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Memberstack

Auth, payments and gated content for no-code and custom sites

est. 2019United StatesAI ecosystem: low
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The verdict

Memberstack adds user accounts, login and payments to sites built in tools like Webflow or hand-coded front ends. It targets builders who want membership logic without a backend.

What it is

Memberstack provides authentication, subscription billing and content gating as a layer you attach to an existing front end, most commonly a Webflow or custom site. It removes the need to build auth and payment infrastructure, but it assumes the builder is comfortable wiring attributes and gates in code or a design tool. It is closer to a developer-leaning component than a turnkey course platform.

Strengths

  • Drops authentication and subscription billing onto an existing front end without building a backend
  • Works well as the membership layer for Webflow and custom sites where design lives elsewhere
  • Member attributes and gated content rules are flexible enough for paywalls, tiers and free trials

Trade-offs

  • Provides no built-in course player or community, so those must be built or bolted on separately
  • Setup expects comfort with attributes, custom code or a design tool, which excludes pure beginners
  • Out of the box it has no email marketing or AI tooling; everything beyond auth and billing is integrated

Best for

Adding gated members-only areas and subscriptions to a Webflow or custom-coded site

Not for

Non-technical creators who want a ready-made course or community product out of the box

Pricing

Free/limited tier plus paid plans scaling by members and features (roughly from the mid-double digits per month upward); transaction/processing via Stripe.

Free

Free

$0

  • dev/testing
  • limited members

Launch

$49/mo

  • live members
  • core gating

Grow

$99/mo

  • higher limits
  • more apps

What people build with it

site authenticationmembership paywallsubscription billinggated contentuser accounts

Frequently asked

Does Memberstack have built-in AI?
No. Memberstack handles authentication, billing and gating; any AI writing or automation comes from connected tools.
What does Memberstack actually do?
It adds user login, subscription payments and content gating to a site you design in Webflow or custom code.
Can I send marketing emails from Memberstack?
Not directly. You connect an email platform such as Kit or Mailchimp and pass member data to it.
Is Memberstack good for non-coders?
Partly. No-code builders can use it, but it expects comfort with attributes and a design tool, so true beginners may struggle.
Does Memberstack include a course player?
No. It gates content but does not provide a lesson player or community, so those are built or integrated separately.