These are two close AMS products for staffed associations, both sold on annual contracts with implementation.
MemberClicks has a documented OAuth 2.0 REST API and is built for organizational members; YourMembership leans on non-dues revenue tools, a website CMS, online community and optional LMS. Pick MemberClicks for chambers and trade groups, YourMembership for a small-staff professional association that wants career center and community in the AMS. Small associations that also run programs or rent space usually need a third option.
Association management system for staffed professional and trade associations.
Traditional AMS for small-staff associations with CMS and community.
Communal is listed as a third column because organizations comparing these two usually need the same things it was built for: memberships, programs and facilities in one database.
| Feature | MemberClicks | YourMembership | Communal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Membership management | Included | Included | IncludedTiers, custom fields, segments |
| Automated renewals | Included | Included | IncludedReminders and auto-renew |
| Digital membership cards (Apple / Google Wallet) | Not listed | Not listed | IncludedIncluded in every plan |
| Event registration & ticketing | Included | Included | Add-onPrograms & events add-on |
| Program & class registration | Not listed | Not listed | Add-onWaitlists, capacity, attendance, rosters |
| Facility booking & rentals | Not offered | Not offered | Add-onApprovals, invoices, agreements, iCal |
| Volunteer shifts & hour tracking | Not offered | Partial | IncludedShifts, hours, auto volunteer discounts |
| Donations & fundraising | Included | Included | IncludedIncluded; donor covers fees option |
| Automatic tax receipts | Not listed | Not listed | IncludedAutomatic |
| Member self-service portal | Included | Included | Included |
| Email campaigns | Included | Included | IncludedCampaigns and segments |
| Website builder | Included | Included | Not offeredWorks beside your site |
| Public API | Included | Included | IncludedREST API, Zapier webhooks, MCP server |
Pick MemberClicks if you run a chamber, trade association or professional association with organizational memberships and want a documented REST API, adding community, app and LMS as you grow. Pick YourMembership if you are a small-staff professional association that wants the website CMS, online community and career center bundled in the AMS. Pick neither if you are a volunteer-run group that wants a self-serve trial, or if your association also runs programs, rents space or depends on volunteer shifts.
Disclosure: Communal is our product. We cover it at the end for the small-association case.
| If you are... | Lean towards |
|---|---|
| A chamber or trade association with company memberships | MemberClicks (MC Trade) |
| A professional association that wants a documented REST API | MemberClicks (MC Professional) |
| A small-staff association that wants CMS, community and career center bundled | YourMembership |
| An association that relies on job board and sponsorship revenue | YourMembership |
| A volunteer-run or one-staff association | Neither; see below |
| An association that also runs programs, rents rooms or schedules volunteers | Neither; see below |
If a full AMS implementation is a board-level decision for your association, or if your week includes programs, rentals or volunteer shifts, an AMS is the wrong shape. Communal covers automated renewals, invoicing and payment plans, email campaigns, Apple and Google Wallet cards, donations with tax receipts and volunteer shifts, with events and programs and facility booking as add-ons. It runs parent and chapter tenants for federations, has a public REST API, no contract, a 30-day self-serve trial and free migration. It does not have a website CMS, job board, LMS or online community, so if those are why you are shopping for an AMS, stay with one of the two above.
Short answers.
Both automate dues, renewals and invoicing and integrate with accounting tools such as QuickBooks. MC Trade is built for organizational memberships (chambers, trade associations) with eCommerce and accounting integrations; YourMembership handles individual dues, chapters and committees in a small-staff AMS.
YourMembership includes an online community, website CMS with hosting, and non-dues revenue tools such as a job and career board, sponsorships and ads, with an optional LMS. MemberClicks offers community, a member app, an LMS and a job board as add-ons. If community and career center are central, YourMembership bundles more; if you want to start lean and add on, MemberClicks.
Yes. MemberClicks has an OAuth 2.0 REST API for MC Professional and a public API for MC Trade, both documented in its help center. YourMembership markets an open API plus pre-built integrations such as QuickBooks.
Yes. MemberClicks is a Personify product, alongside WildApricot. YourMembership belongs to Momentive Software, formerly Community Brands. Both are mature AMS lines with ongoing development.
For a volunteer-run or one-staff association, Communal covers automated renewals, invoicing, email campaigns, donations and volunteer shifts, with events and programs as an add-on, no contract and a 30-day self-serve trial. It does not include a website CMS, job board, LMS or online community, so associations that need those should stay with an AMS.