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 User Registration
Evenly matched on the points we can measure. Here's how they compare on price, features, ratings and deals.
At a glance
| Feature | ARMember | User Registration |
|---|---|---|
| Our score | 7.3/10 | 8.6/10 (better) |
| Starts at | $99/year | $99/year |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| Refund window | 14 days | 14 days |
| Billing | Subscription | Subscription |
| Active installs | – | 50K+ |
| Last Black Friday | 70% off (better) | 20% off |
| Category | Membership & LMS | Membership & LMS |
| Vendor | Repute InfoSystems | WPEverest |
| 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 User Registration if…
- Membership sites with paid content
- Sites that need custom registration forms
Features
ARMember
- Unlimited membership plans
- Payment gateways
- Built-in addons
- Premium add-ons
- Membership proration
- Online courses and groups
User Registration
- Drag and drop form builder
- Membership and content restriction
- Content drip
- Payment gateways
- WooCommerce support
- Conditional logic
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
User Registration
- Free version listed on WordPress.org
- Lifetime licenses offered alongside annual plans
- 14-day money-back guarantee
- Stripe form payment and content drip need the Plus plan (199 a year)
- Team membership is not on the Personal 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
User Registration
PersonalStarts here
$99/year
1 site sites
- Unlimited paid memberships
- Custom registration and login forms
- PayPal form payment
Plus
$199/year
5 sites sites
- Content drip
- Team membership
- Stripe form payment
Professional
$499/year
Unlimited sites
- Priority ticket support
- Priority chat support
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.
User Registration
Not enough Reddit discussion yet.
ARMember vs User Registration questions
Is ARMember better than User Registration?
They're evenly matched on the points we can measure. Pick by features and budget.
Which is cheaper, ARMember or User Registration?
ARMember starts at $99/year and User Registration starts at $99/year.
Can I get ARMember or User Registration cheaper on Black Friday?
Both are on our Black Friday tracker. ARMember was 70% off last year. User Registration was 20% off last year.
Both products
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.
- Free version
- Yes
- Price
- From $99/year
- Category
- Membership & LMS
Not announcedBlack Friday deal for User Registration