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 WP Courseware
Evenly matched on the points we can measure. Here's how they compare on price, features, ratings and deals.
At a glance
| Feature | ARMember | WP Courseware |
|---|---|---|
| Our score | 7.3/10 | Not rated |
| Starts at | $99/year (better) | $159/year |
| Free version | Yes | – |
| Refund window | 14 days | 30 days (better) |
| Billing | Subscription | Subscription |
| Active installs | – | – |
| Last Black Friday | 70% off | – |
| Category | Membership & LMS | Membership & LMS |
| Vendor | Repute InfoSystems | WP Courseware |
| 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 to start free
- You want the lower starting price
Choose WP Courseware if…
- Educators and coaches selling courses from their own WordPress site
- Agencies building courses for clients
Features
ARMember
- Unlimited membership plans
- Payment gateways
- Built-in addons
- Premium add-ons
- Membership proration
- Online courses and groups
WP Courseware
- Drag-and-drop course builder
- Built-in payments
- Quizzes and grade book
- Drip content
- PDF certificates
- Membership and WooCommerce integration
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
WP Courseware
- Stripe and PayPal payments, including subscriptions and installments, are built in
- Drip content, quizzes, and PDF certificates are included
- Plugin keeps working after the license year ends
- 30-day money-back guarantee on every license
- Updates and support stop when the yearly license is not renewed
- The smallest license covers 2 sites
- File upload and open-ended answers must be graded by hand
- Third-party reviewers describe a dated admin and no built-in CE credit tracking
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
WP Courseware
Teacher (2 Site License)Starts here
$159/year
2 sites
- 1 year of support
- 1 year of updates
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Professor (10 Site License)
$199/year
10 sites
- 1 year of support
- 1 year of updates
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Guru (25 Site License)
$279/year
25 sites
- 1 year of support
- 1 year of updates
- 30-day money-back guarantee
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.
WP Courseware
Not enough Reddit discussion yet.
ARMember vs WP Courseware questions
Is ARMember better than WP Courseware?
They're evenly matched on the points we can measure. Pick by features and budget.
Which is cheaper, ARMember or WP Courseware?
ARMember starts at $99/year and WP Courseware starts at $159/year.
Can I get ARMember or WP Courseware cheaper on Black Friday?
Both are on our Black Friday tracker. ARMember was 70% off last year.
Both products
Fly Plugins builds WP Courseware, the WordPress LMS for creating and selling courses, and S3 Media Maestro, the Amazon S3 plugin that protects and delivers video and audio. WP Courseware is the original WordPress LMS plugin for building and selling courses, and S3 Media Maestro keeps your course videos protected on Amazon S3.
- Free version
- –
- Price
- From $159/year
- Category
- Membership & LMS
Not announcedBlack Friday deal for WP Courseware