How much does each one charge per sale?

Cademí doesn’t publish its plan price, which depends on the student limit, and charges nothing per sale: “the gateway does the charging”, with its own fee. Memberfy charges 6.99% + US$ 1.00 per approved sale, processing included and the same on every plan, plus the plan itself, from US$ 10 to US$ 99 a month for up to 20,000 members and US$ 19 for every 2,000 more, with no cap.

Do members need to download an app?

Not with Memberfy. The community installs on the phone straight from the browser, with its own name and icon, and reaches people where they already are: notifications on Android and iPhone, email, SMS from Growth up and WhatsApp from Business up, through workflows and notices.

Can I bring my Cademí students over to Memberfy?

Members come in from a spreadsheet, only those who consented, with their points and badges, and written content can be imported from Substack, Medium and WordPress. No one can move an active subscription from another platform without the customer re-authorizing the charge, and we tell you how big the job is up front.

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Memberfy or Cademí?

Memberfy brings together 32 space types, workflows with 121 triggers and an MCP with 1,009 tools on every plan, on your community’s own domain. Cademí is a developer-friendly course members area that sells through any integrated payment gateway.

Memberfy vs Cademí: feature comparison

Overall score8.8Memberfy·3.9Cademí

Verdict: Memberfy sells and keeps students together: feed, channels, events and WhatsApp alerts. On Cademí, billing stays in the gateway, and the conversation is comments and support tickets with the team.

Sales weight 18: Memberfy 9.1 · Cademí 3.2
Community weight 16: Memberfy 10.0 · Cademí 2.4
Events & Courses weight 14: Memberfy 5.7 · Cademí 2.8
Workflows, Integrations & API weight 12: Memberfy 10.0 · Cademí 7.5
AI & MCP weight 12: Memberfy 10.0 · Cademí 5.8
Campaigns & Notifications weight 10: Memberfy 10.0 · Cademí 1.7
Management & Security weight 6: Memberfy 10.0 · Cademí 8.1
Customization & Mobile weight 4: Memberfy 8.3 · Cademí 8.3
Planning & HR weight 4: Memberfy 6.8 · Cademí 0.0
Coworking: Physical communities weight 4: Memberfy 5.3 · Cademí 0.0

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Scores from 0 to 10 under Memberfy’s methodology, with the Members area profile weights, the same for every platform in the category, and only what is publicly documented. We assess the criteria we consider most relevant, based on what we hear from customers and what AI assistants such as Gemini, ChatGPT and Claude point out. The list is not exhaustive.

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Memberfy vs Cademí: feature comparison
Feature	Memberfy	Cademí
Salesweight 18 Memberfy9.1Cademí3.2
Price	MemberfyFrom US$ 10 (up to 100 members) to US$ 99 (up to 20,000) a month on the annual plan; beyond that, each pack of +2,000 members adds US$ 19 a month, with no cap	CademíNot identified*
Fee per sale	Memberfy6.99% + US$ 1.00 per approved sale, the same on every plan and every payment method, processing included	CademíNo fee per sale: “It doesn’t charge the student: the gateway does”^[1]
Free trial	MemberfyEvery approved community starts with 90 days free, on any plan, no card required	CademíNot identified*
Plans and subscriptions	MemberfyMonthly, annual, weekly or daily, with a free trial, a minimum term and prorated plan changes; card payments in US dollars, including on subscriptions	CademíSubscriptions are charged in the gateway; each renewal creates an enrollment that adds to the access^[1,2]
One-off products	MemberfyCourses, tickets, mentoring, digital or physical goods, with stock, seats and a waitlist, time-limited access and free products	CademíProducts in five formats (course, series, blog, embedded page, shortcut), free products and “unlimited offers” of the same content; the sale happens in the gateway^[3,4]
Add-ons	MemberfyAdd-ons sold with the plan in a single payment, or later at a prorated price	CademíPopSell®: offers that appear inside the members area; billing happens in the gateway^[4]
Coupons and downsell	MemberfyPercentage or fixed-amount coupons, on the first charge, forever or for N months, with an expiration date and usage limit; downsell after payment	CademíNot identified*
Price in points	MemberfyIn money, in points or both, as the buyer chooses	CademíNo: “Points are only for ranking”^[5]
Refunds	MemberfyFrom the Sales tab, choosing whether access continues	CademíRefunds happen in the gateway, which notifies Cademí, and access ends^[1,6]
Abandoned checkout	MemberfyLists who opened checkout and didn’t buy within an hour, and who came back and paid within 7 days, with an optional recovery email	CademíOnly in the Diamond funnel: “Checkout not started” and “Checkout started” stages, with a notice to your automation tool^[7]
Failed payments	MemberfyPayment retries, a “Pay now” button for the member, and access suspended automatically when a subscription lapses for non-payment	CademíThe gateway reports late payments and cancellations, and access follows; new charges stay in the gateway^[1]
Payouts and statement	MemberfyAvailable, held and pending balance, a CSV statement and payouts to the community’s bank account	CademíNo: “Billing: whoever charges, splits into installments, refunds and renews is the gateway”^[1]
Store	MemberfyA storefront for one-off products, plans and add-ons, with purchases in points	CademíProducts the student doesn’t own appear in the showcase and lead to the offer URL; “Next Product” at the end of content; no purchases in points^[8,9]
Affiliates	MemberfyNot offered today	CademíNot identified*
Communityweight 16 Memberfy10.0Cademí2.4
Space types	Memberfy32 space types (12 Community, 4 Events & Courses, 3 Sales, 7 Planning & HR and 6 Coworking), open, restricted by plan or group, or locked with an offer	CademíShowcase groups, showcases and products in five formats; no community spaces^[10,3]
Sign-up and access	MemberfyFree or paid sign-up right in the community, without buying anything, with optional approval, invitations and imports; open spaces sit alongside paid ones	CademíFree sign-up (form, external link, Google), import, manual enrollment and funnel, with reCAPTCHA; manual approval not identified^[1,11]
Member fields	MemberfyCustom fields (text, number, date, single select, multiple choice, yes/no, email, phone and URL), required or optional, asked at sign-up, validated, filled in on import and used as variables in campaigns	CademíCustom profile fields, “only on accounts where Cademí turned this feature on”; imports don’t fill them in^[12,13]
Content	MemberfyArticles and materials organized by topic, with imports from Substack, Medium and WordPress	CademíLessons and the “blog” format (posts without modules), written by the team^[3,14]
Feed	MemberfyPosts with text, images and video, scheduled and pinned posts, emoji reactions, text and video comments, polls, moving posts and a moderation queue; Instagram, LinkedIn, X, Giphy, Google Maps and WhatsApp links turn into previews or players	CademíNot identified*
Channels	MemberfyReal-time channels, as many as you want, with threads, emoji reactions, mentions, photos and videos	CademíNot identified*
Messages	MemberfyDirect messages with status, connections and blocking, on every plan	CademíNot identified*
Networking	MemberfyA Networking space and a profile page for each member	CademíNot identified*
Gallery	MemberfyPhoto albums with reactions	CademíNot identified*
Surveys, Forms and Upvote	MemberfySurveys, forms and ideas voted on by the community	CademíNot identified*
Engagement: points and levels	Memberfy19 actions that earn points, configurable levels (with minimum weekly activity) and getting-started missions	CademíPoints per action, with ready-made profiles, and a weekly, monthly or all-time ranking; no levels^[5]
Engagement: badges and leaderboard	MemberfyBadges awarded by hand or by a built-in rule, and a leaderboard	CademíNo: “There are no levels, medals or prizes”; only the ranking^[5]
Engagement: rewards	MemberfyThrough workflows, whoever reaches a level joins a group, earns a badge or gets a message; spaces unlocked by level or badge	CademíNo: “If you want to reward the top ones, deliver the prize outside the platform”^[5]
Videos	MemberfyNative: adaptive streaming from 240p to 4K, signed links, speed from 0.25× to 2×, automatic quality and picture-in-picture. Embeds: YouTube, Vimeo and Loom in lessons and posts; Bunny Stream and Cloudflare Stream with signed links, Panda Video and HLS; Streamable in posts	CademíDoesn’t host: “Video stays in the player you embed (YouTube, Vimeo, Panda and others)”; also VdoCipher and Videofront^[1,15]
Podcast	MemberfyNative: shows, seasons and episodes with a public or personal RSS feed, chapters, transcripts, a mini-player and an embeddable player for other sites. Embeds: Spotify and SoundCloud in posts	CademíNot identified*
Team editing	MemberfyEach block is locked for whoever is editing it and saves on its own	CademíNot identified*
Downloads	MemberfyA Downloads space with multiple files per item, stamped PDFs and statistics	CademíFiles and PDFs in lessons; no dedicated downloads space^[15,16]
PDF watermark	MemberfyOptional per item in the Downloads space: each person’s copy carries “Downloaded by <email> on <date and time>” in the PDF footer	CademíThe student’s name on lesson PDFs^[15]
Classifieds	MemberfyListings between members, with interest and status	CademíNot identified*
Events & Coursesweight 14 Memberfy5.7Cademí2.8
Events: tickets	MemberfyMultiple ticket types per event, with batches by date and quantity, and a waitlist	CademíNot identified*
Events: check-in	MemberfyQR tickets; check-in with a phone camera, by search or at a kiosk	CademíNot identified*
Events: format and recording	MemberfyOnline, in person or hybrid, on the calendar; recordings with signed links; embedded streams (YouTube, Vimeo)	CademíNo events module; a lesson can be a “Live” type (YouTube, Vimeo or Zoom inside the lesson)^[16,17]
Events: native live streaming	MemberfyThe YouTube or Vimeo live stream embedded on the event page, with the event’s comments and a “we’re live” alert by email, WhatsApp and SMS; a built-in streaming studio is not offered today	CademíNo: “Platform: YouTube, Vimeo or Zoom”^[16]
Events: recurring	MemberfyNot offered today	CademíNot identified*
Events: reminders and calendar	MemberfyEmail, WhatsApp and SMS reminders 24 hours before, at the start and when live, plus the community calendar; calendar invites (ICS) are not offered today	CademíNot identified*
Events: RSVP and attendance list	MemberfyRSVPs, a list of registrants and of who checked in, with CSV export	CademíNot identified*
Events: certificate	MemberfyBy email to whoever RSVPed, or only to whoever checked in	CademíNot identified*
Events: badge pickup	MemberfyCheck-in by QR, search or kiosk; printed badges and facial recognition are not offered today	CademíNot identified*
Events: ticket transfer	MemberfyTickets bought for someone else and sent to them by email; changing the holder after purchase is not offered today	CademíNot identified*
Events: session registration	MemberfyNot offered today	CademíNot identified*
Events: exhibitors and sponsors	MemberfyNot offered today	CademíNot identified*
Events: proceedings with ISSN and DOI	MemberfyNot offered today	CademíNot identified*
Events: registration invoice	MemberfyNot offered today	CademíNot identified*
Events: virtual venue with parallel rooms	MemberfyNot offered today	CademíNot identified*
Courses: structure	MemberfyCourse, module and lesson, each student’s progress and a showcase with “pick up where you left off”	CademíShowcase group, showcase, product, module, submodule and lesson; linked lessons, copies and shortcuts; a “continue” button^[10,18,8]
Courses: comments and progress	MemberfyComments on every lesson, lesson ratings and each student’s progress, with a courses report	CademíComments and questions per lesson, ratings and a lessons report (where students stop)^{[19,20,21,22]}
Courses: quizzes	MemberfyQuizzes with a passing score and an attempt limit	CademíMultiple-choice exams, a passing score, attempts, and passing unlocks content^[23]
Courses: drip release	MemberfyBy date or by days after joining	CademíScheduled content (by week, by date, after an exam), tied to the delivery or tag^[24]
Certificates	MemberfyIssued on course completion or in bulk, a template with your brand, a QR code and a public verification page	CademíA certificate per product, with issuing rules, design, public validation and PDF^[25,26]
Call for papers	MemberfyTracks, reviewers, a committee, community voting and counteroffers	CademíNot identified*
Video watermark	MemberfyNot offered today	CademíThe student’s name on YouTube, Panda Video, VdoCipher and Videofront videos^[15]
Notes in the player	MemberfyNot offered today	CademíNot identified*
Workflows, Integrations & APIweight 12 Memberfy10.0Cademí7.5
Workflows	Memberfy121 triggers and 13 action types, with a simulation before turning them on, on every plan	CademíA Diamond funnel with per-stage triggers sent to your automation tool, and webhooks; no workflow builder^[7,27]
API: coverage	MemberfyA public API with OpenAPI and a JavaScript SDK, covering every module, on every plan; personal keys scoped by module (read, write, delete)	CademíAPI v3 with 396 operations across 50 resources, OpenAPI 3.1, a sandbox, CLI, credentials with permissions and admin OAuth^[31,32]
Webhooks: events	Memberfy101 event types, from members, subscriptions, sales, courses, events and the other modules	CademíA catalog of 141 event types (the public ones go to webhooks and an SSE stream)^[33,31]
Webhooks: delivery	MemberfySigned to the Standard Webhooks spec, 8 attempts over about 45 hours, with history and resend for every delivery	CademíSigned with a rotatable secret, filters by resource and field, three levels of personal data, delivery and failure history^[34,27]
Ready-made integrations	MemberfyNative Slack, Discord, Telegram, RD Station and HubSpot; Zapier, Make and n8n through webhooks	Cademí77+ native gateways, Zoom, Zapier, Make and n8n via webhooks, and ready-made snippets (Google Analytics, Tag Manager, Pixel, ActiveCampaign, WhatsApp, PushAlert)^[35,17,36]
Webhooks in workflows	Memberfy“Call webhook” in workflows, with keys kept in a vault and a fixed IP from Business up	CademíNot identified*
AI & MCPweight 12 Memberfy10.0Cademí5.8
MCP: coverage	Memberfy1,009 tools and 24 recipes, covering everything you can do in the app, across every module and on every plan	CademíEvery API v3 operation (396, minus 4 that expose secrets) as tools, plus composite tools for support^[29]
MCP: clients	MemberfyClaude, ChatGPT, Cursor and any MCP client, signing in with your account (OAuth), no keys to copy	CademíClaude (connector), Claude Code and any remote MCP client^[29]
MCP: access control	MemberfyEach person acts with their own role, and the owner chooses who can connect: admins, the team (moderation and finance) and members, each group separately	CademíOAuth: the connection acts as the admin who approved it, with their permissions; requires 2FA^[30]
MCP: safety	MemberfyConfirmation before touching money or deleting anything, with a summary of the action, and every call recorded in an audit log	CademíTools flagged so the client asks for approval, and an audit log of every change; “The server does not ask for a second confirmation”^[30]
AI in text	Memberfy“Improve with AI” in every long text field	CademíNot identified*
AI in workflows	MemberfyAI blocks (Claude and ChatGPT) in workflows, with the community’s own key	CademíNot identified*
Campaigns & Notificationsweight 10 Memberfy10.0Cademí1.7
Email campaigns	MemberfyIncluded, with scheduling, recurrence, a template library by language and the default emails rewritten by the community	CademíNo: “Funnel emails and WhatsApp messages stay in your automation tool”; Cademí sends 4 access emails^[1,28]
WhatsApp and SMS notifications	MemberfyNative, in workflows and community notices, with the member’s consent: SMS from Growth up and WhatsApp from Business up, with a monthly quota per channel	CademíNo: same statement; WhatsApp messages stay outside^[1]
Push notifications	MemberfyOn Android and iPhone, through the app installed from the browser, with members choosing what they receive	CademíOnly by installing PushAlert (third party) via code^[36]
Management & Securityweight 6 Memberfy10.0Cademí8.1
Roles and permissions	MemberfyOwner, admin, moderator, finance and member, with per-space permission to view and to post	CademíRoles as permission templates (Super Admin and others), adjustable permission by permission and limitable to some products; 2FA by app or email^[37,38]
Moderation	MemberfyA moderation queue, pre-approval per space, chat blocking and member removal	CademíReview before publishing, approving, hiding, pinning and deleting comments^[19]
Groups and tags	MemberfyMember groups and tags, used for space access and in workflows	CademíTags set manually, by delivery or by import, used in filters, exports and scheduled content^[6]
Activity logs	MemberfyA record of who did what in the community, including on subscriptions	CademíA log per student (exportable), a history of what each admin did and an API audit log^[39,37,30]
Exports	MemberfyCSV of subscriptions, registrations and ticket sales, forms, surveys and time tracking	CademíStudents, student logs and reports, on an exports screen^[40]
Reports and analytics	MemberfyReports on members, engagement, courses, events, sales and campaigns; visits, who’s online and the purchase funnel	CademíReports on students, products, exams, certificates, ranking, support and invalid emails^[41]
Migration	MemberfyMembers from a spreadsheet, with points and badges, and content from Substack, Medium and WordPress with the original dates	CademíStudent import by XLSX spreadsheet, with subscriptions; content migration not identified^[13]
Guided onboarding	MemberfyYou tell us what you want to build, and the team replies with access, builds it with you and stays close afterward	CademíNot identified*
Customization & Mobileweight 4 Memberfy8.3Cademí8.3
Domain and brand	MemberfyCustom domain on every plan; no Memberfy branding from Growth up (on Starter, only in the footer and emails); logo, colors and themes, ready-made or generated from an image; emails with the community’s name and color; purchases happen inside the community, at the same address	CademíCustom domain, colors, logo, footer, login screens, emails with your design and sender, custom CSS and JavaScript^{[42,43,44,28,36]}
Languages	Memberfy6 languages, with regional variants (Brazil and Portugal; Spain, Mexico and Argentina; Germany, Austria and Switzerland)	CademíPortuguese, English, Spanish or French, one language per account^[43]
Mobile	MemberfyMembers don’t need to download anything: the community installs from the browser with its own name and icon, and also reaches them by email, SMS and WhatsApp	CademíA PWA with the school’s name, icon and colors, no app store; linking to your own Android app^[45]
Planning & HRweight 4 Memberfy6.8Cademí0.0
Performance review	Memberfy90°, 180° or 360° reviews, with peers and direct reports, calibration, 9-box and matrix	CademíNot identified*
Goals & OKRs	MemberfyA tree from the company down to each person, with key results, check-ins and status lights	CademíNot identified*
Development plan	MemberfyA plan with actions and deadlines, approved by the direct manager, with actions linked to a course	CademíNot identified*
1:1s	MemberfyThe manager–report conversation, with an agenda and agreed actions	CademíNot identified*
Feedback	MemberfyContinuous feedback by topics and behaviors, including about a colleague	CademíNot identified*
Recognition	MemberfyPublic praise between colleagues, tied to the company’s values	CademíNot identified*
Time tracking	MemberfyClock-ins with location and IP, hour bank, monthly timesheet and Brazil’s legal AFD and AEJ files	CademíNot identified*
Engagement surveys and eNPS	MemberfyEngagement surveys with an eNPS template, anonymous or identified, recurring and with a heat map	CademíNot identified*
Mood check-ins	MemberfyNot offered today	CademíNot identified*
Succession	MemberfyNot offered today	CademíNot identified*
Org chart	MemberfyAn org chart built from the manager–report hierarchy	CademíNot identified*
Internal announcements	MemberfyNotices and campaigns by email, WhatsApp and SMS; read receipts are not offered today	CademíNot identified*
HRIS and payroll integration	MemberfyNot offered today; people come in from a spreadsheet	CademíNot identified*
Single sign-on (SSO) and 2FA	MemberfyNot offered today	CademíNot identified*
Coworking: Physical communitiesweight 4 Memberfy5.3Cademí0.0
Bookings	MemberfyRooms, desks and workstations with no limit on quantity, by time slot, with credits	CademíNot identified*
Scheduling	MemberfyTime slots with people: mentoring, classes and appointments	CademíNot identified*
Attendance	MemberfyCheck-in and check-out for members and visitors, with a front-desk kiosk	CademíNot identified*
Visitors	MemberfyMembers register guests in advance, the front desk marks their arrival and the host is notified	CademíNot identified*
Parcels	MemberfyLogged at the front desk with a photo, with a notice to the recipient and pickup confirmation	CademíNot identified*
Support	MemberfyTickets with photo and location, an owner and a deadline per category, and inspection rounds	CademíNot identified*
Room door display	MemberfyA room panel with the day’s schedule, linked to bookings	CademíNot identified*
Day passes and packs	MemberfyA one-off product with time-limited access; pass packs are not offered today	CademíNot identified*
Access control	MemberfyNot offered today	CademíNot identified*
Wi-Fi and printing	MemberfyNot offered today	CademíNot identified*
Invoicing and contracts	MemberfySubscriptions and sales with a statement and CSV; invoices, tax receipts and accounting integration are not offered today	CademíNot identified*
Virtual office	MemberfyNot offered today	CademíNot identified*
Floor plan	MemberfyNot offered today	CademíNot identified*
Sales CRM	MemberfyNot offered today	CademíNot identified*
Multiple locations	MemberfyNot offered today	CademíNot identified*

* We found no public material about this item on the competitor’s website (checked on November 3, 2026).

When to choose Memberfy

Sell plans, courses and tickets, subscriptions included, for 6.99% + US$ 1.00 per approved sale, processing included; Cademí doesn’t charge students: billing, refunds and payouts stay in the gateway.
A living community: real-time channels, networking, gamification with a points Store and 32 space types; on Cademí, the conversation is comments, questions and tickets with the team, and points are only for ranking.
Native WhatsApp and SMS notifications and workflows with 121 triggers that alert and re-engage members on their own; Cademí leaves campaigns and WhatsApp to your automation tool.
End-to-end events: ticket batches, waitlists, QR tickets, check-in and certificates for those who showed up; Cademí has no events module, and a live is a lesson with YouTube, Vimeo or Zoom.
Members don’t need to download anything: the community installs from the browser with its own name and icon, and the brand is yours.
Native video up to 4K, and podcasts with RSS, chapters and transcripts; on Cademí, video stays in whatever player you embed.
An MCP with 1,009 tools and an API with 101 webhook events, on every plan.
And, if you need them, Planning & HR and Coworking on the same platform.

When to choose Cademí

If you sell through several gateways at once and want to switch or add one without migrating students (77+ integrations).
If your tech team wants an API with 396 operations, a sandbox, a CLI and an MCP that does everything the API does.
If support with comments, questions, tickets by department and an FAQ in one place is a requirement.
If you don’t want to receive sales in the same place as the course.
If your students don’t need a feed, real-time channels or direct messages.
If you don’t run events with tickets, check-in and attendance certificates.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best Cademí alternative for a community?: Memberfy sells and keeps students together: feed, channels, events and WhatsApp alerts. On Cademí, billing stays in the gateway, and the conversation is comments and support tickets with the team. Memberfy brings together 32 space types, workflows with 121 triggers and an MCP with 1,009 tools on every plan, on your community’s domain.
How much does each one charge per sale?: Cademí doesn’t publish its plan price, which depends on the student limit, and charges nothing per sale: “the gateway does the charging”, with its own fee. Memberfy charges 6.99% + US$ 1.00 per approved sale, processing included and the same on every plan, plus the plan itself, from US$ 10 to US$ 99 a month for up to 20,000 members and US$ 19 for every 2,000 more, with no cap.
Do members need to download an app?: Not with Memberfy. The community installs on the phone straight from the browser, with its own name and icon, and reaches people where they already are: notifications on Android and iPhone, email, SMS from Growth up and WhatsApp from Business up, through workflows and notices.
Can I bring my Cademí students over to Memberfy?: Members come in from a spreadsheet, only those who consented, with their points and badges, and written content can be imported from Substack, Medium and WordPress. No one can move an active subscription from another platform without the customer re-authorizing the charge, and we tell you how big the job is up front.

Sources for Cademí, checked on November 3, 2026

Memberfy’s figures are the ones on the pricing page.

Memberfy or Cademí?

Memberfy vs Cademí: feature comparison

Salesweight 18

Communityweight 16

Events & Coursesweight 14

Workflows, Integrations & APIweight 12

AI & MCPweight 12

Campaigns & Notificationsweight 10

Management & Securityweight 6

Customization & Mobileweight 4

Planning & HRweight 4

Coworking: Physical communitiesweight 4

When to choose Memberfy

When to choose Cademí

Moving away from Cademí? We’ll set up your community with you.

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