Drate vs Memberful
Membership software for $49 a month. Your own site and app from $0.
Where Memberful falls short.
$49 a month, plus 4.9%.
That’s Memberful’s only public plan once you take payments. Drate is free to start, and Pro is $12 a month with 0%.
Plugins for the basics.
Courses come from LearnDash on WordPress and communities from Discord, Discourse or Circle. On Drate they’re built in.
No app of your own.
Memberful gives you an API to build one yourself. Drate Pro includes your iOS and Android app.
Where they differ.
Drate’s free plan includes everything in its column unless it says otherwise.
| Feature | drate. | Memberful |
|---|---|---|
| Your branded iOS & Android app | On Pro | Not offered |
| Courses & content library | Included | Via LearnDash |
| Members community feed | Included | Comments & integrations |
| Paid coaching & bookings | Included | Not offered |
| Print on demand, no inventory | Included | Not offered |
| Fee on membership sales | 5%, or 0% on Pro | 4.9% |
From Memberful’s public pricing and feature pages, checked October 2026. Prices don’t include card processing.