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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.","2026-08-19",{"title":16,"text":17},"Transparent monthly pricing, dues, events and programs in one","Communal is $75/mo to 250 members with automated renewals, Apple and Google Wallet cards, donations and volunteer shifts included; programs and events +$50/mo, facilities from +$50/mo. Chapter tenants, public API, no contract, 30-day trial, free migration.",[19,22,25,28,31,34],{"question":20,"answer":21},"How much do MemberClicks and YourMembership cost?","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.",{"question":23,"answer":24},"Which is better for dues collection?","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.",{"question":26,"answer":27},"Which has the better member engagement tools?","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.",{"question":29,"answer":30},"Do MemberClicks and YourMembership have APIs?","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.",{"question":32,"answer":33},"Are both owned by larger companies?","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.",{"question":35,"answer":36},"Is there a cheaper option for a small association?","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. 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