Membee Alternative
Looking for a Membee alternative? Communal offers membership management plus facility rentals, events, and volunteer tools in one modern platform.
Key Differences of Membee vs Communal
Community-Focused Platform
Communal is purpose-built for community organizations and non-profits with workflows optimized for volunteers and boards.
Facility Management Included
Beyond memberships and CRM, Communal includes full facility booking and rental management built-in.
Integrated Programs & Events
Run programs and events with member pricing, waitlists, ticketing, and volunteer signups in one system.
Membee Pros & Cons
Membee Strengths
- Canadian-focused solution
- Good membership management
- Event registration features
- Established in Canadian market
- Bilingual support
Membee Limitations
- No facility booking
- No volunteer management
- Limited donor tools
- Interface feels dated
- Less feature-rich than modern alternatives
Why Communal
Everything in one platform
Communal unifies memberships, programs, events, facilities, volunteers and donors in one intuitive system—reducing complexity and costs.
- Memberships and CRM
- Programs and event ticketing
- Facility booking and rentals
- Volunteer management and tracking
- Donations with automatic receipting
Designed with community organizations
Created hand-in-hand with community associations and non-profits so volunteers and staff can get work done fast without training.
- Streamlined volunteer-friendly workflows
- Simple pricing with no per-admin fees
- Modern, accessible interface
- Responsive support from practitioners
- Flexible configuration for unique needs
Detailed Feature Comparison
| Feature | Communal | Membee |
|---|---|---|
| Membership Features | ||
| Multiple membership types and tiers | ||
| Auto-renewals and reminders | ||
| Digital membership cards (Apple/Google Wallet) | ? | |
| Family/household memberships | ||
| Custom questions during signup | ||
| Member directory and filters | ||
| Event Management | ||
| Event registration and ticketing | ||
| Member pricing for events | ||
| Waitlists and capacity controls | ||
| Volunteer signups alongside tickets | ? | |
| Custom registration fields | ||
| Facility Management | ||
| Online facility calendars | ? | |
| Instant/admin-approved rental requests | ? | |
| Member-only rental pricing | ? | |
| Rental agreements and deposits | ? | |
| Invoicing and online payments | ? | |
| Donor Management | ||
| Online donations with tax receipts | ||
| Donor CRM & campaigns | ||
| Volunteer Management | ||
| Volunteer shift scheduling | ? | |
| Volunteer hour tracking | ? | |
| Automatic volunteer discounts | ? | |
| Other Features | ||
| Unlimited admin accounts | ||
| Granular roles & permissions | ||
| All-in-one pricing (no add-on modules) | ||
See How Communal Works for Your Organization
Get a personalized walkthrough of the features that matter most to you. We'll answer your questions and help you understand if Communal is the right fit.
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Powering 500+ community organizations
We love hearing from our customers and are proud to have helped 500+ organizations drive more impact and grow their communities.
We are finally able to communicate with our members, run booking software and a program payment platform all in one application. The cost to our Community is very reasonable and the team is fantastic to work with.
My experience with the software and the team has been overwhelmingly positive. We switched from another provider and the difference was night-and-day!
Revenue from membership sales and renewals increased, and we save a significant amount of staff time and paperwork. The customer service is outstanding and the team at Communal continues to add helpful features.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, our team provides full migration support to transfer your member database, membership types, event history, and donor records from Membee to Communal. We handle the technical details so you can focus on your organization during the transition.
Communal features a modern, intuitive interface built with today's web standards. Unlike Membee's dated design, our platform is clean, fast, and mobile-responsive. Both staff and members find it easy to navigate without extensive training, reducing administrative burden.
Yes, Communal includes comprehensive facility management that Membee doesn't offer. Manage multiple facilities with online calendars, rental agreements, deposit collection, member-only pricing, and instant or admin-approved bookings—all integrated with your membership system.
Communal includes full volunteer management capabilities that Membee lacks. Schedule shifts, track volunteer hours, enable volunteer signups during event registration, and automatically apply volunteer discounts to programs and events.
Absolutely. Communal serves organizations across North America, including many Canadian nonprofits and community associations. We support Canadian payment processing, provide proper tax receipting for Canadian charitable donations, and our team understands the unique needs of Canadian organizations.
Most organizations complete their transition within 2-4 weeks. This includes data migration, setting up your membership types and programs, staff training, and go-live support. Our onboarding team guides you through every step to ensure a smooth switchover.
Your data is stored in a secure database that is not accessible to anyone. Users' credit card information is not stored on our platform. We utilize Stripe to process payments, learn more about how they store their data here.
You can! Our team is happy to help migrate data from an excel spreadsheet or an existing platform you utilize today. Contact us for more questions.
Communal directly deposits into your bank account. We do not hold any funds on our platform.
Yes, Communal is fully PCI-DSS compliant as we partner with Stripe as our payment processor. Stripe has been audited by an independent PCI Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) and is certified as a PCI Level 1 Service Provider. Communal does not have access to see or store any credit card data as all transactions are sent directly to Stripe.