Recur vs MemberLeap: AMS Pricing, Features & Setup Costs

MemberLeap combines an association database, membership billing, communications, event tools and website services. It supports a new website or a portal connected to your existing site. Compare the full implementation scope alongside the monthly software subscription.

Which platform fits your organization?

Consider Recur when

A lean nonprofit membership team that wants member records, renewals, events and outreach together, with personal help and published contact-based pricing.

Consider MemberLeap when

An association seeking assisted setup, specialized website development or a broader association feature set, and willing to select a plan and implementation package around those needs.

Compare the workflows that matter

Recur and MemberLeap feature comparison
Workflow	Recur	MemberLeap
Membership & member access	Member records, dues and renewals, with a base self-service member portal included.	Member database, directories, CRM, member portals, membership billing and renewals. The chosen plan and active-record definition determine scope and cost.
Events & registration	Event registration, payments and attendance connected to member records. Test your specific event workflow in a demo.	Event registration and conference tools are available; the current feature matrix places event registration in Gold and Platinum rather than assuming it is included in every plan.
Website	Optional Website Builder: $25/month. Custom website builds and maintenance are quoted separately.	Template/custom website development or branded portal integration with an existing website. Package-specific design, hosting and content-migration scope.
Communications	Email and member outreach; optional Text Messaging: $25/month plus message usage.	Member and prospect communication tools. Confirm the selected plan's segmentation, messaging, sending requirements and related services.
Accounting interfaces	Confirm the accounting export or integration your organization requires in discovery; no unverified QuickBooks capability is assumed here.	QuickBooks interface available. The billing and integration pages describe setup and ongoing fees, with some plan inclusion; confirm current scope and pricing.
Support & training	Personal, relationship-led help; agree on data, training and website scope with the team.	Unlimited email-based customer support and administrative-level users are described in the lease. Implementation packages vary in training and configuration; request a written scope.

Pricing considerations

Recur starts at $75/month for fewer than 250 contacts, $105/month for up to 1,000 contacts, and $25/month per additional 1,000 contacts.

MemberLeap's current lease page bases subscription pricing on selected functionality and active records, meaning records with membership dues invoices or login credentials. Monthly and discounted annual payment options are available. Non-member, inactive and lapsed records generally do not count toward that total, but their initial loading can carry a one-time charge. Unlimited administrative-level users, non-member records and email-based customer support are included. Request a customized subscription quote; no unverified monthly starting price is asserted.

Calculate Recur pricing

Strengths, limitations and questions to ask

Recur

Website Builder and Text Messaging are optional add-ons at $25/month and $25/month respectively; message usage is charged separately. LMS is $150/month, and Advanced Member Portal is $29/month. The base self-service member portal is included. Custom website builds and maintenance are quoted separately. Validate complex federation structures, specialized accounting and integration requirements in discovery. Optional prepayment is not a required service commitment.

MemberLeap

Compare the current plan feature matrix and a written implementation proposal. Do not assume every feature is in every subscription or that published existing-website integration packages apply to every implementation. Specialized integrations and extra migration or training work may carry fees.

Plan your migration

Define active records with the provider and choose between a new website and existing-site portal integration. Reconcile the proposed data-conversion limits with your real exports.
Inventory contact records, membership types, renewal dates, consent preferences and documents. Confirm what your current vendor can export.
Map fields and relationships with your new provider. Test a sample import and reconcile member, contact and payment totals before the full move.
Review recurring payment permissions, open invoices, accounting mappings, website URLs and email-domain settings. Payment credentials may need a separate transition.
Agree on staff training, member communications and a cutover date. Keep access to historical records and confirm your existing notice and renewal terms.

Separate the subscription from website and implementation services

The published existing-website integration page lists Standard at $3,000, Deluxe at $4,500, Premium at $6,500 and Custom starting at $8,000. These are the one-time prices on that specific integration-package page, not universal setup fees, not subscription prices and not a minimum required cost for every MemberLeap customer.

The current onboarding page describes a separate range of template/custom website and portal options without a universal public setup figure. Obtain a current quote before applying any integration-package number to your own project. Different pages describe different packages and service scope.

Review how much content and member data will be converted, field/file allowances, staff training, supported payment gateways and optional interfaces. The integration page limits its standard data conversion to a specified file and field scope; additional work can be quoted separately.

Questions to ask before comparing quotes

MemberLeap's assisted website and configuration services may be valuable if your association needs them. Recur may offer a simpler approach for a lean team, but affordability can only be judged after matching contacts, functionality, migration and website requirements. Neither the subscription nor the integration-package figure alone establishes the lower total cost.

Is website development included, or are we integrating a portal with our existing site?
Which records count as active, including non-members who need invoices or login credentials?
Does the quote include data migration, historical transactions and all the files and fields we need?
How many staff/admin training sessions and configuration hours are included?
Does the subscription include event registration, required conference tools and all other modules?
Are processing fees, QuickBooks setup/synchronization or other integrations separate?
What additional implementation, content migration, hosting or ongoing support fees apply?

Frequently asked questions

How does MemberLeap calculate its subscription?

The current lease page bases it on selected functionality and active records with membership dues invoices or login credentials. Monthly and annual payment options are available. Generally excluded non-member, inactive or lapsed records can still incur an initial loading cost. Ask how your exact record types are counted.

Does MemberLeap always require $3,000 in setup fees?

No universal minimum is established by the cited sources. The $3,000 Standard, $4,500 Deluxe, $6,500 Premium and from-$8,000 Custom figures apply to the specified existing-website integration packages. Current onboarding/website packages and custom proposals can differ.

Can MemberLeap work with our existing website?

Yes. Its official pages describe branded Admin and Member Portal integration with an existing site, as well as template and custom website options. Confirm branding, hosting, links and content migration in the selected package.

Are event registration and QuickBooks included in every plan?

Do not assume so. The current feature matrix places event registration in Gold and Platinum, and QuickBooks has plan-specific inclusion and described setup/ongoing fees. Verify your current plan and quote using the official sources.

Sources and scope

Explore member management, events and communications.

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Written by Recur. Official product and pricing sources reviewed October 16, 2026. Fit assessments are our editorial perspective. Confirm current details with each provider. See official sources.