# Hiveway vs MembershipWorks

> MembershipWorks vs Hiveway for chambers: low published prices that plug into your own site, against a flat price with the website built for you.

[Compare](https://hiveway.org/compare) · Chamber software

MembershipWorks is low-cost membership software that plugs into the website you already have, with a free plan up to 50 accounts.

Honest comparison · Checked October 2026 · 3 sources

## Choose MembershipWorks if

You have a website you're happy with, someone to keep it up, and you want the lowest published price.

- Your website is good and staffed, and you just need membership tools inside it.
- Price is the deciding factor and you're comfortable doing the setup.
- You want phone support.

## Choose Hiveway if

You want the website built and hosted for you, and a directory where every member is a page AI can read.

- Your website is dated or nobody has time to keep it up.
- You want every member to be a real page on your domain with structured data, not a widget.
- You want a newsletter drafted from what's happening at your chamber.

**The short version:** Hiveway for Chambers is $299 a month, flat, month to month. (ChamberMaster starts at $3,900 a year, before a website) [About Hiveway for Chambers](https://hiveway.org/chambers)

MembershipWorks is honest, inexpensive software: published prices, no contract, no transaction fee of its own, and free phone and email support. It plugs into the website you already have, WordPress included, and it counts a business account once even when it has several contacts, which suits a chamber.

The trade is that you bring the website and run it yourselves. If your chamber's site is already in good shape and someone keeps it up, MembershipWorks may be all you need.

## Twelve things, checked.

| What | MembershipWorks | Hiveway |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free up to 50 accounts; $35 a month to 300, $59 to 600, $95 to 1,200, $145 to 2,500 | $299 a month, flat, for every chamber of any size |
| Contract | No contract, with a 30-day money-back guarantee | Month to month. No annual contract, no setup fee |
| Setup fee | None mentioned | None. Setup is included |
| Website | Connects to your existing site (WordPress, Squarespace, Wix and others) or a hosted option; you run the site | Included: a WordPress website we build and host, with a page for every member |
| Payment processing | No fee from MembershipWorks; your gateway (Stripe, PayPal or Authorize.net) charges its own | Dues and tickets paid into your own Stripe account. We take no cut, ever |
| Dues invoicing, including checks | Payments for dues and renewals, reminders and past-due notices | Card, ACH, or an invoice paid by check and marked paid; reminders, grace and lapse handled for you |
| Directory and AI-readable pages | A searchable map directory with multiple locations per member | Every member is a real page on your own domain that search engines and AI can read |
| Events and tickets | Calendars with registration, member and non-member prices | Member and non-member prices, tables of 8 named later, QR check-in from a phone |
| Email and newsletter | Automated welcome, receipt and renewal emails; a Mailchimp integration add-on at $9 a month | Drafted from what's happening at your chamber, sent from your own domain |
| Moving off your old system | One-on-one support and training | We move you off your old system ourselves, and redirect every old directory link |
| Support | Free phone and email support and screenshare training | Email, answered by Jeff or Amara, who built it |
| Company | MembershipWorks, built for membership organizations of all kinds | Independent, no investors, the builders answer your email |

## The honest math.

MembershipWorks publishes plans by account count: free up to 50, then $35 a month up to 300 accounts, $59 up to 600, $95 up to 1,200, $145 up to 2,500, and higher tiers beyond. It says it takes no fee on payments; your gateway charges its own. A premium Mailchimp integration is $9 a month.

There's no website in the price, because it's designed to live inside the one you have.

Hiveway for Chambers is $299 a month ($3,588 a year), the same for a chamber of 80 members or 800, with the website, setup and the move off your old system included. If you want one of us doing the work with you every month (your newsletter, your pages, your events), that's $599 a month on top, and never required.

## We move you ourselves.

At no charge, from an export of MembershipWorks.

**One honest note** Hiveway is in its founding season. We're building it now with our first chamber, so it isn't something you can sign up for off the shelf today.

[Apply as a Chamber](https://hiveway.org/apply?type=chamber)

1. Your members and their contacts
2. Payment history and renewal dates
3. Every old directory link, redirected to the member's new page so their rankings come with them
4. Your website, rebuilt and hosted as part of the price

## Questions, answered plainly.

### How much does MembershipWorks cost for a chamber?

A chamber up to 300 accounts pays $35 a month, and up to 600 accounts $59 a month. It says extra contacts on a business account don't count separately.

### Does MembershipWorks include a website?

It plugs into your existing site, and offers a hosted option. Hiveway's price includes a WordPress website we build and host.

### Does Hiveway take a cut of dues or tickets?

No. Dues and tickets are paid into your chamber's own Stripe account. Stripe charges its normal processing fee; we add nothing on top, ever.

## Sources, checked October 2026

1. [MembershipWorks pricing page](https://membershipworks.com/pricing/)
2. [MembershipWorks: chamber of commerce software](https://membershipworks.com/chamber-of-commerce-software/)
3. [MembershipWorks vs WildApricot](https://membershipworks.com/wildapricot-alternative/) · Written by MembershipWorks, a rival

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## Fill your hive.

Tell us how many members you have and what you use now. One of us reads every application and writes back by email.

[Apply as a Chamber](https://hiveway.org/apply?type=chamber)

Source: https://hiveway.org/compare/membershipworks