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Should I use WildApricot?

Rated #1 year after year, WildApricot is the most powerful, all-in-one membership management software. Start an instant free trial now. - wildapricot.com

Depends. Buy if you run a small association, club, HOA, or nonprofit that wants membership, payments, and a website bundled in one tool. Skip it if you need deep AMS features or reliable human support — reviewers say it only covers the basics and its Trustpilot rating is weak.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~45 public sources: review sites, Reddit/Facebook discussions, pricing pages, help docs, and vulnerability databases. Several snippets were truncated; ratings cited as shown in listings.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

$63/mo flat

Entry plan

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • Small associations and hobby clubs
  • Nonprofits collecting dues online
  • HOAs and member communities
  • Orgs wanting website plus membership bundled

Not for

  • Large associations needing deep analytics or complex workflows — reviewers say it stays basic
  • Teams that only need a contact list — this is overkill; a spreadsheet does it
  • Anyone who wants dependable human support — chat is now AI-handled
  • Buyers who weigh public reviews heavily — Trustpilot sits at 1.3/5

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

WildApricotPress WordPress plugin had unauthenticated member-PII exposure via REST API (CVE-2026-13736)

medium

Text messaging and WildApricot Payments processing fees stack on top of the plan price

medium

Reviewers say pricing 'works if' certain conditions hold — check your member count first

medium

Clubs post online asking for help migrating off Wild Apricot — expect lock-in friction

Pros and cons

Pros

  • All-in-one: membership, payments, events, and website
  • Affordable entry at $63/month flat rate
  • Free plan and paid plans available, plus instant trial
  • Free SSL certificates for custom domains
  • Integrates with QuickBooks for accounting

Cons

  • Reviewers say it covers only basic needs, lacking depth
  • Trustpilot rating is poor: 1.3/5, 'Bad'
  • Human live chat replaced with an AI chatbot
  • Hobby clubs publicly migrating off the platform

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/20/2026 - 12 sources - Markets strong security with offensive/defense testing and free SSL, but a 2026 CVE disclosed member PII via the WildApricotPress WordPress plugin.

official x3review x7security x2
  • CVE-2026-13736 — Unauthenticated member PII disclosure via REST API, Affects sites running the WildApricotPress WordPress integration (NewPath add-on); unauthenticated actor could access member directory and contact-card data via the REST API. Hosted core product not implicated.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • $63/mo flat

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Flat $63 entry, but fees stack up
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Users consistently praise the all-in-one simplicity
  • Feature depth: 2/5. Reviewers say it covers only basics
  • Support quality: 2/5. Human live chat replaced by AI chatbot
  • Security posture: 3/5. Strong security marketing; plugin CVE exposed member PII
  • 1.3/5 Trustpilot rating listed as 'Bad'
  • $63/mo Starting price flat-rate entry plan
  • 45 G2 reviews reviews on G2
  • 10M+ Active users claimed by WildApricot

Pricing

Entry plan

$63/mo flat

  • Five pricing plans total
  • Instant free trial offered
  • WildApricot Payments adds processing fees

Security

Markets strong security with offensive/defense testing and free SSL, but a 2026 CVE disclosed member PII via the WildApricotPress WordPress plugin.

  • CVE-2026-13736 — Unauthenticated member PII disclosure via REST APIAffects sites running the WildApricotPress WordPress integration (NewPath add-on); unauthenticated actor could access member directory and contact-card data via the REST API. Hosted core product not implicated.⁹

What users say

Users like the all-in-one simplicity, but review-site commentary cites basic feature depth, conditional pricing value, and clubs actively switching away.

“I've been a Wild Apricot customer”
Facebook, WildApricot Users Group

Companies that use it

  • International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts
  • Chicago AHRMM (Chicago Metro)
Full analysis

Based on ~45 public sources: review sites, Reddit/Facebook discussions, pricing pages, help docs, and vulnerability databases. Several snippets were truncated; ratings cited as shown in listings.

All-in-one membership tool for small clubs and nonprofits; thin feature depth and weak Trustpilot (1.3/5) worry bigger orgs.

Methodology

Based on ~45 public sources: review sites, Reddit/Facebook discussions, pricing pages, help docs, and vulnerability databases. Several snippets were truncated; ratings cited as shown in listings.

Sources

  1. Wild Apricot Reviews — Trustpilotca.trustpilot.com
    review
  2. WildApricot Reviews — G2g2.com
    review
  3. WildApricot Review 2026: Is It Worth It? — group.appgroup.app
    review
  4. Hobby club changing website from Wild Apricot — Reddit r/smallbusinessreddit.com
    review
  5. Anyone used a membership management software? — Reddit r/nonprofitreddit.com
    review
  6. WildApricot Software Pricing — Capterracapterra.com
    review
  7. Wild Apricot Pricing: Free and Paid Plans — dropinblogdropinblog.com
    review
  8. WildApricot Pricing — officialwildapricot.com
    official
  9. CVE-2026-13736: WildApricotPress Information Disclosure — SentinelOnesentinelone.com
    security
  10. Unauthenticated Member PII Disclosure via REST API — WPScanwpscan.com
    security
  11. Where did the Chat button go? — WildApricot Helpgethelp.wildapricot.com
    official
  12. Wild Apricot — Momentive Software product pagemomentivesoftware.com
    official

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