ARMember vs Tutor LMS

Evenly matched on the points we can measure. Here's how they compare on price, features, ratings and deals.

Feature	ARMember	Tutor LMS
Our score	7.3/10	7.6/10 (better)
Starts at	$99/year (better)	$199/year
Free version	Yes	Yes
Refund window	14 days	30 days (better)
Billing	Subscription	Subscription
Active installs	–	100K+
Last Black Friday	70% off (better)	50% off
Category	Membership & LMS	Membership & LMS
Vendor	Repute InfoSystems	Tutorlms
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

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Choose Tutor LMS if…

Course creators selling courses on WordPress
Agencies building learning sites for clients

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Features

ARMember

Unlimited membership plans
Payment gateways
Built-in addons
Premium add-ons
Membership proration
Online courses and groups

Tutor LMS

Course builder
Quizzes and assignments
Course selling
Payment gateways
AI Studio
Certificates
Live classes

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

Tutor LMS

The core plugin is free
Tutor LMS does not take a percentage of course revenue
All paid plans include unlimited courses and users
Lifetime plans are available
30-day money-back guarantee

AI Studio requires your own OpenAI API key
The Individual plan covers one site only
Sites beyond 10 need the Agency plan

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

Tutor LMS

IndividualStarts here
$199/year
1 site
- All pro add-ons and features
- Unlimited courses and users
- Priority support
Business
$399/year
10 sites
- All pro add-ons and features
- Unlimited courses and users
- Pro themes
Agency
$799/year
Unlimited sites
- All pro add-ons and features
- Unlimited courses and users
- Updates for 1 year

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.

Tutor LMS

Reddit users see Tutor LMS as a cheap, workable choice for simple course sites, but several say it gets expensive once extra features are needed. Threads also mention bugs that affected unrelated pages and a critical authentication bypass in Tutor LMS Pro.