Best Membership Management · head-to-head
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 entryTendenci
$0/mo entrySources — 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