TidyHQ vs YourMembership
YourMembership (owned by Personify, same parent as MemberClicks) is a US association platform built for mid-to-large professional associations with career centers, job boards, and continuing education programs. Pricing starts in the low hundreds per month and climbs with contact count. TidyHQ is built for smaller associations — under 500 members, volunteer or small-staff teams — that don't need YM's full enterprise stack. Published flat pricing, a real free tier, and governance tools built in.
Where TidyHQ wins
Published pricing your board can approve without a sales call — YourMembership requires a demo and custom quote. A permanent free plan for associations under 20 contacts. Flat $49 USD/month Pro regardless of contact count — YM climbs on a per-contact basis with annual contracts. No setup fees. Native governance tools: meeting minutes with action items, committee task management, 25 GB document storage. Modern interface volunteers adopt without training. Onboarding measured in hours, not weeks.
Where YourMembership wins
YourMembership has genuine depth in professional association workflows. Integrated job board and career center are core strengths for associations whose members pay to access specialised job listings. CE/CEU tracking for continuing education credits is mature. Community forums with moderation. Learning management integration. If your association runs a career services program, a continuing education program, or deep community forums, YM handles that at a level TidyHQ doesn't approach.
Best for
Small to mid-size US associations (under 500 members) with volunteer boards or small paid staff who need straightforward membership management, events, and governance — not the enterprise feature depth of YourMembership. Associations that want published pricing and no setup fees.
Feature comparison
Starting price
TidyHQ
$0 free / $890 AUD/year ProYourMembership
~$200+ USD/month (quote-based)Pricing visibility
TidyHQ
PublishedYourMembership
✗ Demo + quote requiredFree tier
TidyHQ
Full features, unlimited contactsYourMembership
Setup fees
TidyHQ
✗ NoneYourMembership
Typically $1,500+ setupAnnual contract required
TidyHQ
✗ Month-to-month availableYourMembership
Annual contract standardTime to deploy
TidyHQ
Hours to daysYourMembership
Weeks to monthsOnline memberships with tiers
TidyHQ
YourMembership
Event management
TidyHQ
Ticketing, RSVPs, member pricingYourMembership
Deeper — conference managementJob board / career center
TidyHQ
YourMembership
NativeContinuing education (CE/CEU)
TidyHQ
YourMembership
Native trackingCommunity forums
TidyHQ
YourMembership
Email marketing
TidyHQ
Unlimited, with segmentationYourMembership
Deeper automationWebsite builder
TidyHQ
Flexible with widget drop-insYourMembership
Template-basedMeeting minutes & governance
TidyHQ
Agendas, minutes, action itemsYourMembership
✗ Not a native featureCommittee task management
TidyHQ
Assigned to rolesYourMembership
Document storage
TidyHQ
25 GBYourMembership
Varies by planAdmin seats
TidyHQ
UnlimitedYourMembership
Tiered by plan*Approximate conversion: 1 AUD ≈ 0.65 USD ≈ 0.50 GBP. Actual rates may vary.
Key differences
The pricing isn't a sales meeting
YourMembership doesn't publish prices. Every quote requires a discovery call, a demo, and typically a multi-week sales process. TidyHQ's entire pricing is on /pricing; your board reviews it, approves the spend, and you're running in days.
You're not paying for a job board you don't need
YourMembership's value is strongest for associations with career services, continuing education, and forum-heavy member engagement. If your association is running memberships, events, and governance without those programs, you're paying enterprise prices for features you don't use. TidyHQ fits the core use case without the enterprise overhead.
No setup fee, no annual contract
YourMembership typically charges setup fees in the $1,500+ range and requires annual contracts. TidyHQ has zero setup fees and offers month-to-month billing. Your first-year cost difference is often $5,000+ before you've processed your first membership.
Governance tools, not just membership transactions
Meeting agendas with minutes and action items. Committee task assignment by role. 25 GB document storage for constitutions, policies, and board materials. YM treats association governance as a separate concern — TidyHQ treats it as core product surface.
What YourMembership does well
YourMembership has genuine depth in professional association workflows. Integrated job board and career center are core strengths for associations whose members pay to access specialised job listings. CE/CEU tracking for continuing education credits is mature. Community forums with moderation. Learning management integration. If your association runs a career services program, a continuing education program, or deep community forums, YM handles that at a level TidyHQ doesn't approach.
We think honest comparisons build more trust than pretending competitors don’t exist. Try both and see which one your committee actually uses.
Is TidyHQ right for you?
TidyHQ is the better choice if…
- Your association has under 500 members with volunteer or small-staff administration
- You want published pricing, no setup fees, and no annual contract lock-in
- You don't need a job board, career center, or continuing education tracking
- Governance tools (minutes, tasks, documents) matter to your board
- You want to start free and scale up, not start with a $5,000 first-year commitment
YourMembership might be better if…
- •Your association runs a significant career services or job board program
- •Continuing education (CE/CEU) credit tracking is core to your member value
- •You need mature community forums with moderation and content gating
- •You're a mid-to-large US association with dedicated staff and a six-figure software budget
- •You're already on YourMembership and the switching cost outweighs the savings
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about using YourMembership vs TidyHQ for membership organisations.
YourMembership doesn't publish pricing. Public user reports indicate starting prices in the $200-400 USD/month range for smaller implementations, climbing into thousands per month for mid-to-large associations based on contact count and module selection. Setup fees typically run $1,500+ and annual contracts are standard. TidyHQ Pro is $49 USD/month flat with no setup fees, no annual contract requirement, and published pricing.
Both are owned by Personify but are different products targeting different segments. MemberClicks is marketed for chambers of commerce and smaller associations. YourMembership is marketed for professional associations with career services and continuing education programs. Feature sets overlap significantly.
No. YourMembership is priced and designed for mid-to-large professional associations with paid staff. For PTAs, HOAs, small 501(c)(3) nonprofits, and small associations under 500 members, TidyHQ is a better fit. See /solutions/pta-software, /solutions/hoa-management, and /solutions/501c3-software for use-case-specific features and pricing.
No. TidyHQ is focused on membership management, events, finances, and governance. Associations that need a job board or career center for their members will find that functionality in YourMembership, MemberClicks, or a specialized tool like JobTarget. TidyHQ doesn't compete in that feature area.
Not natively. Associations that require formal CE/CEU tracking with credit accumulation, certification workflows, and reporting should use YourMembership, MemberClicks, or a specialized LMS. TidyHQ tracks event attendance which can support basic CE workflows, but it's not a purpose-built CE/CEU platform.
Yes, for the core membership, events, and financial data. TidyHQ imports member records, dues history, and event data via CSV. For associations that heavily use YM's job board, continuing education tracking, or community forums, the migration involves decisions about which features to rebuild on other tools. Most small associations don't use those modules and the migration is straightforward.
Sources
Claims in this comparison are based on publicly available information. Verify current pricing and features directly with each provider.
- 1YourMembership official website— Product overview, feature descriptions, and module details
- 2YourMembership on G2— User reviews including pricing feedback and implementation time
- 3Personify (parent company)— Parent company context — YourMembership and MemberClicks both under Personify