Memberstack
A no-code membership and login layer you drop into Webflow, WordPress or a custom site, with Stripe billing and gated content built in.
Who it's for
A solo builder on Webflow, WordPress or a hand-coded site who needs logins, paid tiers and gated pages without writing a backend.
Standout details
- Setup on Webflow is script-and-data-attributes: add one embed, then mark login forms, signup forms and gated elements with data attributes, no custom code
- Every paid tier charges a transaction fee on top of Stripe's own processing fees, and the fee only drops to 0% at the $499/mo Established tier or a discounted startup plan
- Webflow sunset its own native membership feature on January 29, 2026, and Memberstack is one of the vendors it points builders toward for migration, which is bringing it new signups
- The free plan has no member cap for testing, so you can build and gate an entire site before paying anything. You only pay once real members start signing up
- Reviewers on G2 and Trustpilot rate it highly for setup speed and support, but repeatedly note it is not a general app backend: complex custom logic outgrows it
What it is
Memberstack adds logins, paid membership tiers and gated content to a site you have already built, most commonly in Webflow, but also WordPress or any custom HTML or React site that can hold a script tag. It handles email and password or social sign-in, Stripe-based subscriptions and one-time charges, and lets you restrict whole pages or single page elements to members on a given plan, all through dashboard configuration and data attributes rather than backend code.
Member records, saved form data and email campaigns live inside Memberstack itself, so there is no separate database to stand up for a simple gated-content or paid-community site.
Who should use it
Someone running a Webflow site, a cohort course, or a gated resource library who wants member accounts and paid tiers live in a day, not a sprint. It is a poor fit once the product needs real application logic: custom permissions beyond simple plan gating, relational data beyond member profiles, or workflows that a membership layer was never built to run.
What stands out
Webflow is where most of Memberstack’s attention goes, and the timing helps. Webflow retired its own native User Accounts feature on January 29, 2026, and its own help documentation sends departing users to third-party replacements. Memberstack has published its own migration guide for this, with one caveat worth knowing before switching: Webflow’s native memberships and Memberstack’s gating cannot run side by side. You have to fully remove the old system before the new one goes live.
Pricing scales by member count and takes a cut on top. Basic starts at $29/mo for up to 1,000 members but keeps 4% of every paid signup, Professional drops that to 2% at $49/mo, and Business brings it to 0.9% at $99/mo. The fee only hits zero on the $499/mo Established tier, or on a startup discount at $249/mo for companies that have raised under $1M. A solo builder charging for access pays Memberstack’s cut and Stripe’s processing fee on every single transaction, which is worth modeling against a flat-fee alternative before committing.
Review sentiment is consistently positive on setup and support: a 4.8 Trustpilot score and a 4.7 on G2, with reviewers praising fast implementation on Webflow sites and responsive help. The recurring caveat across both platforms is the same: it is a membership and auth layer, not a full application backend, and anything more complex than plan-based gating needs a different tool.
The verdict
For a no-code builder who needs paid membership tiers live on a Webflow site this week, Memberstack is a reasonable default, especially now that it is absorbing Webflow’s own departing membership users. The free pre-launch tier removes the risk of committing before you know it fits.
Where it gets expensive is the transaction fee stack: Stripe’s cut plus Memberstack’s own, starting at a real 4% on the entry tier. Run your expected member volume and price point through that math before picking a plan, and look elsewhere if what you are building needs more than logins, plans and gated content, since that is exactly where Memberstack’s own reviewers say it runs out of road.
Honest verdict
Memberstack is a quick way to put logins and paid gating on a Webflow or no-code site without hiring a developer, and the free pre-launch tier means you can prove it works before paying a cent. The 4% fee on the entry Basic plan is steep next to a flat payment processor, and it only disappears entirely at $499/mo, so budget for that curve as you grow past a handful of members. Skip it if you are building a custom app with real backend logic. Several reviewers note it is a membership layer, not a database or app framework, and you will outgrow it fast.
Published 27 Oct 2026