Price
ArraySubs Free
Free core
Free core
Best value
ArraySubs Pro
Pro upgrade
Pro upgrade
YITH Membership
€179.99/yr (premium-only)
€179.99/yr
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
No credit card required
The verdict
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, Store Credit, Feature Manager, Gateway Health, Member Insight, and Analytics workflows
- Sites avoiding a €379.98/yr YITH pair
Choose YITH Membership if…
- Stock-image / resource sites needing download credits
- Publishers wanting YITH's turnkey newspaper-preview toggle
- Stores already committed to the YITH ecosystem
Module coverage
One plugin, 67 modules, 127 ready setups
47 modules are free/core-accessible and 20 are Pro-only (Checkout Page Builder, Multi-Login Prevention, Fixed-Date Subscriptions, Customer-Chosen Subscription Duration, Installment / Split Payments, First-Class Stripe Support, Paddle Payments, PayPal Payments, Product Page Redirection, Subscription Shipping, Early Renew, Flexible Renewal Sync, Auto-Retry Failed Payments, Auto-Downgrade on Failure, Feature-Based Conditions, Member Insight, Donation & Crowdfunding Module, Store Credit, Gateway Health, Feature Manager) — consolidating what stores otherwise license as 5–6 separate plugins, with 127 documented, copy-me configurations to start from.
- 67root modules
- 47core-accessible
- 20Pro-only
- 127documented setups
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.
Side by side
ArraySubs vs YITH Membership: feature comparison
How ArraySubs Free and Pro compare with YITH WooCommerce Membership.
Pricing & licensing
Free tier
ArraySubs Free
Free core
Included
Best value
ArraySubs Pro
Pro upgrade
Included
YITH Membership
€179.99/yr (premium-only)
Not included
Built-in recurring billing
ArraySubs Free
Free core
Included
Best value
ArraySubs Pro
Pro upgrade
Included
YITH Membership
€179.99/yr (premium-only)
needs YITH Subscription
Memberships & access
Content restriction rules
ArraySubs Free
Free core
Included
Best value
ArraySubs Pro
Pro upgrade
Included
YITH Membership
€179.99/yr (premium-only)
Included
Content dripping
ArraySubs Free
Free core
Included
Best value
ArraySubs Pro
Pro upgrade
Included
YITH Membership
€179.99/yr (premium-only)
Included
Download restriction
ArraySubs Free
Free core
Included
Best value
ArraySubs Pro
Pro upgrade
Included
YITH Membership
€179.99/yr (premium-only)
Included
Private / hidden shop
ArraySubs Free
Free core
Included
Best value
ArraySubs Pro
Pro upgrade
Included
YITH Membership
€179.99/yr (premium-only)
Included
URL pattern restriction
ArraySubs Free
Free core
Included
Best value
ArraySubs Pro
Pro upgrade
Included
YITH Membership
€179.99/yr (premium-only)
Not included
Role mapping
ArraySubs Free
Free core
Included
Best value
ArraySubs Pro
Pro upgrade
Included
YITH Membership
€179.99/yr (premium-only)
Not included
Rules engine (AND/OR groups)
ArraySubs Free
Free core
Included
Best value
ArraySubs Pro
Pro upgrade
Included
YITH Membership
€179.99/yr (premium-only)
Not included
Limited content preview (paywall)
ArraySubs Free
Free core
Included
Best value
ArraySubs Pro
Pro upgrade
Included
YITH Membership
€179.99/yr (premium-only)
Included
Download credit system
ArraySubs Free
Free core
Not included
Best value
ArraySubs Pro
Pro upgrade
Not included
YITH Membership
€179.99/yr (premium-only)
Included
Subscriptions & billing
Recurring subscription products
ArraySubs Free
Free core
Included
Best value
ArraySubs Pro
Pro upgrade
Included
YITH Membership
€179.99/yr (premium-only)
Not included
Customer self-service portal
ArraySubs Free
Free core
Included
Best value
ArraySubs Pro
Pro upgrade
Included
YITH Membership
€179.99/yr (premium-only)
member area
Retention, revenue & insight
Retention flow builder
ArraySubs Free
Free core
Included
Best value
ArraySubs Pro
Pro upgrade
Included
YITH Membership
€179.99/yr (premium-only)
Not included
Store Credit
ArraySubs Free
Free core
Not included
Best value
ArraySubs Pro
Pro upgrade
Included
YITH Membership
€179.99/yr (premium-only)
Not included
Analytics
ArraySubs Free
Free core
Not included
Best value
ArraySubs Pro
Pro upgrade
Included
YITH Membership
€179.99/yr (premium-only)
Not included
Pricing
ArraySubs vs YITH Membership pricing
ArraySubs
Free core, forever. Pro details live on the pricing page.
Memberships + recurring billing free, vs ~€379.98/yr.
YITH Membership
€179.99/yr (premium-only)
Recurring memberships also need YITH Subscription (€199.99/yr) — €379.98/yr (~$413) combined.
Last updated: v2.32.0 · 17 Jun 2026 (yithemes.com, verified 9 Jul 2026)
Key differences
Where each plugin pulls ahead
An honest read on what ArraySubs does better, what wins are even, and where the competitor leads.
ArraySubs
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.
ArraySubs
Rules engine & URL restriction
ArraySubs adds an AND/OR rules engine and URL-pattern restriction. YITH Membership lacks both, restricting by simpler permission rules.
ArraySubs
Retention, Store Credit & operations
ArraySubs includes a retention flow builder, Store Credit, and Pro operational modules. YITH Membership has neither.
YITH Membership
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.
Even
Limited content preview
YITH's 'newspaper model' shows a content preview then blocks the rest. ArraySubs now matches it with Partial Content Restriction — keep public intros, previews and CTAs visible while gating premium sections via shortcodes, Elementor Containers or Gutenberg blocks.
Even
Core access control
Both restrict content, drip access and hide products from non-members. On standard membership access they're well matched.
Switching
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.
FAQ
ArraySubs vs YITH Membership: common questions
Yes. ArraySubs provides content restriction, dripping, download restriction and a private shop free, plus a rules engine, URL restriction and native Elementor section gating YITH lacks — and it bills members recurringly without a second plugin.
No. YITH WooCommerce Membership requires YITH WooCommerce Subscription (€199.99/yr) for recurring billing, totalling €379.98/yr. ArraySubs includes billing in its free core.
YITH's genuine standout is its download-credit system for stock-resource sites that meter downloads. Its limited content-preview 'paywall' mode is now matched by ArraySubs' Partial Content Restriction, and ArraySubs adds an AND/OR rules engine, URL restriction, role mapping, built-in billing, retention and analytics that YITH Membership lacks.
Yes. ArraySubs has a free core and Pro details live on the pricing page, while YITH Membership is €179.99/yr and premium-only, rising to €379.98/yr with YITH Subscription for billing.
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Paid Pro plans
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