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 Paid Memberships Pro
Evenly matched on the points we can measure. Here's how they compare on price, features, ratings and deals.
At a glance
| Feature | ARMember | Paid Memberships Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Our score | 7.3/10 (better) | 7.2/10 |
| Starts at | $99/year | $49/month |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| Refund window | 14 days | 100 days (better) |
| Billing | Subscription | Free + paid plans |
| Active installs | – | – |
| Last Black Friday | 70% off | – |
| Category | Membership & LMS | Membership & LMS |
| Vendor | Repute InfoSystems | Paid Memberships Pro |
| 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 Paid Memberships Pro if…
- Site owners selling memberships who want a free open-source core
- Developers building custom membership sites
Features
ARMember
- Unlimited membership plans
- Payment gateways
- Built-in addons
- Premium add-ons
- Membership proration
- Online courses and groups
Paid Memberships Pro
- Core membership plugin
- Free add-ons
- Payment gateways
- Managed hosting
- Daily backups and CDN
- Do It For Me service
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
Paid Memberships Pro
- Open-source core plugin is free on WordPress.org
- Free add-ons are included with the free plan
- 100-day money-back guarantee
- Managed hosting is available for owners who do not want to host themselves
- The free plan is self-hosted, so you need your own WordPress host
- Some features need add-ons to match rival plugins, according to a BlogVault comparison
- Standard support covers one self-hosted site only
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
Paid Memberships Pro
StandardStarts here
$49/month
1 site
- All premium add-ons
- Support for one self-hosted site
- Self-hosted installation
Max
$99/month
- Managed WordPress hosting
- Free migration
- 25 dev credits every month
Max 2x
$299/month
- Twice the server resources
- 50 credits a month
- Managed hosting
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.
Paid Memberships Pro
Not enough Reddit discussion yet.
ARMember vs Paid Memberships Pro questions
Is ARMember better than Paid Memberships Pro?
They're evenly matched on the points we can measure. Pick by features and budget.
Which is cheaper, ARMember or Paid Memberships Pro?
ARMember starts at $99/year and Paid Memberships Pro starts at $49/month.
Can I get ARMember or Paid Memberships Pro cheaper on Black Friday?
Both are on our Black Friday tracker. ARMember was 70% off last year.
Both products
Paid Memberships Pro: Membership & Subscriptions for WordPress
- Free version
- Yes
- Price
- From $49/month
- Category
- Membership & LMS
Not announcedBlack Friday deal for Paid Memberships Pro
