Comparison

A Wild Apricot alternative for organizations that just need dues collected

Wild Apricot is a long-established, all-in-one membership platform — one that prices by how many contacts you hold and renews every month whether or not anyone paid you. If your real problem is that dues arrive late and someone has to chase them, you may be paying platform prices for a collections problem.

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Consider switching if

  • Your bill climbs every time your contact list grows, whether or not those contacts pay dues
  • You use a fraction of the platform — the roster and the payment page — and none of the website builder
  • Renewals still need manual chasing despite the software you're paying for
  • You want the admin side simple enough that next year's volunteer treasurer can pick it up in an afternoon

The pricing difference, stated plainly

Wild Apricot prices per contact and bills every month regardless of how much you collect — your bill climbs as your contact list grows, whether or not those contacts paid dues. DuesBox charges a flat rate regardless of member count: free forever for unlimited members (members who pay online cover a 5% service fee at checkout, so the organization pays nothing at all), $29/month for Pro (no member-facing fee, automatic card collection, automated reminders, bulk import, branded website), and $79/month for Agency (multiple organizations and admins). Your member count never changes your price. Pricing changes — verify Wild Apricot's current rates on wildapricot.com before you decide.

What DuesBox does instead

One job, done thoroughly: knowing who owes what, and collecting it without anyone having to ask twice — with a branded public site around it so joining and paying live in the same place.

  • Member roster with dues plans, statuses, and renewal dates that advance automatically on payment
  • A private dues page per member — no login, no password, no portal to explain
  • Card payment with automatic renewal each cycle, plus automatic retries and a clear notice on decline
  • Manual recording of checks and cash, treated exactly like a card payment in your records
  • Automated renewal reminders before, on, and after the due date, with members on working autopay excluded from the nagging
  • A branded website on your own domain, with a public join page, event ticketing, and news
  • Optional member accounts for payment history, receipts, and event registrations
  • CSV export of members and payment history on Pro, whenever you want it
  • Flat pricing that doesn't move when your membership grows

Who should stay with Wild Apricot

Wild Apricot is a broader all-in-one platform — email marketing, a member directory, forums, and self-service member accounts on top of its website and events. DuesBox now covers the website, events, and dues, but not email marketing or a full searchable member directory. If your member directory and email blasts all live in Wild Apricot and that setup works, switching is a downgrade, not a saving. DuesBox is the better choice specifically when dues collection is the problem and the directory and email are overhead you're paying for.

How it works

  1. 1Create a free DuesBox account — no card required — and add your organization.
  2. 2Recreate your membership tiers as dues plans with their prices and cycles.
  3. 3Export your Wild Apricot contacts to CSV and import them.
  4. 4Connect your payout account so members can pay by card and renew automatically.
  5. 5Send dues links at your next renewal cycle and compare the results before you cancel anything.

What it costs

Free forever: unlimited members, dues plans, member dues pages, and manual payment records. Pro is $29/month and adds automatic card collection, automated renewal reminders, bulk import, a branded club website on your own domain, event ticketing, and a public join page. Agency is $79/month for multiple organizations and admins. New signups get 14 days of Pro to try it.

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Questions people ask

Is DuesBox a drop-in replacement for Wild Apricot?
Only if dues collection, member records, and a public-facing site are what you use it for. Wild Apricot is a broader all-in-one platform (email marketing, member directory, forums). DuesBox covers dues, member records, a branded website with your own domain, event ticketing, and a public join page — but not email marketing or a full member directory. If you rely on those, switching would cost you features.
How does the pricing compare?
Wild Apricot prices per contact and bills every month regardless of how much you collect. DuesBox is flat regardless of member count: free forever for unlimited members (members who pay online cover a 5% service fee at checkout, so you pay nothing), $29/month for Pro (no member-facing fee, automatic collection, reminders, bulk import, branded website), and $79/month for Agency (multiple organizations and admins). Your member count never changes your price. Confirm Wild Apricot's current pricing on their own site before deciding.
What about our existing recurring payments?
Recurring card payments cannot transfer between platforms; card details stay with the original processor. Members re-enter their card once on their DuesBox dues page, after which renewals charge automatically. Plan for that as a one-time ask to your membership.

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