Ready to build a recurring revenue business with a membership site, online course, or paid community? Don't get trapped by solutions that are either a complex mess of plugins or an expensive rented platform that limits your growth.
UltimateWB is a true all-in-one platform designed to power your entire membership business. It seamlessly combines a powerful membership app, a full-featured e-commerce system for recurring payments, content restriction tools, and an integrated community forum - all in one system that you own and control.
Membership Platforms: Common Traps vs. The UltimateWB Advantage
- The WordPress Patchwork Trap (MemberPress): To build a full site, you must piece together WordPress, MemberPress, a separate course plugin (LMS), and a community plugin (like BuddyPress). This creates a maintenance nightmare with constant security risks and update conflicts.
- The Hosted Platform Trap (Kajabi, Mighty Networks): You are renting your business on their platform. You're locked in, subject to high monthly fees that increase as you grow, and you can never move your business to another host.
- The UltimateWB Solution: Get a single, powerful, integrated system. Our membership app works perfectly with our e-commerce, content, and community tools from day one. With our one-time purchase option, you own your site and your business forever.
Membership Platform Feature Comparison
| Feature | UltimateWB Full | MemberPress (on WordPress) | Kajabi | Mighty Networks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| True Ownership & No Lock-in | ✔Own your software. Choose any web host. | ✔You own the files, but are locked into the complex WordPress ecosystem. | ✖Locked into their platform. You are renting your business. | ✖Locked into their platform. You are renting your business. |
| Integrated All-in-One System | ✔Yes. Membership, e-commerce, courses, & community are all built-in. | ✖No. Requires a patchwork of other plugins for courses, community, etc. | ✔Yes, it's an integrated platform (but very limited). | ✔Yes, it's an integrated platform (but limited). |
| Built-in E-commerce for Physical Products | ✔Yes, a full e-commerce store is included to sell merch, books, etc. | ✖Requires another complex plugin like WooCommerce. | ✖No. Focused only on digital products and courses. | ✖No. Focused only on digital memberships. |
| Content Dripping & Course Creation Tools | ✔Yes, schedule content access for members. | ✔Yes, includes a basic course (LMS) add-on. | ✔This is a core strength of the platform. | ✔Yes, a native course feature is included. |
| Built-in Community Forum | ✔Yes, a powerful forum is included. | ✖Requires another plugin like bbPress or BuddyBoss, adding complexity. | ✔Yes, a basic community feature is included. | ✔This is a core strength of the platform. |
| Unlimited Members & Products | ✔No limits on your growth. | ✔No software limits. | ✖Strict limits on members and products on all but the most expensive plan. | ✖Member limits are tied to pricing tiers. |
| Pricing Model | ✔One-time fee to own or predictable cloud plan. | ✖High annual fee + hosting costs + other paid plugins. | ✖Very expensive monthly subscription only. | ✖Expensive monthly subscription that increases with members. |
