MemberSpace: Memberships and Paywalls for Squarespace

MemberSpace is a third-party membership tool that lets you put any part of your Squarespace site behind a paywall and sell memberships, online courses, a content library, and a members-only community, all without moving your content to another platform. This page is a plain-English rundown of what it is, what it does, what it costs, and who it suits.

Best for: Squarespace creators and businesses who want flexible memberships, courses, and community with more control than the built-in option.

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What it is

MemberSpace is a membership layer that sits on top of your existing website. You add a snippet of code to Squarespace (it also works with Wix, Showit, WordPress, Webflow, Duda, Notion, and others), choose what to protect, and only paying or approved members can see it. Everything stays inside your own site, so your branding, design, and content remain in one place rather than living on a separate course or community platform.

Members get their own MemberSpace hub on your site, organised into “spaces”. A space can be a community forum, a content library, or an online course, and you decide which membership tiers can access which spaces. MemberSpace handles accounts, billing, and access control behind the scenes.

Worth knowing up front: Squarespace now has its own built-in Member Sites feature, so the real decision is MemberSpace versus that native option. MemberSpace earns its keep when you need flexibility the built-in tool does not offer, covered below.

What it does

MemberSpace turns ordinary Squarespace pages into a members-only business. Key features include:

• Community forum: members post, comment, and talk to each other in private spaces on your own website, so you are not sending them off to a Facebook group or a separate community app.
• Content library: sell videos, downloads, articles, and other digital products, with member search, bookmarks, and “what’s new” alerts when you add something.
• Online courses: structure lessons however you like, drip them out on a schedule, and notify members when new lessons go live. Dripping is a notable gap in Squarespace’s native feature.
• Space templates: ready-made starting points for common space types, so setting up a community, library, or course is quicker.
• Gate any page: you can also lock entire pages of your existing Squarespace site, while the rest stays public.
• Flexible pricing: one-time payments, recurring subscriptions, multiple-payment plans, free tiers, free trials, and manual approval, across unlimited members and tiers.
• Faster sign-up: members can sign up and log in with Google and check out with Apple Pay or Google Pay.
• Member emails: send messages to all members or specific plans from inside MemberSpace, plus branded notification emails and connections to tools like Flodesk and Kit.
• Member management: a dashboard for sign-ups, activity, cancellations, exports, and analytics, with free migration of existing members from another platform.
• Integrations: Stripe for payments, Zapier for automation, and an Admin API (in beta) on the Growth plan.

Pricing

MemberSpace charges a monthly fee plus a transaction fee on member payments, and the higher plan has the lower fee. There is no longer a free plan, but the Starter plan comes with a 7-day free trial. Current pricing (check the MemberSpace site before you commit):

• Starter: $39 per month, or $24 per month billed annually. 5 percent transaction fee, unlimited members and tiers, up to 5 spaces, and 1 connected website.
• Growth: $99 per month billed annually (a monthly option is also available). 2 percent transaction fee, unlimited spaces, 3 connected websites with a shared member login, and Admin API access.
• Custom: for larger memberships, a 1 percent fee, more website connections, and developer help, arranged on a call with their team.

Two honest points on cost. The transaction fee is charged on top of standard Stripe processing fees, so factor both in. And there is a clear crossover point: on annual billing, Growth costs $75 a month more than Starter but saves 3 percent on every sale, so it pays for itself once your membership brings in roughly $2,500 a month.

If you are a web designer, MemberSpace also lets agencies set up client sites for free and hand ownership over when the client is ready, with MemberSpace handling support from there.

Who it is for

MemberSpace suits Squarespace creators, coaches, educators, and businesses who want to sell memberships, courses, or gated content and need more than the built-in Member Sites feature offers, particularly an on-site community, content dripping, payment plans, a searchable content library, and member emails. It is also a sensible choice if you run sites on more than one platform, since it works across Squarespace, Wix, Showit, WordPress, Webflow, and others. It is less necessary if your needs are simple: if you just want to gate a few pages, Squarespace’s native Member Sites may cover you without a second subscription. And if you need certificates or advanced quizzes, a dedicated learning platform will go further.

Our verdict

MemberSpace has grown from a paywall tool into a full membership hub, with community, courses, and a content library all living on your own Squarespace site. The honest framing in 2026 is that Squarespace has its own Member Sites feature built in, so MemberSpace is the right call when you need what the native tool lacks: an on-site community, dripped courses, richer pricing options, and better member communication. With the free plan gone, it is no longer a zero-cost way to test an idea, but the 7-day trial and the $24 a month Starter plan keep the barrier low. If that flexibility matters to your membership, MemberSpace is well worth the layer; if your needs are basic, weigh it against the built-in option first.

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Frequently asked questions

Does MemberSpace work with Squarespace?
Yes. It is a third-party tool that layers onto your existing Squarespace site (and also Wix, Showit, WordPress, Webflow, and others), gating any page or space behind a membership without moving your content elsewhere.

How is MemberSpace different from Squarespace’s own Member Sites?
MemberSpace adds features the native option lacks, including an on-site community forum, dripped courses, a searchable content library, payment plans, and member emails. Squarespace Member Sites is built in and cheaper, but more limited.

How much does MemberSpace cost?
The Starter plan is $39 a month, or $24 a month billed annually, with a 5 percent transaction fee and a 7-day free trial. The Growth plan is $99 a month billed annually with a 2 percent fee. Stripe processing fees apply on top. There is no longer a free plan.

Can I run a community or online course with MemberSpace?
Yes. You create spaces for a community forum, a content library, or a course, choose which membership tiers can access each one, and members use them directly on your Squarespace site. Ready-made space templates help you get started.

What can I sell with MemberSpace?
Access to almost any content: gated pages, videos, downloads, articles, courses, and community spaces, sold as one-time payments, subscriptions, payment plans, free tiers, or free trials, across unlimited membership levels.

Do I need to know code to use MemberSpace?
No. Setup is pasting a snippet into your site, and from there you manage members, plans, and spaces from the MemberSpace dashboard. No coding is required.

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