Alternatives
Memberful Alternative for Stripe Membership Businesses
Memberful is membership-site software focused on gated content, often paired with WordPress or an email platform, running on your own Stripe account. Enterprise Pay Gateway also runs memberships on your own Stripe account, but adds a broader payments layer — invoicing, deposits, packages, a storefront and staff logins — beyond gated-content membership.
Last updated 29 September 2026
Memberful at a glance
Memberful is membership software built primarily for creators and publishers who want to gate content or a community behind a subscription, typically integrating with WordPress, email tools and Discord, and processing through the customer's own Stripe account.
Enterprise Pay Gateway also builds memberships on the merchant's own Stripe account, plus a wider set of payments tools: invoicing, deposits, prepaid packages, a public storefront, customer records and staff logins.
If the core need is gating content or community access behind a subscription with content-platform integrations, Memberful's focus fits that closely. If the need is a broader payments and membership layer for a business that also invoices, sells packages or takes deposits, EPG covers more of that ground.
Memberful vs Enterprise Pay Gateway
| Memberful | Enterprise Pay Gateway | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $49/mo + 4.9% per transaction, plus Stripe fees. | From $49/month + a 0.20%–0.75% platform fee, depending on plan and volume |
| Processing | Stripe, on your own Stripe account — check current Memberful fee structure | Stripe, on your own Stripe account — Stripe's processing fees are billed to you by Stripe, separately from the EPG platform fee |
| Memberships | Gated-content memberships with WordPress/Discord/email integrations | Included — recurring plans, self-serve signup, renewals, pause and cancel |
| Packages | Check with the vendor | Included — prepaid sessions and store credit tracked per customer |
| Deposits | Check with the vendor | Included — charge a deposit on any product or invoice |
| Storefront | Check with the vendor | Included — a public page listing everything you sell, with pay buttons |
| Staff logins | Check with the vendor | Included — owner, manager and staff roles with separate logins |
| Contracts | Check with the vendor | No minimum term on Starter, Growth or Pro |
Competitor pricing as of September 2026, based on published starting prices. Check the competitor's website for current rates.
What the fees look like at $10,000/month in sales
At $10,000/month in sales: Memberful = $49 + $490 (4.9%) = $539/mo in platform fees. Enterprise Pay Gateway Starter = $49 + $75 (0.75%) = $124/mo. Stripe processing applies to both.
When Memberful is the better choice
- Your core product is gated content, courses or community access rather than physical services or appointments.
- You want deep integration with WordPress, Discord or a specific email platform.
- You don't need invoicing, deposits, packages or a public storefront alongside the membership itself.
Why Stripe users switch to Enterprise Pay Gateway
- They want memberships alongside invoicing, deposits and packages in one payments dashboard.
- They want a public storefront listing memberships and other products together, not just a gated-content page.
- They want customer records combining membership status with lifetime spend and other purchases.
- They want staff logins for a small team, with billing and Stripe settings kept owner-only.
Common questions
- Does EPG run memberships on my own Stripe account like Memberful?
- Yes. Memberships and recurring billing run on your own Stripe account, with renewals, a subscriber list and cancel/pause controls.
- What does Memberful cost?
- $49/mo plus 4.9% per transaction, plus Stripe fees — check Memberful's current pricing directly.
- What does EPG cost?
- From $49/month plus a 0.20%–0.75% platform fee depending on plan, with Stripe's processing fees billed separately by Stripe.
- Does EPG integrate with WordPress or Discord for gating content?
- No, EPG has no content-gating or WordPress/Discord integration. If that's your core need, a tool built for it, like Memberful, is a closer fit.
- Can members manage their own billing on EPG?
- Yes, members can request a secure single-use link to view billing status, and update their card or cancel future renewals depending on account settings.
- Is there a contract with EPG?
- No minimum term on Starter, Growth or Pro plans.
Related
Third-party features and pricing change often — verify with Memberful before deciding.