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Wild Apricot pairs a member database with a website builder, event registration and email in every tier, which suits a club that wants its public site and member records together. Neither books facilities or schedules volunteer shifts, so groups that do need a third option.","2026-08-19",{"title":16,"text":17},"Flat pricing by member, with facilities, programs and volunteers","Communal prices by members, not contacts, and charges no platform fee on top of card processing: $75/mo to 250 members with volunteer and donor management included, programs +$50/mo and facility booking from +$50/mo. No contract, free migration.",[19,22,25,28,31,34],{"question":20,"answer":21},"Wild Apricot vs MemberPlanet: which is cheaper?","On subscription alone, MemberPlanet: the Basic plan is free and paid tiers are flat at $50/mo (Essentials), $100/mo (Pro) and $175/mo (Premium), while Wild Apricot starts at $66/mo for 100 contacts and rises by contact tier. On payments, Wild Apricot: MemberPlanet adds a 2% (Essentials) or 1% (Pro/Premium) platform fee on top of 3% + $0.30 processing, so a group collecting $50,000/yr in dues pays $500 to $1,000 extra. Wild Apricot charges no platform fee when you use Personify Payments.",{"question":23,"answer":24},"Does MemberPlanet have a website builder like Wild Apricot?","MemberPlanet includes a site builder, but Wild Apricot's is the more developed: drag-and-drop editing, themes, member-only pages, widgets and WordPress embeds, included at every tier. If the public website is the reason you are buying, Wild Apricot is the safer choice.",{"question":26,"answer":27},"Which offers digital membership cards?","Both, partially. MemberPlanet issues membership cards in its member app and as PDFs. Wild Apricot shows cards through its member app, with Apple and Google Wallet passes only via a third-party PassKit integration. Neither issues native Wallet passes out of the box.",{"question":29,"answer":30},"Is MemberPlanet's free plan really free?","The Basic plan has no monthly cost and allows unlimited members and admins. The platform fee on the free plan is not published on the public pricing page, so check it before you rely on it; on paid plans it is 2% (Essentials) or 1% (Pro and Premium) on every payment, plus 3% + $0.30 processing. Wild Apricot has no permanently free plan but offers a 60-day free trial.",{"question":32,"answer":33},"Which is better for a PTA or booster club?","MemberPlanet was built for that segment: free to start, US group texting, surveys, donation pages and a multi-chapter Enterprise option for fraternal and PTA structures. Wild Apricot suits a PTA too, but its contact-based pricing and website focus make it a better fit for clubs and associations with a public site and steady dues.",{"question":35,"answer":36},"What if we also book rooms or run programs?","Neither Wild Apricot nor MemberPlanet has facility booking, volunteer shift scheduling or program registration beyond events. Communal covers memberships, program registration with waitlists and attendance, facility booking with approvals and invoices, donations with tax receipts and volunteer shifts in one member database at a flat price by member count, starting at $75/mo to 250 members.",{"type":38,"children":39,"toc":310},"root",[40,49,70,76,131,137,190,196,201,207,299,305],{"type":41,"tag":42,"props":43,"children":45},"element","h2",{"id":44},"the-short-version",[46],{"type":47,"value":48},"text","The short version",{"type":41,"tag":50,"props":51,"children":52},"p",{},[53,55,61,63,68],{"type":47,"value":54},"Pick ",{"type":41,"tag":56,"props":57,"children":58},"strong",{},[59],{"type":47,"value":60},"MemberPlanet",{"type":47,"value":62}," if you are a US PTA, booster club, fraternal chapter or small association that wants a free or very cheap tool with dues, events, texting and donation pages, and your annual payment volume is small enough that a 1% to 2% platform fee does not sting. 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MemberPlanet's site builder is simpler.",{"type":41,"tag":81,"props":92,"children":93},{},[94,99],{"type":41,"tag":56,"props":95,"children":96},{},[97],{"type":47,"value":98},"No platform fee on payments.",{"type":47,"value":100}," Using Personify Payments adds no per-transaction fee from Wild Apricot. MemberPlanet adds 1% to 2% on every payment on top of processing.",{"type":41,"tag":81,"props":102,"children":103},{},[104,109],{"type":41,"tag":56,"props":105,"children":106},{},[107],{"type":47,"value":108},"Unmetered email.",{"type":47,"value":110}," Email is included at every tier. MemberPlanet meters campaign emails at 1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 per month by plan.",{"type":41,"tag":81,"props":112,"children":113},{},[114,119],{"type":41,"tag":56,"props":115,"children":116},{},[117],{"type":47,"value":118},"Integrations.",{"type":47,"value":120}," Public API, Zapier and Make, QuickBooks sync and WordPress widgets. MemberPlanet positions API integrations as Enterprise-only customizations.",{"type":41,"tag":81,"props":122,"children":123},{},[124,129],{"type":41,"tag":56,"props":125,"children":126},{},[127],{"type":47,"value":128},"Trial length.",{"type":47,"value":130}," 60 days with no card, against MemberPlanet's free Basic plan as the try-before-you-buy path.",{"type":41,"tag":42,"props":132,"children":134},{"id":133},"where-memberplanet-wins",[135],{"type":47,"value":136},"Where MemberPlanet wins",{"type":41,"tag":77,"props":138,"children":139},{},[140,150,160,170,180],{"type":41,"tag":81,"props":141,"children":142},{},[143,148],{"type":41,"tag":56,"props":144,"children":145},{},[146],{"type":47,"value":147},"Free to start, flat paid tiers.",{"type":47,"value":149}," Basic is free with unlimited members and admins; Essentials $50/mo, Pro $100/mo, Premium $175/mo. 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MemberPlanet is free or $50 to $175/mo regardless of list size, plus 3% + $0.30 processing plus a 2% (Essentials) or 1% (Pro/Premium) platform fee; the vendor's own example puts Pro at 4% + $0.30 per transaction. A 300-contact group collecting $20,000/yr pays roughly $78/mo on Wild Apricot with no platform fee, or $50/mo on MemberPlanet Essentials plus about $400/yr in platform fees. 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