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MembershipWorks vs Tendenci

A sourced, side-by-side comparison for membership management. MembershipWorks has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.

MembershipWorks has the lower entry price — MembershipWorks starts at $0/mo, Tendenci at $0/mo. Free tier: MembershipWorks Yes, Tendenci Yes. HIPAA: MembershipWorks —, Tendenci —.

As of 2026-09-02 · figures link to their source below

Side by side

MembershipWorks

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Free)
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)
SOC 2
GDPR
Best forassociations with existing websites

Tendenci

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Self-Hosted (Open Source))
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)
SOC 2
GDPR
Best fortech-savvy nonprofits

Sources — MembershipWorks: membershipworks.com (verified 2026-09-02) · Tendenci: tendenci.com (verified 2026-09-02)

Key features

MembershipWorks: Embeds into existing website (WordPress, Squarespace, Weebly, Wix) — no separate site needed; Free plan up to 50 members with no credit card; Priced on true member count, not total contacts; One-on-one support and training included on all paid plans

Tendenci: Fully open source (GPL v3) AMS — self-host for free; No per-user pricing on any hosted plan; Python/Django/PostgreSQL stack; multilingual support; Data portability — no vendor lock-in; can migrate to own server at any time

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