Pricing
Start on the Free plan with no credit card. Move to Club when your group grows past 50 members, and add only the extras you need. Mailing-list subscribers and contacts never count as members.
$0
For getting your group started
No credit card to start.
$49/month
For groups that are growing
Upgrade from your community's Plan & billing page.
| Creative Studio | $10/month | Keep making flyers after the free trial, with 10 AI backgrounds a month |
|---|---|---|
| Your own domain | $5/month | One web address you own (and its www version) |
| More texting | $15/month | 500 more text credits a month, up to 10 packs |
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Entry prices on monthly billing, from each company's own pricing pages, checked November 3, 2026. Some offer discounts for paying yearly. Plans and fees change, so check their sites for current details. “Not stated” means we didn't find it on their pricing page — not that they don't offer it.
| Topic | StarKind | Heylo | memberplanet | WildApricot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free option | Free plan, up to 50 members | Free plan (Base), unlimited members | Free Basic plan; its limits aren't listed on the pricing page | 60-day free trial; no free plan listed |
| First paid plan, billed monthly | $49/month (Club) | $19/month (Plus) | $50/month (Essentials) | $66/month for up to 100 contacts |
| What the price depends on | Members; mailing-list subscribers and contacts don't count | Plan features and monthly email sends; members unlimited | Plan features; members unlimited; email and text credits by plan | Number of contacts, including non-member event registrants |
| Fees on payments | No StarKind fee — StarKind doesn't process payments; donations go to your own PayPal or Stripe link (their fees apply) | Platform fee from 5% + $0.59 (Base) to 1% + $0.10 (Business), plus card processing | Platform fee 2% (Essentials) or 1%, plus 3% + $0.30 processing | No WildApricot transaction fee; payment processor fees apply |
| Text messaging | Club: 100 credits a month and your own number (coming soon); 500 more for $15/month | Not stated on its pricing page | Group texting in all plans (U.S. only); extra credits $100 per 5,000 | Paid add-on: $30 setup, $6/month number, plus a fee per recipient |
| Custom domain | $5/month add-on with Club | Not stated on its pricing page | Included in all plans | Not in the trial; not stated on its pricing page |
Sources (November 3, 2026): Heylo Pricing, Fees · memberplanet Pricing, Basic plan · WildApricot Pricing, Trial, Texting
Yes. The Free plan costs $0 for up to 50 members, and you don't need a credit card to start. It includes your community's page, the calendar and RSVPs, email newsletters, questionnaires, volunteer sign-ups, photos, discussions, a blog, sponsors, the Sales Corner, the simple flyer maker and a one-time trial of 3 Creative Studio flyers. Groups that grow past 50 members can move to the Club plan for $49 a month.
Members are the people on your Members list, including admins and people you added who haven't signed in yet. Mailing-list subscribers, text contacts, followers, pending applications and unused invite links don't count. At 50 members on the Free plan, everyone already in stays; new joins, invites and approvals pause until you upgrade.
The trial is one time per community and doesn't reset. A flyer counts the first time you download it or attach it; starting, previewing and editing don't count, and using a counted flyer again is included. After the trial, the flyers you've used stay editable and usable. To start or use another design you need Creative Studio: $10 a month on the Club plan, with 10 AI backgrounds a month. On the Free plan that means Club ($49) plus Creative Studio ($10): $59 a month in total.
Yes, with the Club plan, as a $5-a-month add-on: one web address you own, like yourgroup.org, and its www version. You'll add a setting at the company where you bought the domain, and StarKind shows you exactly what to enter.
From your community's Plan & billing page. While online checkout is being finished, upgrading there sends StarKind a request; we contact you to set it up, and nothing is charged on the page.