WooCommerce Memberships is a paid extension for building membership sites on WooCommerce, with members-only content, products and discounts. It is used by stores, course sellers and clubs that sell access to restricted content or perks. If you only need part of it, you can get a focused plugin built for your own site and pay once.
WooCommerce Memberships: $199 a year for one site (Single-site subscription, 1 year).
Your own plugin on Pluginora: from $9 once, with 5 free changes. Try it first for $1.
What WooCommerce Memberships does
- Sell memberships as products, with purchases, or assign them manually
- Restrict posts, pages and content to members
- Drip content on a schedule
- Restrict viewing or buying of products to members
- Member discounts and free shipping
- Member Area in My Account
- CSV import and export of members
Free version: No (paid WooCommerce.com extension only).
What you can build instead
A Pluginora plugin does one job for your site. For WooCommerce Memberships, that could be:
- Hide selected pages from anyone who has not bought a specific product
- Give customers with a certain user role a fixed percentage discount
- Show a members-only message or download link on chosen pages
- Redirect logged-out visitors from restricted pages to a login page
A small custom plugin would not replace multiple membership plans, content dripping, member management or Subscriptions-based recurring billing.
Related plugins you can build:
- WooCommerce Memberships Plugin
- WooCommerce Member Menus Plugin
- WooCommerce Members Only Coupons Plugin
Cost over 3 years
| WooCommerce Memberships | Your own plugin | |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | $199 | From $9 |
| Year 2 | $199 | $0 |
| Year 3 | $199 | $0 |
| 3-year total | $597 | From $9 |
When WooCommerce Memberships is the better choice
- You need many membership plans with content dripping, product restrictions and member discounts together
- You want recurring membership billing through its integration with WooCommerce Subscriptions
- You need member management tools such as CSV import, notes and expiry reminder emails
When your own plugin makes more sense
- You use one or two of its features, not the whole package.
- You would rather pay once than renew every year.
- You want it to work exactly the way your site needs, and to change it on request.
How to get your own
- Describe it. For example: “Only let customers who have bought my 'Pro Guide' product view pages in the Resources category, and send everyone else to the product page.”
- See the plan and price. Ora replies with what it will build and a fixed price. Nothing is built until you approve.
- Try it for $1. Test it on a practice site for 7 days, then keep it and pay the rest once.
Questions
Is there a free alternative to WooCommerce Memberships?
There is no free version of WooCommerce Memberships. Free plugins from other makers may cover part of it. A Pluginora plugin costs from $9 once and does exactly the job you describe.
How much does WooCommerce Memberships cost?
It costs $199 a year for one site (Single-site subscription, 1 year), as listed on woocommerce.com on 20 October 2026. 1-year plan, no discount shown; 2-year plan is $318.40 (20% off $398). 30-day money-back guarantee. Prices change, so check their pricing page.
Will my own plugin do everything WooCommerce Memberships does?
No. A small custom plugin would not replace multiple membership plans, content dripping, member management or Subscriptions-based recurring billing. It does the focused job you describe, built for your site.
Does Pluginora copy WooCommerce Memberships?
No. Ora builds a new plugin from your description. It does not copy any code, text or design from WooCommerce Memberships or any other product.
Can I try it before I pay the full price?
Yes. For $1, Ora builds your plugin and you test it on a private practice site for 7 days, with 2 changes. If you keep it, the $1 comes off the price.
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