Leaky Paywall
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy it if you run a serious WordPress news or magazine site and need metered subscriptions with group accounts.
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Leaky Paywall and Memberful both land on Depends.
Buy it if you run a serious WordPress news or magazine site and need metered subscriptions with group accounts.
Buy if you're a creator or publisher ready to run a paid membership on your own site and absorb $49/mo.
| Compare | Leaky Paywall | Memberful |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | News and magazine publishers on WordPress | Newsletter writers and independent publishers |
| Who it's not for | Hobby bloggers . free core or Substack is plenty | Hobbyists not ready to run a paid membership business |
| Privacy | Several public CVEs from 2024-2025, including high-severity missing-authorization flaws . keep the plugin updated.⁷ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.12 |
| Support quality | Case studies show engagement; mixed community feedback | No support evidence in sources |
| Public sentiment | Publishers praise its flexibility and stay for years, but Redditors complain loudly about the 5% revenue cut and setup fees.² | Public sources surfaced directory blurbs but no substantive independent user reviews.14 |
| Biggest gotcha | Pro/hosted plans take 5% of new-subscriber revenue plus reported $750-$999 setup fees⁶ | No free tier . trial only; $49/mo Standard before revenue. Enterprise is custom-priced.13 |