These are two close AMS products for staffed associations, both sold on annual contracts with implementation priced separately.
MemberClicks publishes a floor (MC Trade from $3,500/yr, MC Professional from $4,500/yr) and has a documented OAuth 2.0 REST API; YourMembership publishes no pricing and leans on non-dues revenue tools, a website CMS, online community and optional LMS. Pick MemberClicks for chambers and trade groups with organizational members, 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 at a flat price.
| 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, +$50/mo |
| Program & class registration | Not listed | Not listed | Add-onWaitlists, capacity, attendance, rosters |
| Facility booking & rentals | Not offered | Not offered | Add-onFrom +$50/mo; approvals, 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 |
| Detail | MemberClicks | YourMembership | Communal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $3,500/yr | Quote only | $75/mo |
| Pricing model | Annual quote by org size | Annual license, quote | Flat, by member band (to 250 members at the floor) |
| Contract | Typically 1-year contracts;Detailsmulti-year contracts offered at a discounted rate | Annual contract (quote); term details not published | No contracts, prorated billing, cancel any module any time |
| Payment fees | Integrated payment processing via partner (Payroc/NMI gateway noted in help center at $16.95/mo customer rate with setup fee waived);Detailsper-transaction processor percentages not published on vendor pricing page. No published surcharge for external gateways found. | Not published; vendor markets 'integrated payment processing' but rates and gateway fees are not disclosed publicly | Card-processing application fee set in your agreement, often 2%; no monthly minimums |
| Free trial | No free trial or free plan advertised; demo via sales | No free trial or free plan; demo only | Free trial, no credit card |
Pick MemberClicks if you run a chamber, trade association or professional association with organizational memberships, you want a published price floor and a documented REST API, and you are comfortable 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, and you do not mind quote-based pricing. Pick neither if you are a volunteer-run group that wants monthly pricing and a 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.
Both are annual-contract AMS purchases with implementation on top. MemberClicks gives you a floor to plan around ($3,500/yr or $4,500/yr) and a list of add-ons that each carry a price; multi-year contracts earn a discount. YourMembership will only give you a number after a demo, and its payment processing terms are not disclosed either. In both cases, ask for the total first-year cost including implementation, add-ons and processing, and the renewal price for year two. Neither offers a trial, so reference calls with associations your size are the closest thing to a test drive.
| If you are... | Lean towards |
|---|---|
| A chamber or trade association with company memberships | MemberClicks (MC Trade) |
| A professional association that wants a published price floor and 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 under a few hundred members | Neither; see below |
| An association that also runs programs, rents rooms or schedules volunteers | Neither; see below |
If your association is small enough that a $3,500/yr contract plus implementation is a board-level decision, or if your week includes programs, rentals or volunteer shifts, an AMS is the wrong shape. Communal is $75/mo to 250 members with automated renewals, invoicing and payment plans, email campaigns, Apple and Google Wallet cards, donations with tax receipts and volunteer shifts included; events and programs with waitlists and attendance are +$50/mo and facility booking from +$50/mo. 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, with the numbers where they exist.
MemberClicks publishes starting points: MC Trade from $3,500/yr and MC Professional from $4,500/yr, with implementation packages and add-ons (community, member app, LMS, job board, registration tech) priced separately, on 1-year or discounted multi-year contracts. YourMembership publishes no pricing; its pricing page is a quote form, and third-party estimates place entry pricing in the low thousands per year. Neither offers a free trial.
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. Payment terms differ: MemberClicks notes a Payroc/NMI gateway at $16.95/mo in its help center, while YourMembership does not disclose processing rates.
YourMembership includes an online community, website CMS with hosting, and non-dues revenue tools such as a job/career board, sponsorships and ads, with an optional LMS. MemberClicks offers community (CommUnity), member app, Classroom LMS and job board as paid 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 rather than standalone startups.
For a volunteer-run or one-staff association, Communal is $75/mo to 250 members with automated renewals, invoicing, email campaigns, donations and volunteer shifts included and events and programs for +$50/mo, no contract, 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.