A PoolDues alternative that pays out to your own bank.
Everything swim & tennis clubs need (dues, reservations, guest passes, check-in), but members pay into your Stripe account instead of PayPal, the portal lives on the website you already have, and email, SMS, and accounting sync come built in.
Free migration off PoolDues · Your own Stripe · 45-day trial, no card
Moving from PoolDues 
Four reasons clubs move to Memberley.
- Your own Stripe — not PayPal
- PoolDues runs payments through PayPal. With Memberley you connect your own Stripe account; members check out with any card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay, and payouts typically reach your bank in 1–2 business days.
- Keep the website you already have
- PoolDues hosts your club site on their servers. Memberley's member portal embeds into the website you already own and run — no migrating your whole web presence onto a vendor.
- Pricing that fits your pool
- PoolDues charges a flat $1,999/yr for the whole bundle, used or not. Memberley starts at $0/yr — unlimited members, 3% per payment — and you add modules like reservations or check-in only if your club needs them, free for your entire first year.
- Comms & integrations built in
- PoolDues includes mass email and PayPal-to-QuickBooks export, but Memberley adds open and bounce tracking, SMS broadcasts and one-to-one texts, and native QuickBooks and Mailchimp sync — no separate newsletter or accounting workflow.
Memberley vs. PoolDues.
 Memberley | | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $0/yr + 3%, or $500/yr with no payment fees | $1,999 / year (flat) |
| Pay for only the add-on modules you use | ✕ | |
| Payments | Your own Stripe · 1–2 day payouts | PayPal |
| Keep the website you already have (portal embeds) | ✕ | |
| White-label branding on portal & emails | — | |
| Built-in email broadcasts & member segments | ||
| SMS broadcasts & one-to-one texts | Opt-in alerts | |
| QuickBooks & Mailchimp integrations | Mailchimp · QB export | |
| Classes, lessons & programs | ||
| Digital waivers & document library | — | |
| Free white-glove migration | ||
| Online dues & auto-renewal | ||
| Capital fees & special assessments | Tenure-based · one-time · initiation | Initiation fee at signup |
| Guest passes & member check-in | ||
| Reservations (lanes / courts / cabanas) |
* PoolDues pricing & features as published on pooldues.com (2026). “—” means not advertised by PoolDues; verify current terms before relying on them.
PoolDues will help set up and host your club website alongside its membership tools. The tradeoff is that your public website and club operations are tied to the same vendor, even when a simpler, more user-friendly website service like Squarespace would do the job. Memberley lets you keep the website you own and gives you a better-designed, modern member experience with more built in, including both email and SMS.
More that comes built in.
The tools most clubs end up bolting on separately are already part of Memberley.
Switching questions, answered.
- Is Memberley a good PoolDues alternative for neighborhood pools?
- Yes. Memberley covers the same pool essentials — online dues with auto-renewal, reservations, guest passes, and member check-in — and adds your own Stripe payouts, built-in email and SMS, QuickBooks and Mailchimp integrations, classes, and waivers. It's a fit for swim, tennis, and HOA-with-pool communities.
- Do members have to pay through PayPal?
- No. Memberley uses Stripe Connect — you link your own Stripe account and members pay with any card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay. Payouts typically deposit to your bank in 1–2 business days, with no middleman holding your dues.
- Do we have to move our website to Memberley?
- No. Unlike PoolDues, which hosts your site on its servers, Memberley embeds the member portal — profile, reservations, payments, documents, announcements — into the website you already have, themed to match.
- How does pricing compare to PoolDues?
- PoolDues is a flat $1,999/yr for the whole bundle. Memberley starts at $0/yr with unlimited members and a 3% payment fee — or a $500/yr Community plan with zero payment fees — and add-on modules are free for your first year, after which you pay for only the ones you keep. Most neighborhood pools come out well under what PoolDues charges. Standard Stripe processing fees apply, as with any provider.
- Can Memberley bill our capital contribution and initiation fee?
- Yes. The Assessments & Capital Fees module ($150/yr, free your first year) bills a capital contribution only during a member's first few membership years, a one-time initiation fee for new members, and special assessments to everyone who is a member on a given date. Memberley counts each household's membership year from the day they were first accepted — waitlist time never counts — adds the charge beside their dues at renewal, and stops on its own when the window ends. PoolDues collects initiation fees at signup; the recurring, tenure-based part is what boards usually track by hand today.
- Can we switch in the middle of the season?
- You can switch anytime, but most clubs migrate in the off-season so everything is ready before registration opens. We import your roster for you either way.
- Do you work with Northern Virginia pools?
- Yes — Memberley is based in Northern Virginia and we'll meet your board in person to walk through setup and migration.
Keep your dues. Keep your site.
Start a 45-day free trial and see your club in Memberley in minutes, or send us your PoolDues roster and we'll set everything up for you, free, before next season.