Is there a WordPress membership plugin with no transaction fees?
Yes. Fennec Members takes 0% of member payments, in the free plugin and in every Pro plan. Payments go to your own Stripe account with your own keys, so the only fee is Stripe’s normal processing fee. Other plugins add their own fee in some configurations, as the table below shows.
Where the fees go
0% transaction fees
Payments go straight to your Stripe account with your own keys. No Stripe Connect, no application fee, no revenue share.
Join and checkout
A pricing table or single-level join form. Free levels create the account and email a set-password link. Paid levels use Stripe Checkout, so card details never touch your site.
Verified Stripe webhooks
Renewals, failed payments and cancellations apply automatically. Signatures are checked, replays are refused, and each event applies once.
Trials and plan changes
Free trials on subscription levels, and upgrades or downgrades between levels with Stripe proration previewed before the member confirms.
| As of Oct 6, 2026 | Fennec MembersFree core; Pro from $79/yr | MemberPress Launch$399/yr ($199.50 first year) | Paid Memberships Pro (free)Free core |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fee on member payments | 0% | 4.9% on top of Stripe | 2% via Stripe Connect without a paid license |
| Pay only Stripe’s processing fees | Yes | No | Only with a paid license or your own API keys |
| Free edition takes payments | Yes | No | Yes |
Figures were checked on each vendor’s own pages on October 6, 2026 (the same sources as our alternatives pages). MemberPress charges 0% only on its higher Growth and Scale plans; Launch is $399/yr, half price in the first year. On a $10/month membership with 500 members, a 4.9% fee is about $2,940 a year. “Not listed” means we couldn’t confirm it on the vendor’s own pages. Sources: MemberPress fee FAQ, PMPro Stripe docs.
Sources: MemberPress Launch: MemberPress fee FAQ, Paid Memberships Pro (free): PMPro Stripe docs. Read Oct 6, 2026.
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Questions
Does Fennec Members take a cut of my payments?
No. Not in the free plugin and not in Pro. You pay Stripe’s normal processing fees and nothing else.
Do I need Stripe?
Only for paid levels. Free levels, restriction, manual members and the account page work without any payment provider.