Covey vs. MemberClicks
Mid-market AMS for professional and trade associations. Deep feature surface, sales-led pricing, multi-month implementations. Here is how Covey compares, where MemberClicks still makes sense, and where it does not.
Choose Covey if
Associations that want transparent monthly pricing, unlimited staff support access (not gated to 1–2 super admins), modern UX, and a 48-hour migration instead of a multi-month implementation.
Choose MemberClicks if
Mid-sized trade associations (1,000–5,000 members) that need Higher Logic community/LMS in the same ecosystem, have dedicated AMS staff, and are fine with an annual-contract sales cycle.
01 · At a glance
02 · Feature by feature
Custom fields, tags, membership levels, audit trail, CSV import and export, household memberships (one payer, a login and directory entry per person)
77 documented member-database features, profiles, chapters, committees (1–2 super-admin limit on support)
Ticket types with member pricing, waitlists, non-member registration, coupon codes, check-in, and a cart for up to 10 events in one checkout
Event registration with sessions, CEU tracking, complex pricing rules; no native card-reader integration
Recurring dues, invoicing, coupons, donations and automatic renewal reminders, with card payments through your own Stripe account. Covey takes 0% of payments. Installment plans for annual levels (monthly or quarterly)
Auto-generated invoices, automated dues renewals, multiple payment processors
Composer with templates, segments, and open and click tracking; A/B subject lines on broadcasts; no per-email charges on any plan
Email with templates; Mailchimp integration users flag glitches
Modern drag-and-drop builder with considered typography, member-only pages, and a custom domain on every plan
Templated site builder, member portal; premium website costs extra
Coming soon. Forums and private groups are on the roadmap and not in Covey yet
Community via Higher Logic integration; reviewers flag integration friction
Priced by active members, not contacts: $49 (100), $79 (250), $139 (500), $229 (2,000) a month; annual billing is 2 months free; every feature on every plan; migration included
Quote-based, annual contracts, implementation fees per contract
Unlimited human support, every plan, every admin
Support tickets limited to 1–2 super admins per org
03 · Pricing, in real numbers
MemberClicks does not publish matrix pricing on the vendor site. Reported tiers below come from third-party resellers and review sites. Annual contracts only; implementation fees are added on top.
Pricing is NOT published on memberclicks.com/membership-software-pricing. Figures above are reported by SmartThoughts and cross-referenced with Capterra/G2 reviews. Implementation fees are common and negotiated per contract.
Priced by active members; event-only guests and prospects don't count. Every plan has every feature, including a custom domain, migration, and human support. No setup fees. Covey takes 0% of your dues and event payments, and there are no per-email charges. 30-day free trial, no card required.
04 · Year-one total cost
MemberClicks' sticker price (~$3,948/yr at 1,000 members) hides the real year-one budget, which includes implementation fees that commonly add $3,000–$5,000. Covey includes migration at no extra cost.
Year-one cost on MemberClicks is typically 2–2.7× Covey for the same organization size, driven by the implementation fee and higher platform subscription.
05 · Integrations
Several public reviews call out that Zapier is marketed as supported but not actually an official integration. Confirm any integration claim against the current vendor site before signing.
06 · What users actually say
MemberClicks scores 4.4 on Capterra across 450+ reviews. Praise is concentrated on dues/renewal automation; complaints cluster on post-acquisition policy, support gating, and integration friction.
What people praise
What people complain about
Sources: Capterra (4.4/5, 451 reviews), G2, TrustRadius, reviewer analysis April 2026
07 · If your organization looks like this
If you are: A 2,000-member professional association needing a community, LMS, and job board in one ecosystem
Better choice: MemberClicks
The Higher Logic bundle in the same ownership group is a real consolidation play for orgs that need all three modules and have staff to run them.
If you are: A 500-member trade association that doesn't want a multi-month implementation
Better choice: Covey
Covey is live in 48 hours at a fraction of year-one cost. At this size MemberClicks' staff-led workflows are overkill.
If you are: Any association that dislikes "1–2 super admins only" support access
Better choice: Covey
Covey does not limit which of your admins can contact support. Every plan gets unlimited human support.
08 · Where Covey is different
Legacy membership platforms feel like they were designed in 2008. Covey is built by a small team that treats typography, spacing, and the quiet details as the product.
A real human moves your members, levels, and renewal dates from your existing platform and rebuilds your upcoming events and email templates. You're live on Covey inside 48 hours, not six weeks.
No support tiers, no ticket queues that take four business days. Every plan includes a real person answering your questions, often the same person who wrote the feature.
One page, plain numbers. Plans are priced by active members, not contacts, and every plan has every feature. Migration is included, onboarding is included, support is included.
What MemberClicks does well
Where MemberClicks falls short
Switching from MemberClicks?
We move members, membership types, and custom fields from MemberClicks. Covey runs one organization per account and does not track CEUs, so chapter structures and CEU records are reviewed with you before the staging site goes live. We will not sign you to a multi-year contract.
09 · Support, when it matters
10 · Frequently asked
Covey is designed specifically for organizations considering a move off MemberClicks. A real human moves your members, membership levels, renewal dates and custom fields, and rebuilds your upcoming events and email templates, in a single 48-hour engagement.
Covey is priced by active members, with every feature on every plan: $49/month for up to 100 active members, $79 for 250, $139 for 500, and $229 for 2,000 (annual billing is 2 months free; over 2,000, talk to us). Migration is included and Covey takes 0% of your payments. MemberClicks: Annual contracts only; quote-based. MC Professional reportedly starts at $3,108/yr (300 members) and scales to $7,188/yr at 10,000 members. MC Trade starts at $3,500/yr. Implementation fees are negotiated per contract.
We move members, membership types, and custom fields from MemberClicks. Covey runs one organization per account and does not track CEUs, so chapter structures and CEU records are reviewed with you before the staging site goes live. We will not sign you to a multi-year contract.
Opaque pricing, contact-sales-only, no public matrix Personify ownership cited in reviews as "heavy-handed, high-penalty contract and billing" (Capterra) Higher Logic integration described as "clunky, not visually appealing" with >3 day support response (Capterra)
Mid-sized trade associations (1,000–5,000 members) that need Higher Logic community/LMS in the same ecosystem, have dedicated AMS staff, and are fine with an annual-contract sales cycle.
No. Covey covers member management, events, dues, email and your website. Community forums are coming soon. MemberClicks has more breadth in niche areas accumulated over a decade-plus of product history. Covey is newer and opinionated about how those workflows should feel. If you need a specific MemberClicks feature you rely on daily, ask us before you decide.
Yes. Covey is generally available: start a 30-day free trial with no card required, then plans start at $49/month. MemberClicks has the longer track record and a deeper back catalogue of niche features. Covey is the newer platform, built for 2026, with a faster release cadence and migration from MemberClicks included on every plan.
MemberClicks reportedly starts at $3,108/year on MC Professional, but the actual figure is negotiated per contract along with implementation fees. Year one typically lands between $6,000 and $12,000 for mid-sized associations once setup is included. Covey publishes its price, and year one matches sticker.
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