Head-to-head · Membership Site Platforms
Memberful vs Gately
Memberful leads on 0 checks, Gately on 2, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 3 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scoreMemberful · 8.4/10
- Lowest starting priceGately · $39/mo
- Free planonly Gately
- Free trialonly Gately
Memberful scores higher on our rubric for membership site platforms: 8.4 against 5.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #9 and #39.
Gately offers free plan; Memberful doesn't. Gately is cheaper to start at $39/mo against $49/mo. On content gating, Memberful gives you Full_site where Gately offers Page.
Memberful is the better fit for membership businesses needing broad payment options. Gately is the better fit for developers building gated member experiences.
- Memberful fits best
Membership businesses needing broad payment options
- Gately fits best
Developers building gated member experiences
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Side by side
| Feature | Memberful 8.4/10 Visit ↗ | Gately 5.5/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 8.4 | 5.5 |
| Ranking | #9 in Membership Site Platforms | #39 in Membership Site Platforms |
| Best for | Membership businesses needing broad payment options | Developers building gated member experiences |
| Pricing model | Paid | Free plan + paid |
| Starting price | $49/mo | $39/mo (best) |
| Free plan | — | ✓ (best) |
| Free trial | — | 14 days |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web | Web |
| Integrations | 17 integrations | 9 integrations |
| Features Memberful 1/2 · Gately 1/2 | ||
| Custom domain | ✓ | ✓ |
| Drip content | Not checked yet | Not checked yet |
| Specs | ||
| Content gating | Full_site | Page |
| Subscription billing | Both | Both |
| Member limit | Not checked yet | Not checked yet |
| Transaction fee | 4.9% | 0% (Stripe fees still apply) |
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| Our verdict | Memberful is membership software for creators, publishers, and communities that need more than a paywall. It combines a hosted membership website builder with custom domains, paid subscriptions, one-time payments, free registration,… Read the review → |
Gately is a membership platform for creators, communities and online businesses, with a particular fit for developers building customized gated experiences. It combines member authentication, plan management, protected pages and resources,… Read the review → |
Strengths and trade-offs
Memberful — where it wins
- Supports subscriptions, trials, free registration, and one-time payments
- Gates pages, posts, content blocks, or entire hosted websites
- Connects with WordPress, Discord, email tools, APIs, and webhooks
Where it doesn't
- No free plan is offered
- Standard includes a 4.9% transaction fee
- Enterprise pricing is custom and volume-based
Gately — where it wins
- Gates pages, files and resources with configurable access rules
- Supports Stripe subscriptions, one-time payments and trial plans
- Includes API, webhooks, automations and analytics for custom builds
Where it doesn't
- Platform coverage is limited to web and API
- Starter limits members, contacts, projects and email volume
- Advanced API access and MCP Server start on the Pro plan
- Memberful8.4/10 · Paid
A broad membership platform with flexible payments, content gating, and community integrations.
Visit MemberfulFull verdict → - Gately5.5/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial
A flexible web-and-API membership stack with strong billing and automation tools.
Visit GatelyFull verdict →
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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