Comparison

WildApricot vs Member365

WildApricot and Member365 both land on Depends.

WildApricot

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you run a small association, club, HOA, or nonprofit that wants membership, payments, and a website bundled in one tool.

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy it if you run an established association or nonprofit that needs memberships, events, payments, and communications unified in one system.

WildApricot versus Member365
Compare	WildApricot	Member365
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Small associations and hobby clubs	Established associations
Who it's not for	Large associations needing deep analytics or complex workflows . reviewers say it stays basic	Small clubs wanting a simple member list
Privacy	Markets strong security with offensive/defense testing and free SSL, but a 2026 CVE disclosed member PII via the WildApricotPress WordPress plugin.^⁹	Vendor claims regular security audits and PCI DSS compliance; no dedicated public security page found.¹³
Support quality	Human live chat replaced by AI chatbot	Live chat, phone, tickets; 'expert support' included
Public sentiment	Users like the all-in-one simplicity, but review-site commentary cites basic feature depth, conditional pricing value, and clubs actively switching away.^¹	Independent user feedback is scarce . one directory logs just two reviews while an editor review scores it 8.6/10.
Biggest gotcha	WildApricotPress WordPress plugin had unauthenticated member-PII exposure via REST API (CVE-2026-13736)¹⁰	Entry plan is $299/month; total cost at your member count isn't published . demand a quote first.¹³

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