ARMember is a powerful WordPress Membership Plugin with payment gateways that lets you create, manage, and sell memberships.
- Free version
- Yes
- Price
- From $99/year
- Category
- Membership & LMS
Not announcedBlack Friday deal for ARMember
ARMember vs MasterStudy
MasterStudy wins 1 of the 1 points we can measure. Here's how they compare on price, features, ratings and deals.
At a glance
| Feature | ARMember | MasterStudy |
|---|---|---|
| Our score | 7.3/10 | 8.3/10 (better) |
| Starts at | $99/year | $99/year |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| Refund window | 14 days | 14 days |
| Billing | Subscription | Free + paid plans |
| Active installs | – | 10K+ |
| Last Black Friday | 70% off | – |
| Category | Membership & LMS | Membership & LMS |
| Vendor | Repute InfoSystems | StylemixThemes |
| Black Friday 2026 | Not announced | Not announced |
Which should you choose?
Choose ARMember if…
- Site owners selling memberships or courses
- Sites that need many payment gateways
Choose MasterStudy if…
- Course creators selling online courses
- Schools and training businesses running an LMS on WordPress
Features
ARMember
- Unlimited membership plans
- Payment gateways
- Built-in addons
- Premium add-ons
- Membership proration
- Online courses and groups
MasterStudy
- Course builder
- Quizzes and assignments
- Subscriptions and memberships
- Live classes
- Certificates
- Drip content
- Reports and analytics
Pros and cons
ARMember
- Free plan includes unlimited membership plans
- Paid plans include 22+ payment gateways
- 14-day money-back guarantee
- Pricing page lists the same renewal price as the first year
- Free plan has limited support
- Standard plan covers 1 site only
- No lifetime paid plan is listed on the pricing page
- The WordPress.org listing is closed, so the free plan is only available from the vendor
MasterStudy
- Free version on WordPress.org
- Includes quizzes, assignments and certificates in the core feature set
- Supports live classes through Zoom and Google Meet
- 14-day money-back guarantee on paid plans
- Paid plans include a year of updates and priority ticket support
- Free version has community support only and one free prebuilt website
- Paid plans include updates for one year only
- Priority support is included only on paid plans
Pricing plans
ARMember
Free
Free
Unlimited sites
- Unlimited membership plans
- 20+ built-in addons
- 2 payment gateways
StandardStarts here
$99/year
1 site
- 62+ built-in addons
- 22+ payment gateways
- 36+ premium add-ons
Professional
$259/year
2 sites
- Standard plan plus 15 addons
- Multi-language
- Digital downloads and PDF creator
MasterStudy
Single siteStarts here
$99/year
1 site
- Updates for 1 year
- Priority ticket support
- 20 prebuilt websites
10 sites
$199/year
10 sites
- Updates for 1 year
- Priority ticket support
- 20 prebuilt websites
Unlimited
$399/year
Unlimited sites
- Updates for 1 year
- Priority ticket support
- 20 prebuilt websites
What Reddit says
ARMember
Reddit users weigh ARMember against alternatives such as PMPro for memberships, paywalls and tiered access, and some find it feature rich and reasonably priced. One user reported Stripe payments showing as failed inside ARMember, and another said they were looking for alternatives after problems with the plugin.
MasterStudy
Not enough Reddit discussion yet.
ARMember vs MasterStudy questions
Is ARMember better than MasterStudy?
On our comparison MasterStudy comes out ahead on 1 of 1 measurable points. The right pick still depends on what you build.
Which is cheaper, ARMember or MasterStudy?
ARMember starts at $99/year and MasterStudy starts at $99/year.
Can I get ARMember or MasterStudy cheaper on Black Friday?
Both are on our Black Friday tracker. ARMember was 70% off last year.
Both products
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.
- Free version
- Yes
- Price
- From $99/year
- Category
- Membership & LMS
Not announcedBlack Friday deal for MasterStudy