ArraySubs vs YITH WooCommerce Membership
YITH WooCommerce Membership is premium-only (€179.99/yr) and needs YITH Subscription for recurring billing. ArraySubs gives you memberships and subscription billing in one free plugin.
- Free vs €179.99/yr
- Recurring billing built in
- AND/OR rules engine
ArraySubs vs YITH Membership, in short
Short answer: choose ArraySubs for free memberships with built-in recurring billing, a rules engine and retention. YITH WooCommerce Membership is well-rated (4.47★) with niche strengths like a download-credit system and a 'limited content preview' paywall model — but it has no free tier, no billing of its own, and needs YITH Subscription too, for €379.98/yr combined.
Choose ArraySubs if…
- Membership sites that need recurring billing built in
- Anyone wanting an AND/OR rules engine and URL restriction
- Merchants who want retention flows and store credit
- Sites avoiding a €379.98/yr YITH pair
Choose YITH Membership if…
- Stock-image / resource sites needing download credits
- Paywall publishers wanting limited-preview content
- Stores already committed to the YITH ecosystem
ArraySubs is a free alternative to YITH WooCommerce Membership. It restricts content, drips access and maps roles like YITH does, but adds a URL-pattern rules engine and recurring subscription billing in the same plugin — where YITH Membership is premium-only and depends on YITH Subscription (€199.99/yr) to charge members.
ArraySubs vs YITH Membership: feature comparison
How ArraySubs Free and Pro compare with YITH WooCommerce Membership.
| Compare plans | ArraySubs Free$0 — free forever | Best valueArraySubs ProFree for 4 months | YITH Membership€179.99/yr (premium-only) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing & licensing | |||
| Price | $0 | Free 4 months | €179.99/yr |
| Free tier | Included | Included | Not included |
| Built-in recurring billing | Included | Included | needs YITH SubscriptionPartial |
| Memberships & access | |||
| Content restriction rules | Included | Included | Included |
| Content dripping | Included | Included | Included |
| Download restriction | Included | Included | Included |
| Private / hidden shop | Included | Included | Included |
| URL pattern restriction | Included | Included | Not included |
| Role mapping | Included | Included | Not included |
| Rules engine (AND/OR groups) | Included | Included | Not included |
| Limited content preview (paywall) | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Download credit system | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Subscriptions & billing | |||
| Recurring subscription products | Included | Included | Not included |
| Customer self-service portal | Included | Included | member areaPartial |
| Retention, revenue & insight | |||
| Retention flow builder | Included | Included | Not included |
| Store credit system | Not included | Included | Not included |
| Advanced analytics | Not included | Included | Not included |
ArraySubs vs YITH Membership pricing
Free core, forever. Pro is free for 4 months during early launch.
Memberships + recurring billing free, vs ~€379.98/yr.
€179.99/yr (premium-only)
Recurring memberships also need YITH Subscription (€199.99/yr) — €379.98/yr (~$413) combined.
Where each plugin pulls ahead
An honest read on what ArraySubs does better, what wins are even, and where the competitor leads.
Free, with billing built in
ArraySubs offers memberships free with recurring billing included. YITH Membership is premium-only (€179.99/yr) and needs YITH Subscription (€199.99/yr) to charge members.
Rules engine & URL restriction
ArraySubs adds an AND/OR rules engine and URL-pattern restriction. YITH Membership lacks both, restricting by simpler permission rules.
Retention & store credit
ArraySubs includes a retention flow builder and store credit. YITH Membership has neither.
Download credit system
YITH Membership's download-credit system is purpose-built for stock-image and resource platforms that meter downloads. ArraySubs doesn't offer download credits.
Limited content preview
YITH's 'newspaper model' shows a content preview then blocks the rest — handy for paywalled publishers. ArraySubs restricts at the block level without that partial-preview mode.
Core access control
Both restrict content, drip access and hide products from non-members. On standard membership access they're well matched.
Moving from YITH Membership to ArraySubs
From YITH WooCommerce Membership, recreate your plans and restriction rules in ArraySubs — most permission rules map across. You can also drop YITH Subscription, since ArraySubs bills members recurringly itself, collapsing a €379.98/yr pair into one free plugin.
ArraySubs vs YITH Membership: common questions
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vs YITH Subscription
YITH's €199.99/yr subscription plugin with a limited free tier. ArraySubs adds memberships, retention and store credit — and a fuller free core.
vs Woo Memberships
The official $199/yr memberships plugin — but it needs WooCommerce Subscriptions for recurring billing. ArraySubs does both, free.
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