Memberful Fee Calculator
Compare Memberful Starter and Pro fees, including Stripe processing, for paid memberships.
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Currency: Amounts are calculated in the currency you select; this site does not convert between currencies and does not use live exchange rates.
Fee figures are stored in our static fee table and change over time. Confirm current rates against the platform's official fee page before relying on them.
What this tool does
This calculator totals a month of Memberful costs for a paid membership: the plan subscription, the platform transaction percentage, and Stripe card processing on each member payment.
How to use the Memberful Fee Calculator
- Enter your monthly membership price.
- Enter the number of paying members.
- Pick your plan.
- Compare plans to find the break-even member count.
Formula
Fees = Plan + G × t + N × (price × 0.029 + 0.30)
- Plan
- Monthly subscription
- G
- Gross = price × members
- t
- Platform transaction rate
- N
- Members
Worked example
100 members paying $20/month on the Starter ($0/mo + 10%) plan.
Inputs
- Membership price per month$20
- Paying members100
- PlanStarter ($0/mo + 10%)
Result
- Monthly take-home$1,712.00
- Total monthly fees$288.00
- Effective fee rate14.4%
Memberful plans
| Plan | Monthly | Transaction fee |
|---|---|---|
| Starter ($0/mo + 10%) | $0 | 10.0% |
| Pro ($49/mo + 4.9%) | $49 | 4.9% |
Results explained
- Take-home
- Gross minus every fee.
- Total fees
- Subscription + platform + Stripe.
- Effective rate
- Fees ÷ gross.
Frequently asked questions
Starter is free with a 10% transaction fee; Pro is $49/month with 4.9%. Stripe processing is extra.
Pro saves 5.1% of revenue, so it pays for its $49 fee once you gross about $961 a month.
Memberful uses your Stripe account, so Stripe's 2.9% + $0.30 applies to every payment.
Yes, the transaction percentage applies to every payment regardless of billing interval.
On Pro with enough revenue, Memberful's 4.9% is lower than Patreon's 10% standard fee.