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 ThirstyAffiliates
Evenly matched on the points we can measure. Here's how they compare on price, features, ratings and deals.
At a glance
| Feature | ARMember | ThirstyAffiliates |
|---|---|---|
| Our score | 7.3/10 | 8.4/10 (better) |
| Starts at | $99/year (better) | $99.60/year |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| Refund window | 14 days | 14 days |
| Billing | Subscription | Subscription |
| Active installs | – | 30K+ |
| Last Black Friday | 70% off | – |
| Category | Membership & LMS | Membership & LMS |
| Vendor | Repute InfoSystems | ThirstyAffiliates |
| 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
- You want the lower starting price
Choose ThirstyAffiliates if…
- Affiliate marketers managing many links
- Bloggers with Amazon affiliate links
Features
ARMember
- Unlimited membership plans
- Payment gateways
- Built-in addons
- Premium add-ons
- Membership proration
- Online courses and groups
ThirstyAffiliates
- Link cloaking and shortening
- Automatic keyword linking
- Amazon API importing
- Advanced statistics reports
- Geolocation link redirects
- Automatic affiliate disclosure
- Automatic 404 checker
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
ThirstyAffiliates
- Free version available on WordPress.org
- 14-day refund guarantee on paid plans
- Automatic keyword linking and Amazon API importing on every paid plan
- Works with WPML and Polylang
- Paid plans are billed yearly
- Plans are limited to 1, 5, or 10 sites
- Pricing page shows sale prices next to higher normal prices, so the discount may end
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
ThirstyAffiliates
BasicStarts here
$99.60/year
1 site
- Automatic keyword linking
- Amazon API importing
- Geographic redirects
Plus
$149.60/year
5 sites
- Automatic keyword linking
- Amazon API importing
- Geographic redirects
Advanced
$199.60/year
10 sites
- Automatic keyword linking
- Amazon API importing
- Product displays
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.
ThirstyAffiliates
Not enough Reddit discussion yet.
ARMember vs ThirstyAffiliates questions
Is ARMember better than ThirstyAffiliates?
They're evenly matched on the points we can measure. Pick by features and budget.
Which is cheaper, ARMember or ThirstyAffiliates?
ARMember starts at $99/year and ThirstyAffiliates starts at $99.60/year.
Can I get ARMember or ThirstyAffiliates cheaper on Black Friday?
Both are on our Black Friday tracker. ARMember was 70% off last year.
Both products
WordPress Affiliate Link Management Plugin
- Free version
- Yes
- Price
- From $99.60/year
- Category
- Membership & LMS
Not announcedBlack Friday deal for ThirstyAffiliates
