MembershipWorks alternative
The MembershipWorks alternative that's free up to 1,000 members.
MembershipWorks is free for up to 50 accounts. FullRoster is free for up to 1,000 active members, with every feature, payments built in, and courses and CE credits on every plan. And we move your data over for you, at no cost.
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Why do associations switch from MembershipWorks?
1,000
active members free, with every feature, against 50 accounts on MembershipWorks’ free plan
Free
lapsed members, contacts and admins, none of them counted toward your price
Built in
payments, with no Stripe or PayPal account to set up
Free
data migration from MembershipWorks, done for you
What does FullRoster do?
One record for every person
Every member's dues, events, emails, course credits and payments sit on one timeline your whole team can see. People who register for an event or donate become contacts automatically, and contacts never count toward your price.
- A timeline of everything each person has done
- Unlimited custom fields that become filters and columns
- Saved views like Lapsed or Prospects, ready to email
Ask anything about your members
Type a question the way you would ask a colleague, like which lapsed members came to three or more events, and get the answer from your own data as a list you can act on.
- Ask from any screen, in plain English
- Save any answer as a report you can run again next month
- Board reports and a dashboard built in from day one
Newsletters drafted for you
Describe what's happening and FullRoster drafts the newsletter in your voice, with your upcoming events and a Register button. Send it to any level, section or group, from your own domain.
- A block editor that works in every inbox, no HTML needed
- Welcome, renewal and win-back series ready to go
- Opens and clicks logged on each person’s record
Renewals that run themselves
Members who pay by card renew automatically, with reminders before each renewal, retries for failed cards and a grace period before anyone lapses.
- Members choose auto-renew, an invoice, or not renewing
- Sections and extras on one invoice, prorated mid-year
- Applications approved before anyone is charged
QuickBooks entries that match your bank
Each payout that lands in your bank becomes one QuickBooks Online entry that explains that exact deposit, split by dues, events, donations and education, fees included.
- Matches the bank deposit to the penny
- Account mapping set up once, with suggested defaults
- Optional QuickBooks classes for year-end reporting
Events with member pricing and phone check-in
Members see their price when they sign in, with no promo codes to type. Check people in by scanning the QR code in their confirmation, and CE credits post at check-in.
- An event page drafted from one sentence
- Cancellations and refunds handled for you
- Confirmation, reminder and thank-you emails by default
Courses and CE credits
Sell courses built from the YouTube, Vimeo or Zoom recordings you already have, add a quiz with a pass mark, and issue credits and certificates automatically.
- Credits from events and courses on every record
- A PDF certificate for every credit
- Member and non-member prices
A portal members sign into without a password
Members renew, register, take courses and find documents in one portal on your own domain, signing in with a one-time link or with Google.
- Members manage their own membership and card
- Registrations with tickets and QR codes
- Members-only resources by section or for the board
And when you need something different, we build it in.
Chapters with their own dues, a credential registry, a conference with tracks, a link to another system. Our team builds it into your FullRoster at a fixed price and maintains it, so you never outgrow the product. How custom features work →
How much does MembershipWorks cost?
MembershipWorks publishes its prices. Here is a year on each, at three sizes where FullRoster's Free plan applies.
| Members | MembershipWorks | FullRoster | You save |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | $420Up to 300 accounts: $35 a month | $0Free | $420 |
| 600 | $708Up to 600 accounts: $59 a month | $0Free | $708 |
| 1,000 | $1,140Up to 1,200 accounts: $95 a month | $0Free | $1,140 |
Subscription only; card processing is charged separately on both. MembershipWorks prices from membershipworks.com, checked November 3, 2026.
How does MembershipWorks compare with FullRoster?
| MembershipWorks | FullRoster | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Up to 50 accounts | Up to 1,000 active members, with every feature and no time limit |
| What the price counts | Accounts: everyone who needs to sign in, set up billing or see members-only content | Only active members. Lapsed members, contacts, event guests and admins are free |
| Taking payments | Connect your own Stripe, PayPal or Authorize.net account and pay its fees | Built in, with no processor account to set up: one all-in rate of 3.5% + 30¢ on Standard |
MembershipWorks details checked November 3, 2026: MembershipWorks pricing.
When might MembershipWorks be the better pick?
If your group is very small and MembershipWorks is already doing what you need, there may be no reason to move yet. When you want events, email, courses and accounting in one place, FullRoster is free for up to 1,000 active members, with every feature included.
How do you switch from MembershipWorks to FullRoster?
We do the moving, at no cost, and a typical move takes a few weeks from your export to launch.
- Export from MembershipWorks. Download your members, accounts and memberships as spreadsheets and send them to us.
- We bring it over. We set up your levels and bring over your members, families, company memberships, lapsed members and renewal dates.
- You check it. Nothing goes live until you've looked through it and said it's right.
- You launch. Tell members about the change in your own words, with an announcement you preview and edit first.
Plan the move around your MembershipWorks renewal date, so you aren't paying for both. More detail is in Switching to FullRoster.
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Built for every kind of association
FullRoster is shaped around how each kind of organization actually runs, from a local club to a national association with chapters.
Common questions
- How much does MembershipWorks cost?
- MembershipWorks is free for up to 50 accounts, then $35 a month for up to 300, $59 for up to 600 and $95 for up to 1,200, with no contract. Card processing is paid to your own payment provider.
- Is FullRoster cheaper than MembershipWorks?
- For associations with between 51 and 1,000 active members, yes: FullRoster's subscription is free, where MembershipWorks costs $35 to $95 a month at those sizes.
- Do lapsed members count toward the price?
- Not in FullRoster. Only active members count, meaning members in good standing or in their grace period, so you can keep your whole history and keep emailing lapsed members to win them back.
- How long does switching take?
- A typical move takes a few weeks from your export to launch, and we do the moving for free. Most of that time is you checking the data and getting ready to tell members.
- Do members need to set up new passwords?
- No. Members sign in with a one-time link sent to their email, or with Google, so there are no passwords to create or reset.
- What if we need something FullRoster doesn't do?
- Our team builds it into your FullRoster at a fixed price and maintains it, from chapter dues splits to a credential registry.
About FullRoster. FullRoster is association management software that's free for up to 1,000 active members. Members, dues, events, email, courses and payments in one place, and we move your data over for you. See how it works →
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