The problem with WordPress membership plugins is that they require an upfront investment on your part. What if you later on want to use a platform other than WordPress on your website? What can you do with the plugins that you have invested in?
If you think that you might want to change WordPress in the future, you may want to look at alternatives to WordPress membership scripts. These alternative can still be configured to work with WordPress, but they aren’t as easy to get up and running as the tailor made plugins. On the up side, these scripts can work with any other website; not only WordPress.
Alternative Solution #1: DLGuard + Bridge Plugin
One of the most popular membership scripts on the internet today is DLGuard. Whether you have a WordPress website or something else, DLGuard can probably be configured to work with your current setup. The good news for WordPress users who wish to also use DLGuard is that someone has created a plugin that will help you easily setup DLGuard to work with your WordPress plugin.
Alternative Solution #2: aMember + Bridge Plugin
aMember is an enterprise membership site and protection solution. The makers of aMember also provide a plugin that makes integration with WordPress easy. The main script costs $179.95 and the integration plugin costs $40. Because of the quality of aMember and its level of sophistication, it is the preferred membership site solution of Membership Academy.
