Alternative to Memberful: Hyax
Memberful is a membership plugin that takes 4.9% of your revenue. Hyax is a full platform with memberships, email, website, courses, community, and AI — $29/mo flat, 0% fees.
Pricing at a glance
Memberful Pro is $49/mo plus 4.9% of all revenue through Stripe. The slider models total cost (platform fee + revenue cut) assuming 5% of subscribers are paid members at $5/mo. You also need a separate website and email provider.
Hyax email cost (optional)
Assumes ~60,000 sends/mo (4 sends to your full list per month). Pick one — /pricing for Resend vs platform caps.
Save $387/mo with Hyax (93% cheaper)
That's $4644/year you keep in your pocket.
Memberful: Pro plan ($49/mo + 4.9% revenue cut). Estimates assume 5% paid conversion at $5/mo. Excludes Stripe fees and cost of separate website/email. Verify on memberful.com.
Hyax: Starter plan ($29/mo), monthly billing, flat pricing, unlimited contacts, 0% platform fees. Does not include raw Resend charges when you use your own API key for unlimited sending — see pricing for email limits and overage.
Memberful vs Hyax: Feature comparison
| Feature | Hyax | Memberful |
|---|---|---|
| Content & Publishing | ||
| Blog / Website | Integrates with others | |
| AI Writing Assistant | ||
| Brand-trained AI | ||
| Custom Domain | Via host | |
| SEO Optimization | Via host | |
| Lighthouse 85+ Score | Via host | |
| Email Marketing | ||
| Email Newsletters | ||
| Email Automations | ||
| Behavioral Segmentation | ||
| A/B Testing | ||
| Email Sequences | ||
| Unlimited Sends | ||
| Monetization | ||
| Paid Memberships | ||
| Digital Products | ||
| Courses | ||
| 0% Platform Fees | ||
| Community / Chat | ||
| Platform & Tools | ||
| Analytics Dashboard | ||
| API Access | ||
| Link in Bio | ||
| Help Desk / Knowledge Base | ||
| Visual Workflow Builder | ||
| Live Chat Widget | ||
| Pricing Model | ||
| Flat Pricing | $49/mo + 4.9% | |
| Unlimited Subscribers | ||
| No Transaction Fees | ||
Why switch from Memberful to Hyax
Platform fees on revenue
Memberful Pro charges $49/mo plus 4.9% of all revenue. At $5k/mo in membership income, that’s $294/mo. Hyax is $29/mo flat with 0% fees.
No separate tools needed
Memberful is a paywall plugin — you still need a website, email provider, and course platform. Hyax is everything in one.
Full email marketing included
Memberful has no email marketing. You need Kit, Mailchimp, or another ESP on top. Hyax includes newsletters, automations, sequences, and AI-powered copy.
Ready to switch from Memberful?
Import your content and subscribers. Start building on Hyax today.