Membership Paywalls

Platforms

Hosting paid membership content, such as a book or online-course, requires implementing a membership paywall.

Many of them are designed around wordpress or the major CMS website builders, but only offer client-side javascript paywalls for static-html websites, which can be easily defeated by knowing the URL and disabling browser Javascript.

  • MemberSpace
    • Startup Plan = $0/month + 5% transaction fee
    • Pro Plan = $49/month + 5% transaction fee
    • Client-side javascript paywall for static-html websites
    • Quarto Implementation: MemberSpace.html
  • Memberful
    • Startup Plan = $0/month + 10% transaction fee
    • Pro Plan = $25/month + 5% transaction fee
  • MemberStack
    • Basic = $29/month + 4% transaction fee
    • Pro = $49/month + 2% transaction fee
    • More developer focused than other platforms
    • React integration which is technically secure given that React fails to load without Javascript
    • Node API
    • make.com integration

Middleware

Ideally, a server-side paywall proxy or middleware layer would be required.

Untested Possibilities

  • (Webflow)[https://developers.webflow.com/docs]