starts at
$149/year
Free version
Yes
Best for
Community and membership sites
Black Friday
Not announced
  • Free version on WordPress.org
  • Most advanced features need the Most Popular Pro plan at 299 USD per year

9. ThirstyAffiliates

WordPress Affiliate Link Management Plugin

8.4/10
  • Link cloaking and shortening
  • Automatic keyword linking
  • Amazon API importing
  • Advanced statistics reports
Starts at
$99.60/year
Free version
Yes
Best for
Affiliate marketers managing many links
Black Friday
Not announced
  • Free version available on WordPress.org
  • Paid plans are billed yearly

10. Paymattic

Simplest WordPress Payment and Donation Plugin

8.3/10
  • Subscriptions and one-time payments
  • Global and local payment gateways
  • Recurring and one-time donations
  • Drag and drop form builder
Starts at
$83/year
Free version
Yes
Best for
Small businesses that take payments on WordPress
Black Friday
50% off last year
  • Free version available on WordPress.org
  • Paid plans renew each year unless you buy a lifetime license

11. myCred

Top Rated WordPress Points Management System

8.3/10
  • Points system
  • Ranks and badges
  • Hooks
  • WooCommerce integration
Starts at
$99/year
Free version
Yes
Best for
Membership and community sites
Black Friday
Not announced
  • Free core plugin on WordPress.org
  • Paid addons are needed for most advanced features

12. BuddyPress Community Bundle

Wbcom Designs is a WordPress development agency that builds and maintains community platforms, course websites, and online stores with a focus on integration and ongoing support.

8.3/10
  • Moderation Pro
  • Private Community Pro
  • Profile Pro
  • Polls
Starts at
$249/year
Free version
No
Best for
Community and membership sites on BuddyPress
Black Friday
Not announced
  • 26 BuddyPress add-ons under one license
  • No free version

13. MasterStudy

MasterStudy LMS Plugin is the leading tool to create and sell online courses on WordPress, offering comprehensive management tools for course creation and student engagement.

8.3/10
  • Course builder
  • Quizzes and assignments
  • Subscriptions and memberships
  • Live classes
Starts at
$99/year
Free version
Yes
Best for
Course creators selling online courses
Black Friday
Not announced
  • Free version on WordPress.org
  • Free version has community support only and one free prebuilt website

14. BuddyBoss All in One Bundle

Your community, courses and memberships on your own website.

8.2/10
  • Community, courses and memberships
  • Branded iOS and Android app
  • Done-for-you website build
  • Gamification
Starts at
$4,999/year
Free version
No
Best for
Organizations launching a community, course, or membership site with a mobile app
Black Friday
40% off last year
  • Covers the web platform and the mobile app under one price
  • Costs 4,999 per year, far above the 199 first-year Web plan

15. Ultimate Member

Ultimate Member is a free WordPress user profile and membership plugin, with paid Standard and Pro plans that add 21 extensions and payment and automation integrations.

8.2/10
  • User profiles and registration
  • Content restriction
  • Member directories
  • 21 standard extensions
Starts at
$276/year
Free version
Yes
Best for
Membership sites on a budget
Black Friday
Not announced
  • Free core covers profiles, registration and content restriction
  • Stripe and Zapier integrations need the Pro plan

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