Best Membership Management · head-to-head
Wild Apricot vs Tendenci
A sourced, side-by-side comparison for membership management. Tendenci has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Price: Wild Apricot $66/mo vs Tendenci $0/mo — Tendenci is cheaper to start.
- Free tier: Wild Apricot No; Tendenci Yes.
- HIPAA: Wild Apricot —; Tendenci —.
Side by side
| Wild Apricot | Tendenci | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $66/mo (Personal (100 contacts)) | $0/mo (Self-Hosted (Open Source)) |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| HIPAA (BAA) | — | — |
| SOC 2 | — | — |
| GDPR | Yes | — |
| Best for | small associations | tech-savvy nonprofits |
Sources — Wild Apricot: wildapricot.com (verified 2026-06-15). Tendenci: tendenci.com (verified 2026-06-15).
Key features
Wild Apricot: Contact-tiered flat pricing with all features included at every level; Built-in website builder, event management, and email automation; Mobile apps for both admins and members; 60-day free trial, no credit card required
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