Wild Apricot pricing
What Wild Apricot really costs in 2026.
Wild Apricot is priced by contacts, not members, and adds a servicing fee if you use your own payment processor in the US or Canada. Here is how the numbers add up, with sources, and how they compare to memberbeam.
By Ramy Khuffash, Founder
Updated
How Wild Apricot pricing works
- Priced by contacts
- Plans step up with the total number of contacts in your database, including non-members, donors and past event attendees.
- Same features on every tier
- Wild Apricot gives every plan the full feature set; you pay more only as your contact list grows.
- Prepay discounts
- Monthly billing, or 10% off for one year and 15% off for two years paid upfront.
- Processor servicing fee
- US and Canadian accounts using Stripe, PayPal or Authorize.net instead of Wild Apricot’s own processor pay an extra 20% of their subscription.
- Card processing
- Wild Apricot’s own payments are listed at 2.99% + $0.30 for most cards and 3.5% + $0.30 for American Express.
- Price increases
- Reported increases include about 20% in 2021 and 25% in 2023, plus a smaller rise in 2026.
Wild Apricot vs memberbeam, by size
Annual cost, assuming 80% of contacts are paying members at $60 a year, paid online. Card processing is similar on both and excluded.
| Contacts | Wild Apricot, annual prepay | With 20% servicing fee | memberbeam, best plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | $886 | $1,063 | $528 (Community) |
| 500 | $1,663 | $1,996 | $768 (Community) |
| 2,000 | $2,862 | $3,434 | $1,752 (Growth) |
| 5,000 | $5,238 | $6,286 | $3,192 (Growth) |
Wild Apricot prices are list prices published on wildapricot.com (October 2026) and annual prices for larger tiers as publicly reported in April 2026. They may have changed; check Wild Apricot’s pricing page for current figures. memberbeam totals include the platform fee on dues. Sources: Wild Apricot pricing, Wild Apricot billing policy.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Wild Apricot cost?
Wild Apricot’s published price starts at $66 a month for up to 100 contacts on monthly billing, with discounts of 10% for one-year and 15% for two-year prepayment. Larger contact tiers cost more; reported annual prices in 2026 range from about $886 for 250 contacts to about $5,238 for 5,000 contacts.
Does Wild Apricot charge by members or contacts?
By contacts. Every record in your database counts, including non-members such as event attendees, donors and lapsed members.
What is the Wild Apricot Payment System Servicing Fee?
Wild Apricot’s billing policy describes a servicing fee of 20% of your subscription for US and Canadian accounts that use a payment processor other than its own, such as Stripe, PayPal or Authorize.net. It is charged even in months with no transactions.
How often has Wild Apricot raised prices?
Publicly reported increases include about 20% in 2021 and 25% in 2023, with a smaller increase reported in 2026. Customers have described these on review sites and in community forums.
Is memberbeam cheaper than Wild Apricot?
For most organizations, yes. memberbeam plans are flat with unlimited contacts, plus a platform fee of 0.5% to 2% on dues and tickets on paid plans, capped at $25 per transaction. Use the table on this page or our pricing estimator to check your own numbers.
Check your own numbers.
Our pricing estimator shows your yearly total on every memberbeam plan, and our team will move you from Wild Apricot for free.