Which platform should run your paid community? It comes down to one trade-off: rent or own.
A hosted platform like Circle is the easy choice. You’re up fast.
On a hosted platform, your member list lives on the platform’s servers.
Owning always made more sense on paper, but the setup was the problem. That friction is what sent most creators to a hosted platform.
Now you tell MemberPress.ai what you want, and it builds the membership levels and drafts the pages for you.
Your site. Your member list. Your payment relationship.
When your first member pays, the money goes to your own payment account.
Want the longer version? Read Rent or Own: The Real Choice Behind Every Platform Decision.
Connect your site and tell Opal what you want. She sets it up, so the list and the relationship stay yours.