Constellation
Constellation vs. WooCommerce Memberships
Everything you expect from Memberships, plus the billing.
Constellation covers the membership rules, perks, and member data you rely on, adds recurring billing, and replaces two annual licenses with one. It’s built by the team behind WooCommerce Memberships.
migration runs on activation
existing subscriptions keep renewing
30-day money back
From the team behind WooCommerce Memberships
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Recurring billing included
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One license, not two
The short answer
Choose by how you bill.
Both handle the membership basics. The difference is what you need around them.
Constellation
All-in-one
Choose Constellation when recurring billing matters.
You want memberships and renewals in one plugin, on one license.
You’d rather not pay for a second plugin just to bill monthly or annually.
You want direct support from the team behind WooCommerce Memberships.
WooCommerce Memberships
Stay put
Stay put when change can wait.
You only sell one-time or free memberships, with no renewals to manage.
You sell team memberships with shared seats, which Constellation doesn’t offer today.
It’s peak season and you’d rather switch after it. (The migration will still be here.)
Side by side
Feature by feature, no asterisks.
List prices are annual, from each product’s public pricing.
Feature
Constellation
WooCommerce Memberships
Recurring billing
Constellation
Included. Recurring product types, automatic renewals, and free trials.
WooCommerce Memberships
Requires WooCommerce Subscriptions, a separate $279/year license.
Plugins to license
Constellation
One: Constellation.
WooCommerce Memberships
Two: Memberships plus Subscriptions for recurring plans.
Annual cost
Constellation
$249/year for memberships and billing together.
WooCommerce Memberships
$199/year, or $478/year with Subscriptions.
Content restriction
Constellation
Posts, pages, custom post types, and taxonomy terms, with paywall, redirect, or hide modes.
WooCommerce Memberships
Content restriction for posts, pages, and more.
Member products and discounts
Constellation
Members-only products, plus discounts that stack across plans.
WooCommerce Memberships
Member products and discounts.
Content dripping
Constellation
Release content after joining, with control over free trial access.
WooCommerce Memberships
Content dripping.
Member directory
Constellation
Directory built from blocks: avatar, plans, profile fields, pagination, and more.
WooCommerce Memberships
A single static block.
Member profiles
Constellation
Profile fields per plan, including file uploads.
WooCommerce Memberships
Member profile fields.
Money-back guarantee
Constellation
30 days.
WooCommerce Memberships
30 days.
The math
Keep $229 a year in your pocket.
Recurring membership sites on WooCommerce Memberships also need WooCommerce Subscriptions. Constellation includes billing in a single license.
$249
Constellation
$478
Memberships + Subscriptions
1
plugin to update
2
plugins to update
Switching
Four steps, one afternoon.
Most stores switch without downtime. Your existing WooCommerce Subscriptions keep renewing if you run them.
01
Stage it first
Copy your store to staging so you can check the result before touching live members.
02
Deactivate Memberships
The two can’t run at the same time, so turn off WooCommerce Memberships.
03
Activate Constellation
Your plans, members, and rules migrate automatically on activation.
04
Check and go live
Spot-check a few members, then repeat on your live store.
Support
Talk to the people who wrote it.
Tickets go straight to the engineers, with replies within one business day.
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The support received over the years has been second to none. The team is responsive to questions, quick to turn around updates and feature requests, and has helped us troubleshoot and resolve numerous issues.
NW
Norfolk Wine & Spirits
Verified customer
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The product is great, but the support is where the product really shines. Their team came to save the day and gave us an easy workaround to our issue. I’m happy with how everything is working!
AS
Ascentec
Verified customer
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Upon installation we had some issues due to the idiosyncratic nature of our store, but the team worked with us to resolve them. Really terrific support; there is a knowledgeable team behind this product.
HC
Holy Cow
Verified customer
Replace WooCommerce Memberships today
Switch now, save every year.
Billed annually. Every license includes the plugin download, every update, and support from the team that builds it.
Premium
most popular
$249
/ year
Unlimited members, plans, and memberships
One-time, manual renewal, or recurring billing
Restrict posts, pages, products, and categories
Member discounts and free shipping rates
Profile fields and member directory blocks
Free migration from WooCommerce Memberships
Advanced
early access
$399
/ year
Everything in Premium
Subscription switches, upgrades, and downgrades (coming soon)
Advanced member directories (coming soon)
Printable membership cards (coming soon)
Running Constellation on three or more sites? Multisite licenses are 40 to 60 percent off through the developer program.
30-day money back
cancel anytime from your account
plugin keeps working if you cancel
Migration questions
Before you switch
What happens to your members, billing, and site during the move.
Your membership plans, members, and access rules migrate when you activate Constellation. Members keep their access, and your site keeps running normally throughout.
Yes. If WooCommerce Subscriptions is active, Constellation uses it, so existing subscribers renew on their current schedule. You can move new plans to Constellation’s built-in billing whenever you like.
Not on the same site. Constellation asks you to deactivate WooCommerce Memberships first, which is why we recommend testing on a staging copy.
Yes. Constellation supports the older wcm_ shortcode names alongside its own.
Every purchase includes a 30-day money-back guarantee. If it doesn’t work for your membership site, we’ll refund 100 percent.
Yes: 40 to 60 percent off, starting at three sites. See the developer program.
Questions about your setup?
We’ll map your migration with you.
Send us your plan list and how you bill today. We’ll tell you exactly what moves over and what to check.
30-day money back
free migration
replies within one business day