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Yes. There are several platforms that can handle that workflow without you having to build the membership logic from scratch.

Good options

• Memberstack — particularly good if you're using Webflow or a custom website. It supports multiple paid/free plans, tiered pricing, trials, gated content, Stripe subscriptions, and automated plan/access changes. Its “Plan Logic” can automatically add or remove plans based on other plan changes. Memberstack Memberstack
• Kajabi — better if the membership includes courses, community, downloads, and other educational content. It supports multiple membership tiers and can revoke product access when subscriptions are canceled or payments fail. Kajabi
• Memberful — focused more specifically on paid memberships/subscriptions. It supports plans and free trials, with subscriptions expiring when payment isn't provided. Memberful

If your requirements are specifically:

Basic → Pro → Premium
→ Multiple membership levels

14-day trial
→ Automatically starts a trial and then converts to paid

Subscription canceled / payment fails
→ Automatically removes or changes the member's access

Upgrade/downgrade
→ Automatically changes what content/features they can access

Trial expires without payment
→ Access automatically ends

Then Memberstack is probably the closest match, especially if this is for a website rather than a standalone course platform. It explicitly supports multiple memberships, recurring paid plans, free trials, gated content, and automatic plan logic. Memberstack Memberstack

One nuance: Memberstack's current documentation distinguishes recurring subscriptions/trials from time-limited one-time plans. So if you need something like “give everyone 30 days of access, then remove it unless they subscribe,” the exact implementation matters. Memberstack Memberstack

If you tell me what you're building (e.g. WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, SaaS app, online community, courses), I can narrow this down to 2–3 platforms and compare pricing, trials, automated access removal, Stripe integration, and ease of setup.

Yes. Memberstack is probably the closest match if you're building a website or web app and want all three:

• Multiple membership levels: Create separate plans such as Free, Basic, Pro, VIP, etc., with different access rules. It also supports multiple memberships per member. docs.memberstack.comdocs.memberstack.com
• Trial periods: It supports free trials for paid subscriptions. You can also create custom trial arrangements, although some no-credit-card trial setups require a bit of code. www.memberstack.comdocs.memberstack.com
• Automated access removal: Its Plan Logic can automatically add/remove plans when someone upgrades, downgrades, cancels, or changes another plan. docs.memberstack.com
• Payments: It uses Stripe for subscriptions and payments. www.memberstack.com
• Content gating: You can restrict pages, sections, or other content based on membership. www.memberstack.com

Memberstack

Another option: Memberful

Memberful is worth considering if you're primarily running a content/community membership. It supports multiple plans, free and paid trials, and integrations with WordPress, Discord, Mailchimp, and Kit. memberful.mintlify.app

Memberful

If your desired flow is something like:
Free → 14-day trial → paid tier → cancellation/failed payment → automatically revoke premium access

then Memberstack can handle that architecture. www.memberstack.comdocs.memberstack.com

If you tell me what you're building (e.g. WordPress, Webflow, custom website, SaaS, online community, course site), I can narrow it down to 2–3 platforms and compare their pricing and automation capabilities.

Yes. There are several platforms that can handle multiple membership levels + trials + automatic expiration/access removal.

Good options

• Paid Memberships Pro — particularly strong if you're using WordPress. It supports multiple membership levels, recurring subscriptions, custom/free trials, expiration dates, and content/access restrictions. When a membership expires, access can automatically expire as well. Paid Memberships Pro Paid Memberships Pro

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• Memberstack — good if you're building a custom website/Webflow site. It supports multiple plans, paid subscriptions, trials, gated content, and automatic plan changes. Failed payments and cancellations can remove premium access, while Plan Logic can automate adding/removing plans when someone upgrades or downgrades. Memberstack Memberstack

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For example

You could configure:

The system can then automatically:

1. Create the member account.
2. Give them the appropriate level during the trial.
3. Start billing when the trial ends.
4. Upgrade/downgrade their access when their plan changes.
5. Remove restricted access when the subscription expires or is canceled.

If you tell me what you're building (e.g. WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Kajabi, custom website, online community, courses), I can narrow this down to the platforms that fit and compare pricing, trials, automatic expiration, Stripe integration, and ease of setup.

Yes. Several platforms support multiple membership levels, trial periods, and automatic access removal. Good options include:

• Circle — Supports tiered memberships, free/paid trials, Stripe billing, and workflows that can remove access when trials or subscriptions end. Circle Circle
• Kajabi — Good for courses + memberships, with offers, subscription plans, and automated member access rules.
• Kartra — Supports multiple access levels, products, drip content, and automations that grant/remove access. Kartra Help Center
• Patreon — Supports multiple tiers and free trials; integrations can adjust access based on membership status. Patreon Help Center
• MemberPress — Useful if you want a WordPress site with recurring memberships, trials, and protected content.
• WooCommerce Memberships — Works well for stores needing membership plans, trial periods, and scheduled membership changes. WooCommerce

For a community, I’d look first at Circle. For courses, Kajabi or MemberPress are stronger. For a custom website, WordPress + MemberPress/WooCommerce gives the most control.

Yes. There are several membership platforms that support multiple membership levels, trial periods, and automatic access removal. The best choice depends on whether you’re building a course, community, content site, or paid access system.

Patreon Help Center LaunchPass### Common setup these platforms support

A typical flow would look like:

1. Visitor joins

• Picks a tier (e.g., Free, Basic, Premium, VIP)
• Starts a 7/14/30-day trial
• During trial

• Gets the same permissions as that tier
• Payment method is collected (depending on platform)
• Trial ends

• Converts to paid automatically, or
• Access is removed if they don’t subscribe
• Subscription ends

• Membership status changes
• Content/community/course access is revoked automatically

For example:

• Circle supports paywall trials and automated removal of access after trials or failed subscriptions. Circle Circle
• LaunchPass supports multi-tier subscriptions, free trials, and automatic role removal for Discord communities. LaunchPass

Quick recommendations

• Paid community (Discord/Slack/community): Circle or LaunchPass
• Online courses/coaching: Kajabi or MemberPress
• Membership website/blog: MemberPress or Memberful
• Simple creator tiers: Patreon

If you tell me what you’re trying to gate (website content, Discord, courses, SaaS features, downloads, etc.), I can narrow it down.

Yes. Several platforms support that exact membership model:

• Memberstack — probably the strongest fit if you have your own website. You can create multiple paid/free plans, trials, upgrades/downgrades, and automatically add/remove plans based on membership changes. It also handles access gating and Stripe subscriptions. Memberstack Memberstack Memberstack

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• Kajabi — good if you're selling courses, content, coaching, or a community. It supports multiple membership tiers, trials, recurring subscriptions, and automatically revoking access when someone cancels or payment fails. Kajabi

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• Memberful — supports multiple plans, monthly/yearly pricing, free or paid trials, and controlled upgrades/downgrades. Memberful Memberful Memberful

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• Patreon — particularly good for creator communities. It supports multiple tiers and 7-day trials, with integrations such as Discord automatically granting/removing roles according to tier eligibility. Patreon Help Center Patreon Help Center

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If your requirements are:

Tier → trial → paid subscription → automatic access → cancellation/expiration → automatic access removal

I'd shortlist Memberstack first if this is for your own website, and Kajabi if the membership includes courses/content/community.

If you tell me what you're giving members access to (e.g. website pages, Discord, software/SaaS, downloads, coaching, etc.), I can recommend the best platform and explain exactly how I'd structure the tiers and automation.

Yes. There are several platforms that can handle exactly that workflow:

• memberstack.com — probably the closest fit if you already have a website. It supports multiple membership tiers, free trials, recurring subscriptions, gated content, and automatic plan changes/removal when subscriptions are canceled or payments fail. Memberstack Memberstack
• outseta.com — better if you want an all-in-one membership/customer-management system. It combines subscriptions, free trials, CRM, email automation, and gated access. Outseta Outseta
• kajabi.com — particularly good for courses, communities, coaching, and digital content. It supports multiple tiers, trials, and automatically revoking access after cancellation/payment issues. Kajabi

For your specific requirements

If the workflow is something like:

Free → 7-day trial → Paid Basic → Paid Premium → cancellation/failed payment → automatically remove premium access

I'd shortlist Memberstack first. It has explicit support for multiple plans and plan logic that can automatically add/remove plans as someone upgrades or downgrades. Memberstack Memberstack

If you tell me what you're selling (e.g. online community, SaaS, courses, coaching, physical membership, etc.) and what website/platform you're using (Webflow, WordPress, Shopify, custom site, etc.), I can recommend the best 2–3 options and explain exactly how I'd set up the tiers, trials, and automatic access removal.

Yes. There are several platforms built specifically for this. Two particularly good fits are:

• outseta.com — probably the closest match if you want an all-in-one membership system. You can create multiple plans, set specific trial durations, automatically convert trials to paid subscriptions, and automatically move expired/cancelled accounts to an expired state where they can no longer log in. Outseta Outseta
• memberstack.com — particularly good if the membership is being added to a Webflow or custom website. It supports multiple membership plans, paid/free tiers, trials, gated content, and automated plan/access changes through its Plan Logic system. Memberstack Memberstack

For your requirements

If your key requirement is:

“Give someone Level 1 for 7 days, automatically upgrade/charge them if they continue, and automatically remove their access when their membership expires”

I'd lean toward Outseta. Its billing stages explicitly handle Trialing → Subscribing → Expired/Trial Expired, and expired accounts lose login access automatically. Outseta Outseta

If you tell me what you're building (e.g. online course, private community, SaaS, client portal, fitness membership, WordPress/Webflow site), I can narrow it down to the best 3 platforms and their approximate costs.

Yes. There are several platforms built specifically for this. Two strong options are:

1. outseta.com — best all-in-one option

Outseta supports:

• Multiple membership levels — e.g. Free, Basic, Pro, Enterprise
• Free trials with configurable durations, such as 7, 14, or 30 days
• Automatic conversion from trial → paid subscription when payment information is collected
• Automatic access expiration when a trial ends without payment
• Recurring billing through Stripe
• Plan upgrades/downgrades
• Access gating based on the member's subscription
• Automated email sequences based on membership status

Its billing system explicitly tracks states such as Trialing, Subscribing, Canceling, Expired, and Trial Expired, which makes automated access rules easier to build. Outseta Outseta

2. memberstack.com — particularly good for websites

Memberstack supports tiered plans, free/paid memberships, trials, Stripe subscriptions, and gated content. Memberstack

You can also add/remove plans and have access permissions update when the member's plan changes. Memberstack

For example, you could configure:

Then the system can automatically transition someone from trial → paid, or remove/expire their access when the trial or subscription ends.

Which I'd choose

If you're building a membership/community/SaaS-style service, I'd lean toward Outseta because it combines billing, authentication, CRM, email automation, and access control.

If you're primarily building a Webflow/WordPress/website membership, Memberstack is especially attractive.

If you tell me what you're actually trying to build (e.g. online course, private community, SaaS, coaching membership, client portal, or paid website), I can recommend the best platform and show you exactly how I'd structure the membership levels and automated trial/access rules.

Yes. There are several platforms that can handle multiple membership levels + trials + automatic access revocation without you having to build the subscription logic yourself.

Best fits

• Memberstack — Probably the closest match if you have your own website. It supports multiple/free/paid plans, recurring subscriptions, free trials, Stripe billing, and content gating. Plan changes can automatically change what members can access. Memberstack Memberstack

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• Outseta — Particularly strong if you want the membership system to handle billing, CRM, email, authentication, and access control. It supports trial periods and automatically moves expired/cancelled accounts out of active access. Outseta Outseta Outseta

outseta.com

• Kajabi — A better fit if you're selling courses, coaching, communities, or digital content. It supports multiple membership tiers and can revoke product access when a subscription is cancelled or payment fails. Kajabi

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• Patreon — Good if the membership itself is the product and you're comfortable operating within Patreon. It currently supports tier-specific 7-day free trials through its subscription billing system. Patreon Help Center

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If your workflow is something like

Free → Basic → Pro → VIP
Give someone 14 days of Pro → automatically charge them → if payment fails/cancellation occurs → automatically remove Pro access → optionally downgrade them to Free

I'd look at Memberstack or Outseta first. They are designed more like infrastructure for your own membership website, rather than a marketplace/community platform.

If you tell me what you're selling (courses, software/SaaS, community, coaching, physical service, etc.) and what website/platform you're using (WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, custom site, etc.), I can narrow it down to the best 2–3 options.

Yes. Several membership platforms support multiple tiers, trials, and automatic access changes. The best choice depends on what you're building.

Strong options

• Memberstack — Particularly good if your site is built with Webflow or a custom frontend. You can create multiple paid/free plans, control gated content by plan, and automatically add/remove plans based on membership changes. Memberstack Memberstack

memberstack.com

• Memberful — Strong if you want a more traditional subscription/membership system. It supports separate membership plans, multiple prices, free or paid trials, automatic renewals, and controlled upgrades/downgrades. Memberful Memberful

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• Outseta — Worth considering if you want membership plus CRM, email automation, billing, and support in one system. It supports free trials natively and uses subscription status to determine access to protected content. Outseta Outseta

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For your specific requirements

If you mean something like:

Free → 14-day trial → Basic → Pro → Enterprise, with different content/features at each level, and automatically remove premium access when the subscription/trial ends

then Memberstack or Outseta would be my first two to investigate.

One important distinction: "trial expires → automatically remove access" is slightly different from "trial expires → automatically convert to paid." Outseta explicitly supports the latter, while Memberful lets you configure trial behavior and renewals. Memberful Outseta

If you tell me what you're building (e.g. course, SaaS, community, paid website, coaching program) and what platform it's on (Webflow, WordPress, Shopify, custom, etc.), I can recommend the best option and map out exactly how the membership/access rules would work.

Yes. Several platforms support multiple membership levels, trials, and automatic access changes. The best choice depends on whether you’re building your own membership site or using an all-in-one creator platform.

Strong options

• Memberstack — Probably the best fit if you already have a website (Webflow, WordPress, or a custom site). It supports multiple paid/free plans, multiple memberships per member, Stripe subscriptions, free trials, and plan logic that can automatically add/remove plans and permissions. Memberstack Memberstack Memberstack

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• Memberful — Good if you want a more dedicated membership system. It supports multiple plans, free or paid trials, upgrades/downgrades, recurring billing, and automatically deactivates subscriptions after unsuccessful payment retries. Memberful Memberful

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• Kajabi — Better if membership is part of a broader online-course/coaching business. You can create multiple membership tiers and configure access to be revoked when subscriptions are canceled or payments fail. Kajabi

kajabi.com

• Patreon — Simplest if you're primarily selling creator/community memberships. It supports multiple tiers and 7-day free trials for tiers under its current subscription-billing system. Patreon Help Center

patreon.com

If your requirements are specifically:

Basic → Pro → Premium, each with different access, a 14/30-day trial, then automatically charge the customer and remove access when they cancel or payment fails

I'd shortlist Memberstack and Memberful first.

Memberstack is especially attractive if you want the membership logic tightly integrated with your own website. Its plan-logic system can automatically add/remove plans based on what a member purchases or loses. Memberstack Memberstack

If you tell me what you're selling (courses, software/SaaS, community, documents, physical services, etc.) and what website/platform you're using, I can recommend the best one and map out exactly how the trial → paid → cancellation → access removal flow would work.

Yes. There are several platforms designed for exactly this: multiple membership levels, trial periods, subscription billing, and automatic access revocation when someone cancels or fails payment. The best choice depends on whether you need a website, online community, courses, or gated content.

Platforms to consider

If you need a simple setup

• Paid community (Discord, Slack, Telegram): LaunchPass is built around multi-tier memberships, free trials, recurring payments, and automatically removing access after cancellation. LaunchPass
• Your own website with gated pages: MemberSpace or Memberful are strong options.
• Courses + memberships: Kajabi, Kartra, or Circle.
• Creator/fan subscriptions: Patreon.

Features you’ll want to confirm before choosing

Look for:

• Multiple membership tiers (e.g., Free / Basic / Premium / VIP)
• Different trial lengths per tier
• Stripe integration
• Automatic downgrade/removal after: - trial expiration
• canceled subscription
• failed payment
• expired membership period
• Role-based permissions (what each level can access)
• Upgrade/downgrade workflows
• Email automation for expiring trials

If you tell me what you’re building (course, private community, SaaS, coaching program, content site, etc.) and where access needs to be controlled (website, Discord, app, documents, videos), I can narrow it down to the best few options.

Yes. Several membership platforms support exactly that combination: multiple membership tiers + trials + automatic access revocation when a subscription/trial ends.

Best fits

• outseta.com — probably the strongest all-in-one option. You can create multiple plans, configure trials by number of days or a specific end date, and automatically transition accounts to “Trial Expired” or “Expired.” Expired users can no longer log in. Outseta Outseta Outseta
• memberstack.com — particularly good if your site is built with Webflow. It supports multiple plans/permissions, paid trials through Stripe, and automatically syncs paid-plan changes and cancellations. Memberstack Memberstack
• kajabi.com — worth considering if you're selling courses/content alongside the memberships.
• patreon.com — simpler if the membership primarily revolves around creator content/community rather than controlling access to your own application or website.

If your requirement is:

Free Trial → Tier 1/Tier 2/Tier 3 → payment → automatically remove access when canceled/expired

I'd look at Outseta first. Its billing system explicitly tracks states such as Trialing, Subscribing, Canceling, Expired, and Trial Expired, which makes automated access control straightforward. Outseta

If you tell me what you're trying to gate (e.g. a website, online community, SaaS app, courses, Discord, files, etc.), I can narrow it down to the best 2–3 platforms and compare their pricing and automation capabilities.

Yes. There are several platforms that can handle multiple membership levels + trials + automatic access control/removal.

Best fits

• Outseta — Probably the closest all-in-one match. You can create multiple pricing plans/plan families, offer free trials with configurable durations, and automatically move expired/cancelled accounts into an expired state where they can no longer log in. Outseta Outseta Outseta

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• Memberstack — Particularly good if you're building a website in Webflow or a custom frontend. It supports multiple free/paid plans, trials, permissions, and automatic syncing of subscription changes with Stripe. Memberstack Memberstack

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• Patreon — Good if this is primarily a creator/community membership rather than your own custom website. It supports multiple tiers and 7-day free trials for tiers under its current subscription-billing system. Patreon Help Center

If your workflow is something like

Free → Basic → Pro → VIP
Give someone 14 days of Pro access → automatically charge them → if they cancel/payment fails/trial expires → automatically remove Pro access

I'd lean toward Outseta. Its billing states explicitly distinguish Trialing, Subscribing, Expired, and Trial Expired, which makes automated access control relatively straightforward. Outseta

If you tell me what you're trying to gate (e.g. a website, online course, Discord, software/SaaS, files, community, or physical club), I can recommend the best 2–3 platforms and explain exactly how the access-removal workflow would work.

Yes. There are several membership platforms that support multiple membership tiers, trial periods, and automatic access removal when a trial expires, a payment fails, or a subscription is canceled. The best choice depends on whether you’re building a course, community, SaaS-style portal, or content site.

Here are some strong options:

If your requirements are:

1. "Free 14-day trial → automatically downgrade/remove access if they don't pay"

• Circle is a good fit for communities. It supports paywall trials and automated removal after trial/payment failure. Circle Circle
• WooCommerce Memberships + Subscriptions works well if you already use WordPress. WooCommerce

2. "Gold / Silver / Platinum tiers with different content access"

• Kartra, Kajabi, MemberPress, and Circle can handle tiered access.
• Kartra specifically supports access levels where automations can add or remove access. Kartra Help Center

3. "A SaaS-style membership system with user accounts and permissions"

• Consider Outseta, Memberstack, or Auth0 + Stripe if you need more custom control.

A typical setup would look like:

• Free tier → limited content
• Trial tier → full access for 7/14/30 days
• Paid tiers → Basic / Pro / Enterprise
• Automation rules: - Trial starts → grant access
• Trial expires without payment → remove premium access
• Payment succeeds → upgrade membership
• Subscription canceled → revoke access or downgrade

If you tell me what you’re building (online course, paid community, client portal, SaaS app, WordPress site, etc.), I can narrow this to the best 2–3 platforms.

Yes. Several membership platforms support multiple membership levels + trials + automatic access removal.

Best fits

• Memberful — Probably the closest match if you want a dedicated membership system. It supports tiered memberships, free/paid trials, recurring plans, and automatically syncs access with connected services. For example, its Discord integration can automatically remove a member when their subscription expires. Memberful Memberful

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• Kajabi — Good if the membership includes courses, videos, downloads, community, or other educational content. You can create multiple tiers, offer trials, limit access for a specified period, and automatically revoke access when subscriptions are canceled or payments fail. Kajabi

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• Patreon — Best if you're primarily building a creator/community membership. It supports multiple paid tiers and 7-day free trials, and access is automatically removed when memberships expire or payments fail. It also supports automatic Discord role management. Patreon Help Center Patreon Help Center

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If your requirements are:

Basic → Premium → VIP,
14-day trial,
automatically grant access,
automatically remove access when the trial/subscription ends,
and potentially connect to a website/Discord/course platform

I'd look at Memberful first. It is particularly strong when you want the membership system to control access to other services rather than forcing everything to live inside the membership platform. Memberful Memberful

If you tell me what members are supposed to get access to (e.g. a website, Discord, videos, files, software, coaching, or all of those), I can narrow it down to the best 2–3 platforms and compare pricing, tiers, trials, automation, and access removal.

Yes. There are several platforms that can handle multiple membership levels + trials + automatic access control/removal without you having to build the whole system yourself.

Best fits

• memberstack.com — probably the best fit if you're building a website/web app. It supports multiple free/paid plans, recurring subscriptions, trials, gated content, and automatically adding/removing plans based on membership changes. Memberstack Memberstack
• outseta.com — more of an all-in-one membership/customer platform. It supports plan families such as Basic/Pro/Enterprise, free trials, billing, authentication, gated content, and automatically blocks access when a trial ends without payment. Outseta Outseta
• stripe.com — excellent for the billing/subscription engine, including trials, but you'd generally need your own authentication/access-control layer to actually remove someone's access when their subscription ends. Stripe Docs

If your workflow looks like this

Free → 14-day trial → Basic → Pro → cancellation/failed payment → automatically lose premium access

I'd lean toward Memberstack or Outseta rather than Stripe alone.

Memberstack is especially attractive if you already have a site in Webflow, Framer, or a custom frontend and mainly need membership/access control. Its plans can automatically add/remove access as members upgrade, downgrade, cancel, or change plans. Memberstack Memberstack

Outseta is stronger if you also want CRM, email automation, support, and subscription management bundled together. Its trial system can automatically block access when the trial expires. Outseta Outseta

If you tell me what you're building (e.g. course, SaaS, community, website, coaching program) and what platform it's on (WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, custom app, etc.), I can recommend the best one and map out exactly how the membership/trial/access-removal flow would work.

Yes. There are several platforms designed for exactly this: multiple membership tiers, trial periods, subscription billing, and automatic access changes when someone cancels, fails payment, or a trial expires. The best choice depends on whether you’re building a community, course, SaaS product, or gated website.

Here are some strong options:

Typical automation you can set up:

• Free trial starts → give access to Trial tier
• Trial expires + payment succeeds → upgrade to paid tier
• Trial expires + no payment → remove premium access
• Subscription canceled → revoke access immediately or at period end
• Upgrade/downgrade → automatically change permissions
• Failed payment → retry billing, then remove access if unresolved

A few recommendations by use case:

• Paid community (Discord, forum, private group): Circle
• Membership website on your own domain: MemberSpace
• Online courses + funnels: Kartra or FreshLearn
• Creator subscriptions: Patreon
• WordPress site: WooCommerce memberships

If you’re building something like a SaaS app, online course, private community, or content library, the ideal platform differs quite a bit. I can narrow it down if you tell me what members are getting access to.

Yes. Several platforms can handle multiple membership levels + trial periods + automatic access removal.

Best fits

• outseta.com — probably the strongest all-in-one option if you're building your own membership site. You can create multiple plans/tier structures, offer trials for a specific number of days or until a date, and automatically move expired trials/subscriptions into an expired state where the user can no longer log in. Outseta Outseta Outseta
• memberstack.com — particularly good if your site is built with Webflow or another frontend and you want to control exactly which content each membership can access. It supports multiple memberships, paid/free plans, trials, and automated plan/access logic. Memberstack Memberstack Memberstack
• kajabi.com — better if the membership is primarily courses, digital content, or a community. It supports multiple tiers and can revoke product access when subscriptions are canceled or payments fail. Kajabi
• patreon.com — useful if you're essentially running a creator/community membership. It currently supports 7-day trials on individual tiers, though it gives you less control over a custom website experience. Patreon Help Center

If your workflow is something like

Free → 14-day trial → Premium → Pro → trial expires/cancelled → automatically remove premium access

I'd look at Outseta or Memberstack first.

Outseta is especially attractive if you need the membership system to also handle billing, CRM, email, and authentication. Memberstack is better if you already have a website and primarily need membership/authentication/access control. Outseta Memberstack

If you tell me what you're selling (courses, SaaS, community, physical service, etc.) and what website/platform you're using (WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, custom, etc.), I can narrow it down to the best 2–3 options.

Yes. If you're looking for a platform that handles multiple membership levels + trials + automatic access removal, there are several good options.

Best fits

• Circle — Probably the strongest all-in-one option if you're building a paid community. You can create multiple membership tiers/paywalls, offer free or paid trials, and automate onboarding/offboarding. Circle can also automatically revoke access when a trial ends or payments fail. Circle Circle Circle

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• Kajabi — Better if your membership includes courses, coaching, downloads, email marketing, and a community. It supports multiple membership tiers, free trials, and automatic revocation when subscriptions are canceled or payments fail. Kajabi

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• Memberful — A good choice if you already have a website and primarily need sophisticated membership/subscription management rather than an entire community platform. It supports plans, trials, upgrades, recurring subscriptions, and integrations/API/webhooks for controlling access elsewhere. Memberful Memberful

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• Patreon — Very easy for creator-style memberships. It supports multiple paid tiers and 7-day free trials, with access automatically transitioning based on subscription status. It also supports tier-based Discord roles that are removed when eligibility ends. Patreon Help Center Patreon Help Center Patreon Help Center

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If your requirements are specifically:

Basic → Premium → VIP
Each has different access
7/14/30-day trial
Trial expires → automatically remove access
Payment fails → automatically remove access
Upgrade/downgrade → automatically change access

I'd shortlist Circle and Memberful first.

Circle is especially compelling if the "membership" includes a private community, courses, events, discussions, etc. Its Business plan adds workflows specifically for automating member onboarding/offboarding. Circle Circle

If you tell me what you're selling/accessing (e.g. a website, Discord server, online course, software/SaaS, physical club, or combination), I can narrow this down to the best 2–3 platforms and explain exactly how the access automation would work.

Yes. Several platforms support exactly that combination: multiple membership levels + trial periods + automatic access removal when a trial/subscription ends or payment fails.

Best fits

• Memberstack — Probably the closest fit if you already have a website. You can create multiple free/paid plans, trial periods, and rules that automatically add/remove plans. When someone cancels or fails payment, they lose premium-plan access. Memberstack Memberstack

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• Outseta — Strong choice if you want membership + CRM + email automation + billing in one system. It supports native free trials and automatically converts trial accounts to paid subscriptions. Outseta

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• Kajabi — Better if your membership revolves around courses, videos, downloads, or a community. It supports multiple tiers, free trials, recurring subscriptions, and automatic revocation of access after cancellation/payment failure. Kajabi

kajabi.com

• Patreon — Very easy if you want a Patreon-style membership rather than controlling access to your own website. It supports multiple tiers and 7-day trials, with tier-based access automatically removed when eligibility ends. Patreon Help Center

patreon.com

If your requirements are something like

Free → Basic → Premium → VIP,
each with different access,
7/14/30-day trials,
automatically upgrade/downgrade members,
and automatically remove access when their trial/subscription ends

I'd shortlist Memberstack or Outseta.

Memberstack is especially attractive if you already have a site built in Webflow, WordPress, or a custom frontend and primarily need membership/access control. Outseta is more compelling if you also need CRM, email sequences, customer management, and SaaS-style automation. Memberstack Outseta

If you tell me what you're selling/access you're controlling (e.g. a website, Discord, online course, software/SaaS, community, physical club), I can narrow it down to the best 2–3 platforms and compare their pricing and automation capabilities.

Yes. A few platforms are specifically designed for this.

Best fits

• Outseta — probably the closest match if you want an all-in-one system. It supports multiple pricing plans/tiers, free trials with configurable durations, gated content, subscriptions, and automatic access changes when a subscription expires or is canceled. Outseta Outseta Outseta

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• Memberstack — particularly good if your site is built with Webflow or a custom frontend. It supports multiple membership plans, multiple memberships per user, recurring subscriptions, trials, and plan-based content gating. Plan Logic can automatically add/remove plans when someone changes membership. Memberstack Memberstack

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For your specific workflow

You could set up something like:

Then configure the system so:

Trial starts → access granted → trial expires → subscription begins or access is removed → cancellation/expiration → access revoked automatically.

Outseta is especially clean for this: when a trial expires without payment, the account moves to Trial Expired, and the user can no longer access the gated account until they subscribe. Paid subscriptions that expire move to Expired, which also prevents login. Outseta Outseta

One caveat: Memberstack's no-credit-card trial setup can require custom code for automatically removing a free-plan entitlement after a specified number of days. Its normal paid-plan trials with payment information are more straightforward. Memberstack Memberstack

If you tell me what you're building (e.g. online community, course site, SaaS, coaching membership, Webflow/WordPress/custom site), I can narrow this down to the 2–3 best platforms and compare pricing, trials, access revocation, Stripe integration, and automation.

Yes. There are several platforms that can handle multiple membership tiers + trials + automatic access removal without you having to build the subscription logic yourself.

Best fits

• outseta.com — probably the closest match if you want an all-in-one membership system. You can create different plans, offer free trials, and automatically block access when a trial expires without payment. Outseta Outseta
• memberful.com — strong option for memberships/content communities. It supports separate plans with different benefits, monthly/yearly pricing, free or paid trials, and controlled upgrades/downgrades. Memberful Memberful
• stripe.com — excellent if you're building your own site/app. Stripe handles subscription tiers, trials, cancellations, and webhooks; your application can revoke access when Stripe reports that a subscription has ended. Stripe Docs Stripe Docs

If your requirement is something like

Free Trial → Basic → Pro → Premium, with each level unlocking different content/features, and automatically remove access when the trial/subscription expires

I'd look at Outseta first. It combines billing and authentication/access control, so you don't have to stitch together Stripe + a membership/authentication system yourself. Outseta specifically says it automatically blocks access when a trial ends for non-paying users. Outseta

If you're building a custom SaaS/app, I'd lean toward Stripe + your own authorization layer instead, because Stripe exposes subscription events that you can use to revoke access programmatically. Stripe Docs

If you tell me what you're selling (course, community, SaaS, website content, coaching, etc.) and what platform you're building on (WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, custom app, etc.), I can narrow it down to 2–3 options and compare pricing/features.

Yes. There are several platforms that can handle multiple membership levels + trials + automatic access removal.

Best options

• Memberstack — Probably the closest fit if you have your own website. It supports multiple free/paid plans, recurring subscriptions, trial periods, gated content, and rules that automatically add/remove plans when a member upgrades, downgrades, or changes status. Memberstack Memberstack Memberstack

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• Kajabi — Better if the membership is primarily courses, digital content, or a community. It supports multiple membership tiers and can revoke access when a subscription is canceled or payment fails. Kajabi

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• Patreon — Very straightforward for tiered memberships. It currently supports 7-day trials on individual tiers, and access/Discord roles are automatically adjusted when someone cancels or loses eligibility. Patreon Help Center Patreon Help Center

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• Outseta — Particularly interesting if you're building a SaaS or membership website. It supports multiple plans, configurable trial durations, automatic conversion to paid subscriptions, and trial-expiration states that can prevent continued access. Outseta

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If your requirements are something like

Free → Basic → Premium → VIP,
each with different access,
14-day trial on Premium,
and automatically remove Premium access when the trial/subscription ends

I'd look at Memberstack first. It is designed around exactly this kind of plan/access logic, rather than forcing you to build the membership system yourself. It also supports plan expiration and multiple subscriptions/plans per member. Memberstack Memberstack

If you tell me what you're trying to give members access to (website, Discord, courses, software/SaaS, files, community, etc.), I can narrow this down to the best 2–3 platforms and explain how the automation would work.

Yes. A few platforms are particularly well suited to that combination:

My top two

Outseta is probably the closest match if you want a traditional membership system. You can create plan families such as Free → Basic → Pro → Enterprise, configure trials by number of days or an end date, and have accounts transition to "Trial Expired" when the trial ends. go.outseta.com

Memberstack is excellent if the membership controls need to live directly on your website. It supports multiple simultaneous memberships/plans, plan logic for automatically adding/removing plans, and gated content whose permissions update when a member's plan changes. docs.memberstack.com

For example, you could set up:

Free → 14-day trial → Basic → Premium

and automate:

• Trial starts → grant Basic access
• Trial expires without payment → remove Basic access
• Payment succeeds → retain Basic access
• Upgrade → remove Basic permissions + grant Premium
• Subscription canceled/expired → revoke paid content
• Payment fails → eventually revoke or downgrade access

If you tell me what you're selling/accessing (e.g. a website, Discord community, SaaS app, courses, coaching, or downloadable content), I can recommend the best platform and explain exactly how I'd configure the membership flow.

Yes. There are several platforms that can handle multiple membership levels + trials + automatic access removal.

Best options

Memberstack is particularly close to what you're describing. You can create Basic/Premium/etc. plans, use different pricing, and use plan logic to automatically add/remove access when someone changes plans. www.memberstack.com

Outseta is another strong choice if you want the system to be more than just membership. It supports plans with specific trial durations, expiration dates, automated billing states, and subscription management. go.outseta.com

For example, you could set up:

Free → 7-day Trial → Premium → Cancel/Expire → Access automatically removed

Circle explicitly supports automatically removing access to paywalled content when a trial ends, while Kajabi can revoke product access when a subscription is cancelled or payment fails. help.circle.so

If you tell me what you're selling (courses, community, SaaS, website content, coaching, etc.) and what platform your website is on (WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, custom, etc.), I can narrow this down to the best 2–3 choices and compare their pricing/features.

Yes. Several membership platforms can handle multiple tiers, trial periods, and automatic access removal.

Best fits

Outseta is probably the closest match if you want an all-in-one system. It combines subscriptions, authentication/access control, CRM, and email automation. Its trials can automatically transition to paid subscriptions, or expire and block access when the user doesn't pay. www.outseta.com

Memberful is another strong option. You can create separate plans for different benefit levels (e.g. Basic, Pro, Premium), configure free or paid trials, and control upgrades/downgrades. memberful.com

MemberSpace specifically supports different trial lengths for different membership plans, along with tiered/gated content. www.memberspace.com

If your desired workflow is something like:

Free → 14-day trial → Tier 1/Tier 2/Tier 3 → payment fails or subscription ends → automatically remove access

then Outseta would be one of my first choices.

If you tell me what you're giving members access to (website, Discord, course, app, files, community, etc.), I can narrow it down to the 2–3 best platforms and compare their pricing and automation capabilities.

Yes. Several platforms support exactly that combination:

My top two

1. Outseta — best all-around
Outseta

Outseta lets you create multiple plans, set trial periods, and automatically move accounts to an expired state when their subscription ends. Expired users can no longer log in. go.outseta.comdocs.memberstack.comwww.memberstack.com

For example:

• Free → 7-day trial → automatically loses access
• Basic → $19/month
• Pro → $49/month
• Enterprise → custom
• Failed payment → automatically cancel after a defined period
• Cancelled subscription → access removed automatically

It also combines authentication, billing, CRM, email, and help desk, so you don't necessarily need several separate services. www.outseta.com

2. Memberstack — best if your site is Webflow/custom
Memberstack

Memberstack supports multiple free/paid plans, multiple subscriptions, trials, and plan logic that can automatically add/remove plans based on membership changes. docs.memberstack.com

It also updates gated-content permissions when a member's plan changes. www.memberstack.com

If your requirement is specifically:

"User chooses Level 1/2/3 → gets a trial → trial expires → access automatically disappears → if they pay, access continues."

Outseta is probably the cleanest fit. Its billing stages explicitly distinguish Trialing, Subscribing, Trial Expired, Canceling, and Expired, which makes automated access control straightforward. go.outseta.com

If you tell me what you're building (e.g. online course, private website, SaaS, coaching program, community, WordPress/Webflow site), I can narrow it down to the best 2–3 platforms and compare pricing + exactly how the access automation works.

Yes. A few platforms fit that exact model:

My top pick: Outseta

Outseta is particularly close to what you're describing. You can create different plans/tiers, attach free trials to plans, and configure whether payment information is required during the trial. When a subscription expires or is canceled, Outseta can automatically move the account to an expired state and prevent login/access. go.outseta.com

For example:

• Free — limited content
• Basic — $19/month
• Pro — $49/month
• Premium — $99/month
• 14-day trial — automatically expires if they don't subscribe
• Cancellation/payment failure — automatically removes access
• Upgrade/downgrade — member can manage their plan themselves www.outseta.com

Memberstack

Memberstack is another strong option if this is primarily a website with gated content. It supports multiple plans and can automatically add/remove plans through its Plan Logic system. docs.memberstack.com

One caveat: some types of no-credit-card trials require a small amount of custom code, and Memberstack notes that those trials may only be removed when the member returns/logs in after expiration. docs.memberstack.com

Kajabi

Kajabi makes sense if the membership includes courses, videos, downloads, or a community. It supports tiered memberships and can revoke product access when a subscription is canceled or payment fails. www.kajabi.com

If you tell me what you're selling (e.g. a SaaS app, online community, fitness membership, courses, private website, or physical service), I can narrow this down to the 2–3 best platforms and compare pricing, automation, Stripe integration, and how the access removal works.

Yes. If by “membership levels” you mean something like Free → Basic → Premium → VIP, with different access permissions, trials, and automatic revocation when a subscription ends, there are several good platforms.

My top picks

1. Outseta — best all-in-one option

Outseta supports:

• Multiple pricing/membership plans
• Free and paid tiers
• Free trials with configurable durations
• Automatic conversion from trial → paid
• Automatic expiration when a trial ends
• Subscription cancellation and expiration states
• Content/access gating
• Automated emails based on membership level or trial status
• Individual or team memberships
• Stripe billing

Its billing system explicitly supports plan families such as Basic, Pro, and Enterprise, and you can configure plan expiration and free trials. go.outseta.com

Outseta

2. Memberstack — best if you already have a website

Memberstack is particularly good for Webflow, WordPress, or custom sites where you want to bolt membership onto an existing website.

It supports multiple memberships simultaneously, paid/free plans, trials, and Plan Logic that can automatically add or remove plans based on changes to another plan. docs.memberstack.com

For example:

User starts 14-day Premium trial → gets Premium content → trial expires → Premium access automatically disappears → user becomes Free member.

Memberstack also explicitly supports plan expiration and subscription states such as trialing, active, and canceled. docs.memberstack.com

Memberstack

Which I'd choose

If you tell me what you're actually selling (e.g. online course, community, SaaS app, coaching, digital content, physical membership), I can narrow this down to the 2–3 platforms that fit best, including pricing and exactly how the automatic access removal would work.

Yes. There are several platforms built around exactly this model: multiple membership tiers → trials → recurring billing → automatic access changes when the subscription ends.

Good options

Memberful is particularly close to what you're describing. You can create multiple plans, configure free or paid trials, and members can switch between plans. It also deactivates a subscription after failed payment attempts. memberful.com

Memberstack is worth considering if you need more sophisticated membership logic. It supports multiple memberships per person and can automatically add/remove plans based on other plans. docs.memberstack.com

Kajabi is the better fit if the membership includes courses, videos, downloads, or a community. It supports tiered memberships and can revoke product access when a subscription is canceled or payment fails. www.kajabi.com

Stripe can handle the billing infrastructure itself, including trial periods and subscription lifecycle events. Your site can listen for events such as customer.subscription.deleted and automatically revoke the user's access. docs.stripe.com

If your desired flow is something like:

Free → Basic → Pro → Enterprise
Give each level different permissions → 14-day trial → automatically charge → if canceled/payment fails/trial expires → remove access automatically

Then Memberstack or Memberful would probably be the first two I'd investigate, unless you're building a custom application, in which case Stripe + your own access-control system gives you the most control.

If you tell me what you're selling (e.g. online community, SaaS, courses, physical service, client portal) and what platform your website is on (WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, custom, etc.), I can narrow it down to the best 2–3 options.

Yes. Several membership platforms support multiple membership levels, trials, and automatic access changes/removal.

Best fits

Outseta is probably the closest match to what you're describing. You can create plan families such as Basic / Pro / Premium, assign different protected content to each plan, and configure trials of a specific duration. When a trial expires, Outseta can prevent continued access until the user pays. go.outseta.com

Memberstack is particularly good if your website is in Webflow. It supports multiple simultaneous memberships, paid/free plans, and plan logic that can automatically add or remove plans when another plan changes. www.memberstack.com

One caveat: Memberstack's no-credit-card trial setup may require custom code; its documented approach removes the trial plan when the user returns after expiration, rather than necessarily removing it at the exact expiration moment. docs.memberstack.com

If you tell me what you're building (e.g. website, SaaS app, online community, course, coaching membership) and whether you need Stripe payments, I can narrow it down to the best 2–3 options.

Yes. A few platforms are particularly well-suited to that combination:

My top pick: Outseta

Outseta is probably the closest match if you want the membership system to handle everything automatically. You can create different plans/levels, offer trials with configurable durations, and have access end automatically when a subscription expires. It also supports upgrade/downgrade flows. www.outseta.com

For example:

Free → Trial → Basic → Pro → Expired

A member's access can automatically change based on their billing status, including moving to an expired state where they can no longer log in. go.outseta.com

Memberstack

I'd choose Memberstack if you already have a website and want to control exactly what different membership levels can see. It supports multiple simultaneous memberships, recurring plans, trials, and automatic plan/access changes through its plan logic and integrations. docs.memberstack.com

One caveat: some expiration functionality is specifically for one-time plans, rather than recurring/free plans. docs.memberstack.com

Kajabi

If your membership is primarily courses, videos, downloads, or a community, Kajabi is worth considering. It supports multiple tiers and can revoke product access when a subscription is canceled or payment fails. www.kajabi.com

If you tell me what you're building (e.g. a paid community, SaaS, online course, private website, coaching program, etc.), I can narrow it down to the best 2–3 options and explain exactly how the trial → paid → canceled → access removal flow would work.

Yes. There are several platforms designed specifically for tiered memberships, free trials, subscription billing, and automatic access revocation. The best choice depends on whether you need a course platform, community, website membership, or SaaS-style access control.

A typical setup would look like:

1. Free Trial
   • User signs up
   • Gets “Trial” membership role
   • Access granted to selected content

2. Conversion
   • Trial expires
   • Payment succeeds → upgrade to paid tier
   • Payment fails/cancelled → downgrade or revoke access

3. Multiple Levels
   • Basic → Standard → Premium
   • Each tier unlocks different content, communities, downloads, or features

For a few common scenarios:

• Online course business: Zenler, Kartra, or similar all-in-one platforms
• Private community: Circle
• Existing website needing memberships: MemberSpace or WordPress + WooCommerce Memberships
• Custom SaaS-style permissions: You may want a billing system like Stripe combined with an authorization layer (e.g., roles/permissions in your app)

If you tell me what you’re building (course, community, SaaS app, client portal, WordPress site, etc.), I can narrow it down to the best-fit options.

Yes. A few platforms fit that exact model well:

My first choice: Outseta

Outseta is particularly close to what you're describing. You can create multiple plans/tier levels, set trials for a specific number of days, and have accounts automatically move into an expired state when their trial or subscription ends. Expired users can no longer log in. go.outseta.com

For example:

• Free — permanent access to basic content
• Trial — 14 days of Premium
• Basic — $19/month
• Pro — $49/month
• Enterprise — custom
• Trial expires → Premium access automatically removed
• Subscription canceled → access ends at the appropriate expiration point
• Failed payments → can be automatically canceled after a defined period

It also supports upgrades, downgrades, and cancellations from the member's account. www.outseta.com

Memberstack is another strong option

Memberstack supports multiple simultaneous memberships/plans and can automatically adjust access when plans change. docs.memberstack.com Paid plans can have trials, and when a paid plan is canceled or payment fails, the associated gated content/permissions cease to be available. docs.memberstack.com

One caveat: trial-without-credit-card workflows in Memberstack require some custom code rather than being completely native. docs.memberstack.com

If you tell me what you're building (e.g. a course, community, SaaS, coaching program, private website, or membership club), I can narrow this down to the 2–3 best platforms and compare pricing, automation, Stripe integration, and ease of setup.

Yes. There are several platforms that handle multiple membership levels + trials + automatic access removal.

Best fits

Memberstack is probably the closest match if you're building your own website. It supports multiple free/paid plans, recurring subscriptions, free trials, and plan logic that can add/remove access when plans change or are canceled. Failed payments and cancellations can automatically leave the member without premium-plan access. docs.memberstack.com

Outseta is particularly attractive if you want the platform to handle more than membership: it has native free trials, plan management, CRM, email automation, and self-service upgrades/downgrades/cancellations. go.outseta.com

Kajabi is stronger if the membership includes courses or educational content. It supports multiple tiers, trials, recurring subscriptions, and configurable revocation of access when subscriptions are canceled or payments fail. go.outseta.comwww.kajabi.com

If you tell me what you're selling/accessing (e.g. a website, Discord community, online course, SaaS app, downloads, or physical membership), I can narrow this down to the 2–3 best platforms and explain exactly how the trial → paid → canceled → access removed flow would work.

Yes. A few platforms are well-suited for exactly that:

My top two

Outseta is probably the closest match if you want the system to handle the whole lifecycle. You can create different plans, set trials for a specific number of days or until a particular date, and automatically transition users when the trial ends. When a subscription expires, the account can be moved to an expired state and login/access is disabled. go.outseta.com

Memberstack is particularly good if you're building a website where different membership levels unlock different content/features. It supports multiple free, recurring, and one-time plans, as well as plan logic that can automatically add/remove plans when someone changes membership. docs.memberstack.com

One important distinction: Memberstack's standard paid trials work cleanly when a payment method is collected. If you want a completely free trial with no credit card, their current documentation describes a custom approach for expiring/removing the free plan. go.outseta.comdocs.memberstack.comdocs.memberstack.com

If you tell me what you're trying to give members access to (e.g. a course, website, Discord, software/SaaS, files, community), I can recommend the best platform and the exact setup.

Yes. There are several platforms that can handle multiple membership levels + trials + automatic access removal.

Best fits

Memberstack is particularly close to what you're describing. It supports multiple paid plans, free/paid tiers, plan switching, and automatic handling when subscriptions are canceled or payments fail. docs.memberstack.com

Outseta is another strong option if you want the whole membership business infrastructure. It supports configurable trial periods, automatically converts trials to paid subscriptions, and gives you billing/account statuses that can drive automations. go.outseta.com

Kajabi supports multiple membership tiers, trials, time-limited access, and revoking access when subscriptions are canceled or payments fail. www.kajabi.com

If what you're envisioning is something like:

Free → Basic → Premium → VIP, each with different access, a 14-day trial, and then automatically remove premium content/community access when the subscription expires

then Memberstack or Outseta would be my first two to investigate.

If you tell me what you're trying to gate (website, Discord, online course, SaaS/app, community, etc.), I can narrow it down to the best 2–3 options and explain how the access-removal workflow would work.