🆚 LearnDash vs. MemberPress

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Learning management system
Membership management software solution

About

LearnDash is a WordPress LMS plugin used to create, deliver, and sell online courses directly from a WordPress site.

It includes a visual drag-and-drop course builder, support for multimedia lessons, advanced quizzes and assessments, gamification with badges and certificates, flexible monetization including one-time sales, subscriptions, memberships and bundles, and integrations with payment gateways, CRMs, email platforms, Zoom, and WooCommerce.

MemberPress is a commercial WordPress plugin for paywalls, memberships, subscriptions, and learning management that lets site owners control access and monetize content on their WordPress sites.

It supports unlimited membership levels with fine-grained content restriction rules, automated recurring billing through Stripe, PayPal and other gateways, built-in LMS course creation with scheduling, coupon codes and promotions, member self-service portals, and community forums and directories.

Headquarters

Lansing, Michigan, United States
Cedar City, Utah, United States

Website

Pricing

Free version ✔️
LearnDash LMS
1 site$199/year
10 sites$399/year
Unlimited sites$799/year
LearnDash Cloud
Starter$29/month
Grow$49/month
Pro$99/month
Free version ❌
Launch
(Essential LMS Features, Stripe)
$199.50/year
Growth
(Community Forums, Advanced LMS, PayPal, Square)
$349.50/year
Scale
(API, Zapier, Authorize.net)
$499.50/year

Categories

LMS › Rank #1
LMS › Rank #2
WordPress Plugins › Rank #91
WordPress Plugins › Rank #97
Membership Management › Rank #5
Subscriptions › Rank #7

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The LearnDash LMS is 1.3 times more popular than MemberPress.
Total websites

Market share

LMS
WordPress Plugins

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

LearnDash is more popular in Spain, Canada, and Germany, while MemberPress is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
United States
United Kingdom
Australia
Spain
Canada
Germany
France
Netherlands
Italy
Brazil

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

LearnDash is more popular among sites focused on marketing and merchandising, education and reference, and health, while MemberPress is more commonly used on business, blogs and wiki, and non-profit, advocacy and NGO sites.
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Education/Reference
Blogs/Wiki
Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO
Health
Sports
Internet Services
Entertainment
General News

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#37,250
#57,091
#62,919
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See also

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