Membership Site Development

Membership Site Development in Australia

Launch a custom-coded membership site that doesn't take a cut of every subscription. Stripe billing, gated content, courses or communities — all yours, no per-member fees.

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5.0

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ASAP

Turnaround

100+

Websites Built

10+ Yrs

Experience

Trusted by Local Businesses

Custom Membership Sites — No Kajabi, No MemberStack Tax

10+

Years

100+

Sites Built

ASAP

Turnaround

Membership site development on platforms like Kajabi, Teachable or MemberStack costs $99–$399/month minimum, plus per-member charges, plus transaction fees on top of Stripe. For a membership doing $5k+/month, that's $4,500+/year going to the platform instead of your bank account.

We build custom membership sites on the same modern stack as our SaaS work — React, TypeScript, Supabase, Stripe Billing. Subscription plans, trials, gated content tiers, member portals, course delivery, community features — all in one codebase you own outright. No platform lock-in, no rate caps, no surprise pricing changes.

Built on our web app stack. Pairs naturally with our SaaS development capability.

Why Custom Beats Kajabi, Teachable or MemberStack

Per-member pricing punishes growth. Custom code is a one-time investment.

No per-member or per-course fees — scale to 10,000 members on flat hosting

Stripe direct (1.7% + 30¢) instead of platform fee + Stripe combined

Your branding, your domain, your checkout flow — not a Kajabi subdomain

Loads 3–5× faster than typical course platforms

Custom tiers, bundles, gifting, group rates — whatever your model needs

Own the member list, the content and the code outright

What a Custom Membership Site Typically Includes

Common modules — mix and match for your specific membership model.

Auth & Member Tiers

Magic-link or password login, social auth, role-based gating per tier (free, pro, premium, lifetime). Postgres row-level security so members only see what they've paid for.

Stripe Subscriptions

Monthly, annual, lifetime, trials, coupon codes, dunning, prorated upgrades, group plans. Stripe customer portal handles plan changes, invoices and tax automatically.

Content & Course Delivery

Video lessons (Mux/Vimeo/Cloudflare Stream), downloadable resources, progress tracking, quizzes, completion certificates. Same UX quality as Kajabi without the bloat.

Community & Engagement

Member-only forums, comments, direct messages, drip content, email automation (Brevo, Resend, Mailchimp). Optional Discord/Circle integration if you'd rather host community elsewhere.

Our Services

Web Design & Marketing Services for Membership Site Development

Everything membership site development need to launch, grow and rank online — designed, built and managed in-house.

Custom Web Design

Hand-coded, conversion-focused membership site development websites built to win local searches and turn visitors into enquiries.

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E-Commerce Stores

100% custom online stores for membership site development who want full control over design, performance and data — no Shopify, no Woo.

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Web Apps & Booking Systems

Custom client portals, booking systems and dashboards built around the way membership site development actually work.

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SEO Services

Rank locally on Google with on-page, technical and local SEO tuned for membership site development.

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Google Ads Management

Get on Google's first page today with high-converting Search, Performance Max and Call/Lead-Form ads for membership site development.

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Membership Models We Build For

Pretty much any paid-access model fits — these are the patterns we ship most often.

Online CoursesCoaching ProgramsPaid CommunitiesPremium NewslettersStock Photo/Asset LibrariesTemplates & DownloadsMastermind GroupsSoftware TutorialsIndustry ReportsContinuing EducationRecurring Service MembershipsMember Directories

Why Aussie Creators Choose a Custom Membership Site

Off-the-shelf platforms are a great way to validate an idea. Once your membership crosses $3–5k/month in recurring revenue, the platform fees start to hurt — and the bigger problem is the platform owning your customers, your branding and your roadmap. Custom code flips that: you own everything and pay flat hosting forever.

We've been building production web applications for over a decade — auth, billing, gated content and Stripe integrations are core competency, not 'a feature we'll learn on this project'. The same engineer scopes, builds and supports your membership site end to end.

Book a free scoping call or read more about our web app development.

What's Included

Every Site Ships With

100% custom React build
No WordPress, no page builders, no bloat.
Local SEO foundations
Schema, suburb pages and Google Business alignment.
Mobile-first & blazing fast
Core Web Vitals tuned for conversion.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a custom membership site cost in Australia?

Most focused membership sites launch from $4,500–$12,000 fixed-price for the first version (auth, billing, 1–2 content tiers, member portal, basic admin). Larger platforms with courses, community, drip content and bespoke automations are quoted in phases after a scoping call.

Isn't Kajabi/Teachable cheaper to start?

Short-term yes. Past $2k/month in subscriptions or 100+ members, custom is almost always cheaper over 3 years. Kajabi Basic is $149 USD/month + extras; over 3 years that's $5,400 USD plus per-feature add-ons. A custom build costs less than that one-off.

How long does membership site development take?

Most first-version membership sites ship in 5–10 weeks: 1 week scoping, 4–8 weeks build with weekly demos, 1 week pre-launch QA. We work in 2-week sprints so you're testing the actual product (and shaping it) well before launch.

How do payments and tax work?

Stripe Billing handles subscriptions, trials, upgrades, dunning. Stripe Tax (we recommend turning it on) handles AU GST and international VAT/sales tax automatically — invoiced and remitted from your Stripe account, no separate accounting tool needed.

Can members watch videos and download content?

Yes. We wire in Mux, Vimeo Pro, Cloudflare Stream or self-hosted (your choice) for video — all with signed URLs so non-members can't share links. Downloads use signed S3/Supabase Storage URLs that expire, preventing redistribution.

Can I migrate from Kajabi/Teachable/MemberStack?

Yes. We've migrated members, subscriptions and content from all three. Stripe subscriptions transfer (with the customer's permission) without re-charging, content gets reimported, and member emails get a 'we've moved to a new platform' notification with their existing login.

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