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For your use case—tiered memberships where higher tiers unlock workshop recordings, templates, and other premium resources—I’d shortlist these:

🥇 My pick: Circle

Circle maps particularly well to your model. You can create subscription tiers that control access to specific spaces, so you could structure something like:

• Basic — $29/mo: workshop library
• Pro — $59/mo: workshop library + templates
• Premium — $99/mo: everything + live workshops/Q&A

Circle's subscription groups are specifically designed for tiers where members can upgrade/downgrade between different access levels. help.circle.so

It also supports courses, events, live streams, files, discussions, and gated spaces, meaning your recordings and templates don't have to live in a separate system. circle.so

Current Circle Professional pricing is $89/month, with paid memberships, courses, events, live streams, custom branding, and unlimited members included. circle.so

🥈 Kajabi if you're building a bigger education business

I'd choose Kajabi instead if your membership is going to be part of a broader business involving sales funnels, email marketing, courses, coaching, and automated upsells.

Kajabi explicitly supports multiple membership tiers, bundles of courses/downloads/community access, recurring memberships, and drip content. circle.socircle.sowww.kajabi.comhelp.circle.so

The tradeoff is cost: its current entry plan is $179/month monthly ($143/month when billed annually). www.kajabi.com

What I'd choose based on your description

If the product is primarily a membership/community: → Circle

If the product is primarily an online education business: → Kajabi

If the value proposition is mostly "join our community and get access to premium content": → Circle

For your specific example of exclusive workshop recordings + templates unlocked by tier, I'd lean Circle by a fairly wide margin. Its spaces/paywalls make the access architecture intuitive: create the content once, assign it to the appropriate tier, and let the membership determine what each person sees. help.circle.so

If you tell me your number of tiers, approximate monthly price, and whether you need a community/chat component, I can narrow this to the best 2–3 options and compare the actual costs and fees.

For your use case—tiered memberships where higher tiers unlock exclusive workshop recordings, templates, and other resources—I’d shortlist these:

My pick: Circle

If the product is essentially “join my membership, get access to workshops/resources, and participate in the community,” I'd choose Circle.

Circle lets you create membership tiers and paywalls that grant access to specific spaces. Those spaces can contain courses, exclusive content, events, discussions, etc. Circle Circle

For example:

• Free — announcements + occasional sample workshop
• Member — $29/mo — all workshop recordings + community
• Pro — $79/mo — recordings + template library + monthly live workshop
• VIP — $199/mo — everything above + small-group sessions

The important part is that you can make the recordings/template library private and have each tier unlock the appropriate spaces. Circle automatically ties access to the member's paid subscription. Circle Circle

Choose Kajabi if you're building a larger education business

Kajabi is stronger if you expect this to become courses + memberships + email marketing + sales funnels + digital downloads rather than primarily a community.

Kajabi explicitly supports multiple membership levels, with each level granting additional content, and you can bundle courses, communities, downloads, and other products into an offer. Kajabi Kajabi

That's particularly attractive if your structure is something like:

Basic → workshop archive
Pro → workshop archive + template vault
Premium → everything + coaching

The decision

I'd go with:

Circle → if community and interaction around the workshops are central.
Kajabi → if content monetization, email marketing, courses, and a broader creator business are central.
Podia → if you want something simpler and primarily need to sell/access digital content.

For “exclusive workshop recordings + templates behind increasingly expensive tiers,” Circle is probably the cleanest fit. Circle Circle

If you tell me roughly how many tiers, your target monthly price, and whether you need a community/live workshops, I can narrow this to the best 2–3 options and compare their current pricing.

For your specific use case—tiered membership where higher tiers unlock workshop recordings + templates—I’d shortlist these:

My pick: Podia

For what you described, Podia is probably the easiest fit. Its current membership plans can grant access to specific products, events, and community spaces, so you could structure something like:

• Free — selected resources / previews
• Basic — $19/mo — workshop recordings
• Pro — $49/mo — all recordings + template library + premium workshops

Podia specifically supports putting products into individual plans, meaning a higher-tier member can automatically receive access to additional recordings and downloads. help.podia.com

You can also make community spaces private and grant access based on the member's plan, which is useful if you want a separate “Premium Resources” or “VIP Workshops” area. help.podia.com

One important Podia limitation: members can only belong to one community plan at a time, so I'd structure tiers cumulatively rather than expecting someone to subscribe simultaneously to multiple tiers. help.podia.com

When I'd choose Kajabi instead

Go with Kajabi if this is becoming a larger creator business—courses, email marketing, funnels, sales pages, memberships, etc. Kajabi explicitly supports multiple membership tiers by connecting different content products to corresponding offers. www.kajabi.com

Bottom line:
Podia if you want simple + affordable + straightforward access control.
Kajabi if you want a more sophisticated marketing/business platform.
Circle if the community itself is the main product.

If you tell me your approximate number of members and monthly price you want to charge, I can narrow this to the best 2–3 options and compare their current costs.

For your use case — selling tiered access where premium members unlock workshop recordings, templates, and other exclusive resources — you’ll want a platform with:

• Membership tiers / paywalls
• Video hosting or course delivery
• Downloadable files (templates, PDFs, worksheets)
• Recurring subscriptions
• Community features (optional but valuable)
• Easy upgrades/downgrades between tiers

Here are the strongest options:

My picks by scenario

1. You’re building a paid workshop club
→ Circle or Mighty Networks
Example:

• Free: monthly newsletter + sample workshop
• Member: all recordings + templates
• VIP: recordings + live Q&A + private sessions

2. Workshops are your main product
→ Thinkific or Kajabi
Example:

• Beginner tier: archive access
• Pro tier: archive + templates
• Premium tier: archive + live workshops + coaching

3. You want the simplest launch
→ Podia or Teachable
You can get a working membership with:

• Tier 1: $19/month — recordings
• Tier 2: $49/month — recordings + templates
• Tier 3: $149/month — recordings + templates + live events

A common stack that works well

• Membership + payments: Circle / Kajabi / Thinkific
• Video hosting: built-in hosting or Vimeo
• Templates: gated downloads inside the platform
• Live workshops: Zoom integration
• Email: built-in or ConvertKit / similar

If your priority is selling access to a growing library of workshop recordings and templates, I’d generally shortlist Kajabi (all-in-one), Circle (community-driven), and Thinkific (education-focused). Mighty Networks Thinkific Support

For your use case—paid tiers where each tier unlocks more workshop recordings, templates, and possibly a community—I’d shortlist these:

My pick: Kajabi

Kajabi is probably the strongest choice if the core product is “membership + educational library.” It supports recurring memberships, multiple tiers, courses, communities, downloads, and other content types, and you can connect different content products to different membership offers. www.kajabi.com

A structure like this would work well:

• Basic — $29/mo: monthly workshop recordings
• Pro — $59/mo: all recordings + template library
• VIP — $99/mo: everything + live workshops/Q&A + premium templates

The main advantage is that you can grow beyond simply hosting recordings—you get sales pages, email marketing, checkout, courses, and membership infrastructure in the same ecosystem.

Best if community is the product: Circle

Circle is particularly good if members will discuss the workshops, ask questions, share their work, etc. Its paywalls can gate specific community spaces, and subscription groups explicitly support tiered access with upgrade/downgrade paths. help.circle.so

For example:

Free → announcements + sample workshop
Member → recordings + standard templates
Premium → everything + premium workshops + exclusive community space

Best simple/low-complexity option: Podia

Podia is attractive if you don't need sophisticated community features. It supports courses, digital downloads, events, and membership plans, with plans able to grant access to specific products and spaces. help.podia.comhelp.podia.com

One important caveat: Podia members can only belong to one community plan at a time, so you'll want to design your tiers as cumulative bundles rather than expecting members to stack multiple memberships. help.podia.comhelp.podia.com

Bottom line:

• Kajabi → best overall for a professional paid workshop library
• Circle → best for a membership/community where interaction matters
• Podia → best if you want something simpler and easier to operate
• Mighty Networks → best if community/networking is central

If you tell me roughly how many tiers, monthly price, number of recordings, and whether you need live workshops/community, I can narrow this to the best 1–2 options and compare their current pricing.

For a membership where higher tiers unlock exclusive workshop recordings, templates, and resource libraries, you’ll want software with three core features:

1. Tier-based access control (Starter vs Pro vs VIP)
2. A content vault for videos, PDFs, templates, and replays
3. Recurring billing + upgrades/downgrades

Here are the strongest options:

My picks by scenario

You are selling expertise (consulting, coaching, workshops):
→ Kajabi
Best if you want the whole funnel: landing pages → checkout → membership → emails → upsells.

Your members are paying for access to a community + events:
→ Circle
Best experience for ongoing engagement.

Your offer is mostly “library access”: recordings + templates + downloads:
→ Teachable, FreshLearn, or Lockrooms
These map closely to “Tier 1 gets basics, Tier 2 gets replays, Tier 3 gets the full vault.”

You already have a WordPress site:
→ MemberPress

A common tier structure that works well:

• Free: newsletter, sample workshop, starter templates
• Core ($29–99/mo): all recordings + template library
• Premium ($199–499/mo): live workshops, office hours, advanced templates, community access

For a new membership business, I’d usually narrow it to:

1. Kajabi if you want a polished all-in-one business platform
2. Circle + a course tool if community is central
3. Teachable/FreshLearn if content delivery is the main product

The best choice depends mostly on whether your members are paying for content, community, or access to you.

For a membership where higher tiers unlock exclusive workshop recordings, templates, and resource libraries, you’ll want software with:

• tiered permissions/access rules
• video hosting or course delivery
• downloadable files/templates
• recurring subscriptions
• community features (optional but valuable)
• automation (welcome emails, upsells, renewals)

Here are the strongest options by use case:

My shortlist for your specific model

1. Workshops + templates as the main product → Thinkific

• Tier examples:
  • Basic: monthly workshop recordings
  • Pro: recordings + templates + resource vault
  • VIP: everything + live Q&A/coaching
• Clean learning experience and easy content organization. support.thinkific.comsupport.thinkific.com

2. High-ticket creator business → Kajabi

• Best if you also need:
  • sales pages
  • email campaigns
  • automated launches
  • upsells
• More expensive, but fewer separate tools. www.mightynetworks.com

3. Membership community is the product → Mighty Networks or Circle

• Best if members should interact, share work, attend events, and build relationships—not just watch videos. www.mightynetworks.com

A simple tier structure that works well

• Free
  • newsletter
  • sample workshop
  • occasional public resources

• Member ($20–50/mo)
  • full workshop archive
  • monthly new recording
  • basic templates

• Pro ($75–150/mo)
  • premium templates
  • implementation guides
  • private community
  • office hours

• VIP ($250+/mo)
  • live coaching
  • small groups
  • personalized feedback

For most creators building this from scratch, I’d lean:

• Thinkific if content delivery is the priority
• Kajabi if marketing and sales automation are equally important
• Circle/Mighty Networks if community is the differentiator

I can also compare these by price, transaction fees, video storage, and tier-gating flexibility if you’re choosing a platform to buy.

For your use case—tiered memberships where higher tiers unlock exclusive workshop recordings, templates, and other resources—I’d shortlist these:

1. Kajabi — best if this is a serious paid membership

Kajabi explicitly supports multiple membership tiers, with each tier connected to different products/content. You can bundle courses, downloads, community access, and other resources into an offer. www.kajabi.com

A structure like this would work well:

• Starter — $29/mo: monthly workshop + basic recordings
• Pro — $79/mo: everything above + full recording library + templates
• VIP — $199/mo: everything + live Q&A/coaching + premium templates

Kajabi also handles marketing, email, checkout, subscriptions, and automation, so you don't need to assemble a bunch of separate tools. Its current pricing starts at $143/month when billed annually for Basic, so it's considerably more expensive than Podia. www.kajabi.com

Choose Kajabi if: you're building a substantial education/coaching business and expect the membership to become a meaningful revenue stream.

2. Podia — probably the sweet spot

Podia is particularly well suited to your exact model. Its paid plans can provide access to different products, spaces, events, and content, and you can create multiple paid tiers with different benefits. help.podia.com

Current pricing is substantially lower: $42/mo annually for Mover and $84/mo annually for Shaker; Shaker removes Podia's transaction fee and supports up to 150 products and 1,000 videos. www.podia.com

The big advantage is simplicity: you could upload workshop recordings as videos, put templates in downloadable products, and use membership plans to determine which members can access what.

Choose Podia if: you want something straightforward that gets the membership live without paying Kajabi-level prices.

3. Circle — best if the membership revolves around community

Circle is compelling if the community itself is the product. Its paywalls support tiered access to specific spaces, so you could have:

• Free community
• Member workshops
• Premium recording library
• Template/resource vault
• VIP/mastermind space

Circle specifically supports creating different access levels for different memberships and gating spaces behind paywalls. help.circle.so

Choose Circle if: discussion, networking, member interaction, and live community are as important as the recordings themselves.

My recommendation

I'd pick Podia if you're primarily selling workshop recordings + templates, and Kajabi if you're building a larger education business around them.

If the core promise is more like "join a community of people who attend my workshops", I'd go with Circle.

One important design choice: don't make every tier simply "more recordings." A stronger structure is:

Tier 1 → recordings
Tier 2 → recordings + template vault + live workshops
Tier 3 → all of that + small-group sessions/Q&A + premium resources

That gives people a reason to upgrade beyond just getting a larger content library.

For your use case—tiered memberships where higher tiers unlock workshop recordings, templates, and other premium resources—I’d shortlist these:

My pick: Circle

Circle is particularly well suited if your workshops are the centerpiece. You can create different membership tiers/paywalls and control which spaces each tier can access. Those spaces can contain courses, workshop recordings, discussions, events, and downloadable resources. circle.sohelp.circle.so

For example:

• Free — announcements + selected content
• Core — $29/mo — workshop recordings
• Pro — $59/mo — recordings + template library
• VIP — $99/mo — everything + live workshops/office hours

Circle also supports subscription upgrades/downgrades between paywalls, which is useful for this exact tiered model. circle.sohelp.circle.so

The downside is price: Circle's current Professional plan is $89/month, with Business at $199/month. circle.so

If you want simpler/cheaper: Podia

Podia is worth a close look if you care more about selling recordings/templates than building a sophisticated community. It supports membership plans where different plans include different products/spaces, and you can also sell courses, templates, downloads, workshops, and other products independently. www.podia.comwww.kajabi.com

If you're building a serious course business: Kajabi

Kajabi makes more sense if you also need email marketing, funnels, landing pages, upsells, courses, coaching, and sophisticated sales automation. www.kajabi.com

Bottom line:

• Circle → best if the experience is “join our membership/community and get increasingly valuable workshop content.”
• Podia → best if it's primarily “pay for access to my library of recordings and templates.”
• Kajabi → best if it's “build a full education business around this.”

If you tell me your number of tiers, approximate monthly price, and whether you need a community, I can narrow this to the best 1–2 options.

For your use case—recurring memberships where higher tiers unlock workshop recordings, templates, and other premium resources—I’d shortlist these:

1. Podia — my pick for most people

Podia is particularly well suited to your model because it combines paid membership tiers, video/course content, digital downloads, and community. Higher-tier plans can unlock additional spaces, products, and perks. help.podia.com

For example:

• Basic — $19/mo: monthly workshop + selected recordings
• Pro — $49/mo: all recordings + template library
• VIP — $99/mo: everything + live Q&A/coaching

You can also make templates downloadable and bundle different products together. www.podia.com

Current annual-billing pricing starts at $42/month for Mover and $84/month for Shaker; Shaker removes Podia's transaction fee. www.podia.com

Best if: you want a relatively straightforward setup without assembling several different tools.

2. Kajabi — best if this is becoming a serious business

Kajabi is stronger if you're building a larger education/coaching business around the membership. It supports courses, communities, downloads, email marketing, landing pages, automation, and recurring memberships in one system. www.kajabi.com

Its membership system explicitly supports multiple levels where each level grants different content. help.kajabi.com

The downside is price: current annual-billing plans start around $143/month, so I'd consider it overkill for a small workshop library. www.kajabi.com

Best if: you're expecting significant revenue and want marketing/automation alongside the content library.

3. Patreon — easiest membership model

Patreon is excellent if your primary concept is "pay monthly, get exclusive content." You can create multiple paid tiers and publish exclusive posts, videos, and digital products to particular tiers. support.patreon.com

It's less ideal than Podia/Kajabi if you want the experience to feel like a structured online workshop library or course platform rather than a creator membership.

Also note that Patreon currently has a 10% standard platform fee for creators who published after August 4, 2025, plus applicable processing fees. support.patreon.com

4. Circle — best if community is the product

Circle makes sense if members should not only watch recordings but also discuss workshops, ask questions, network, and participate in an ongoing community. Its paywalls can gate the entire community or individual spaces based on what members pay for. help.circle.so

My recommendation

I'd choose Podia if your core offer is:

Membership → exclusive workshop recordings + downloadable templates + occasional live workshops

I'd choose Circle if it's:

Membership → community + workshops + recordings + resources

And Kajabi if it's:

Membership → workshops + courses + marketing funnel + email automation + coaching

For a workshop business specifically, Podia is probably the sweet spot: you don't need to pay Kajabi-level prices just to put recordings and templates behind tiered access.

For your use case—tiered memberships where higher tiers unlock workshop recordings, templates, and other exclusive resources—I’d shortlist these:

My recommendation

I'd choose Circle if the experience is something like:

• Basic → selected workshop recordings
• Pro → all recordings + template library
• Premium → everything + live workshops/Q&A/community
• Members automatically gain or lose access when they upgrade/downgrade.

Circle is particularly compelling because you can organize the membership into gated spaces for recordings, templates, discussions, events, etc., rather than treating everything as individual downloadable files. Current comparisons also identify it as particularly strong for community-oriented memberships. www.mightynetworks.com

Choose Memberful instead if you don't need a community and primarily want a reliable paywall: “Tier 2 subscribers can access these recordings and these templates.” Its core strength is tying membership status to content entitlements. wifitalents.comworldmetrics.org

Choose Kajabi if this is becoming a larger education/coaching business and you want marketing automation and course delivery bundled into the same system.

If you tell me your approximate number of members, monthly price tiers, and whether you already have a website (WordPress/Webflow/etc.), I can narrow this to the best 1–2 options and compare the actual costs.

For your specific use case—paid tiers where higher tiers unlock workshop recordings, templates, and possibly a community—I’d shortlist these:

🥇 Circle — my top pick

Circle is particularly well suited if the membership experience itself is important.

You can create different membership tiers/paywalls and control access to specific spaces. That means you could structure it like:

• Basic — $19/mo: workshop recordings
• Pro — $39/mo: recordings + template library
• VIP — $79/mo: everything + live workshops/Q&A

Circle supports gating specific spaces/content, subscriptions, courses, live events, and community features. circle.so

It's also a proven model: Circle describes communities using multiple paywalls to gate workshops, course libraries, and live events at different membership levels. circle.so

I'd choose Circle if: you want members to feel like they're joining a private workshop community, rather than simply buying access to a library.

🥈 Kajabi — best if you're building a larger education business

Kajabi is stronger if you're planning to add courses, email marketing, sales funnels, coaching, and more sophisticated offers around the membership.

Kajabi explicitly supports multiple membership tiers by connecting different products to corresponding Offers. It also supports Courses, Communities, and Downloads. www.kajabi.com

I'd choose Kajabi if: this membership is going to become the core of a broader online education business.

🥉 Podia — best if you want easy and relatively inexpensive

Podia is probably the easiest option to get running without a lot of technical setup. It supports paid membership tiers, courses, communities, and digital downloads such as templates and workbooks. www.podia.com

I'd choose Podia if: your priority is "I want to upload my recordings and templates, set up three tiers, and start selling."

Patreon — good for a simpler creator membership

Patreon supports multiple paid tiers and tier-specific benefits. support.patreon.com

I'd put it behind the three above for your use case because workshop recordings + organized template libraries + structured learning are more naturally handled by a dedicated membership/course platform.

My recommendation

Circle if your vision is:

Membership → workshop library → templates → community → live events

Kajabi if your vision is:

Membership → courses → workshops → email funnel → coaching → larger education business

Podia if your vision is:

Membership → recordings + downloads → keep everything simple

If you tell me your number of tiers and approximate monthly price (e.g. $15/$39/$79), I can recommend the best platform and a concrete tier structure.

For your use case—tiered memberships where higher tiers unlock workshop recordings, templates, and other premium resources—I’d shortlist these:

1. Circle — best overall

Circle is particularly well suited if the membership itself is the product. You can create separate spaces for recordings, templates, discussions, workshops, etc., then use paywalls/subscription groups to control which tiers can access each space. It supports subscriptions, one-time payments, trials, and upgrades/downgrades. circle.so

Ideal structure:

• Basic: community + selected workshops
• Pro: all recordings + template library
• VIP: everything + live workshops/coaching

2. Kajabi — best if marketing/sales matter

Kajabi is stronger if you're building a larger education business around the membership. It supports paid tiers, premium content, bundles, downloads, courses, communities, email automation, landing pages, and checkout. Multiple membership tiers can be mapped to different Offers and content products. www.kajabi.com

I'd choose Kajabi over Circle if you expect to sell courses, coaching, workshops, email funnels, and memberships from the same business.

3. Mighty Networks — best for community-heavy memberships

Mighty combines memberships, courses, live events, livestreaming, discussions, and resource libraries. It also specifically supports event replays and content access controls, making it a good fit if your workshops are a major part of the membership experience. www.mightynetworks.com

My pick

Circle would be my default choice for exactly what you described. It's easy to conceptualize your offering as tiers → spaces → exclusive content, without forcing the experience to feel like a traditional online course.

If your business is more "teach + sell + automate", I'd pick Kajabi. If it's more "community + recurring workshops + member interaction," I'd pick Circle or Mighty Networks.

If you tell me your expected number of members and monthly budget, I can narrow this down to the best 2–3 options and compare their current pricing.

For your use case—paid tiers where higher tiers unlock more workshop recordings, templates, and possibly community access—I’d shortlist these:

My pick: Kajabi

If the core product is exclusive educational content, I'd choose Kajabi. It explicitly supports multiple membership tiers, recurring subscriptions, courses, communities, and downloadable products such as worksheets and templates. www.kajabi.com

You could structure it like:

• Basic — $19/mo: monthly workshop recordings
• Pro — $49/mo: all recordings + template library
• Premium — $99/mo: everything + new workshops/live sessions + premium templates

Kajabi can then revoke access when a subscription is canceled or payment fails, which is useful for a recurring-membership model. www.kajabi.comfaq.mightynetworks.com

When I'd choose Circle instead

Choose Circle if the community is as important as the content. Its subscription groups are specifically designed for tiered access—for example, Gold can inherit everything from Silver and unlock additional spaces/content. help.circle.so

It's particularly attractive if you envision:

Tier 1 → recordings
Tier 2 → recordings + templates + discussion
Tier 3 → everything + live workshops + private group

Circle combines those gated spaces with community discussions, live streams, chat, and messaging. circle.so

Mighty Networks

I'd pick Mighty Networks if you're building more of a membership community/event business than a traditional course library. Its plans can gate individual Spaces or bundles of Spaces, and it supports courses, native video, events, subscriptions, and multiple offers/tiers. faq.mightynetworks.com

Bottom line:

• Kajabi → best overall for content + templates + marketing + memberships
• Circle → best for community + tiered content
• Mighty Networks → best for community + recurring events/workshops
• Patreon → best if you want the simplest possible membership setup

If you're expecting hundreds or thousands of members, I'd lean Kajabi or Circle rather than building this around Patreon.

For your use case—paid tiers where higher tiers unlock workshop recordings, templates, and other exclusive resources—I’d shortlist these:

\*Current listed pricing can change.

My pick: Circle

Circle is probably the best fit if the workshops themselves are an important part of the membership experience. It supports paid membership tiers, courses, events, live streams, and the ability to gate specific spaces/content. circle.socircle.so

You could structure it like:

• Free — selected articles + occasional public workshop
• Member — workshop recordings + basic templates
• Premium — all recordings + complete template library + premium workshops
• VIP — everything above + live office hours/coaching

Circle is particularly attractive if you want members to discuss the recordings, attend live workshops, ask questions, and interact with each other, rather than simply accessing a library. Its Professional plan is currently listed at $89/month. circle.so

Best simpler option: Podia

If you mostly want “pay $X/month → unlock these resources” without building a sophisticated community, I'd look closely at Podia. Its Plans feature explicitly supports different membership tiers where higher tiers can unlock additional spaces, products, or perks. It also supports courses, downloads, bundles, and recurring subscriptions. help.podia.com

Best all-in-one business: Kajabi

Choose Kajabi if this membership is part of a bigger business involving email marketing, funnels, courses, upsells, landing pages, and automation. Kajabi explicitly supports multiple membership tiers and can revoke access when a subscription ends. www.kajabi.com

Its current annual-billing plans start at $143/month for Basic, with higher tiers at $199 and $399/month; monthly billing is higher. www.kajabi.com

Bottom line:

• 🥇 Circle — best overall for a workshop-based membership/community
• 💰 Podia — best if you want straightforward and inexpensive
• 🚀 Kajabi — best if you're building a larger creator/education business

If you tell me roughly how many members you expect and what you want to charge per tier, I can narrow this to the cheapest/best option and show exactly how I'd structure the tiers.