Wild Apricot vs. Competitors
Wondering how Wild Apricot stacks up against the competition?
You’re probably here because you want answers to one or all of the following questions:
- How much does Wild Apricot cost?
- How does the price compare with alternatives?
- How do Wild Apricot's features compare with alternatives?
Our mission at Wild Apricot is to be the #1 resource for small organizations everywhere. Even if you do not choose our software in the end, we have created this page so that you and your organization can make the best possible decision for your future.
Scroll down to quickly compare Wild Apricot's pricing, features, resources, and setup fees to our competitors.
Price Comparison (USD)
Wild Apricot Ranks #1
Wild Apricot Ranked the #1 Membership Management Software
Wild Apricot received the coveted #1 spot in
Capterra's Top 20 Membership Management Software Infographic for the fourth year in a row. Capterra, an authority on business software noted, "for the purpose of this ranking, Capterra focused specifically on solutions that include
membership management as their core function". Read more
Features Comparison
Why is this comparison important?
Wild Apricot is an all-in-one solution with industry leading features and benefits. This table compares some of Wild Apricot’s standard functionality vs. competitors.
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Membership database
With your membership information stored in the cloud, administrators can access the always up-to-date database from anywhere |
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Drag & drop website builder
Lets anyone in your organization build and maintain web pages - zero coding required |
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Ready-to-use mobile friendly themes
Choose from one of our fully responsive website themes that scale automatically to fit mobile phones and tablets |
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Event registration and tracking
Post event listings, take registrations and accept online payments all on your Wild Apricot website. |
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Online payments and automatic invoicing
Securely accept event registration payments, membership dues and donations |
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No payment processing fees
No additional fees for online payment transactions |
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Emails and newsletter management
Choose from a variety of professionally designed email templates to send and track emails and newsletters. |
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Unlimited emails to members
Send an unlimited number of emails to all of your contacts. |
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iOS & Android Mobile App
Check in event attendees at the door and update /add new contacts to your membership database on the spot using only your phone |
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Built-in forums
Activate your community by using online discussion forums with the ability to limit access by membership level or group |
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Built-in Blog
Create blogs or news articles to post your organization’s latest updates |
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WordPress plugin
Allow admins to add member-only content from your Wild Apricot site into your WordPress site, withoutadditional authentication
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Unmatched Resources
Why is this comparison important?
Despite being the most cost-friendly platform on the market, Wild Apricot’s goal is to empower you with the knowledge, expert advice, and peer support because you need more than just membership software to meet your organization’s reason for existence.
With over 16,636 client organizations, 55,000 administrators and 5 million members, we are in a unique position to be the world’s preeminent guide for small membership organizations to be successful.
In addition to your Wild Apricot account, you get free and unrestricted access to:
Setup Fees
Why is this comparison important?
Many software providers charge set-up fees and other miscellaneous one-time charges. This causes initial first-year costs to be high. With Wild Apricot there are no setup fees, your costs for the first year and every subsequent year thereafter will always remain the same. This chart compares prices for the first, and following years of use.
The Bottom Line
We want to work with organizations who share our vision, value the value we provide and are driven to make their organization succeed.
We are confident that the extra value we have already added and will keep adding will bring you many times the return — more members, stronger organizations, happier volunteers, more everything.
Tying our success to yours, as closely as possible, is the only way we want Wild Apricot to succeed. Want more information?
To help you learn more, we've created a free Consumer Guide: How to Properly Choose Membership Management Software.
This Consumer Guide answers 3 crucial questions that will teach you everything you need to know about membership management software, so that you can make an informed decision. Click below to download our free consumer guide:
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