# Membership management system cost — all of it at list price

> Membership management software costs, laid out at list price. SaaS (managed) from ₩700K + ₩490K/mo, SI (ownership) from ₩2.5M. Members, payments, notifications and renewal automation — no per-member pricing.

- Published: 2026-08-22 · Category: Membership
- Canonical (HTML): https://maeum.io/en/blog/member-program-build-cost/ · Korean original: https://maeum.io/blog/member-program-build-cost/
- Author: MAEUM — an AI engineering company that publishes its prices · https://maeum.io

On MAEUM's price list, a membership management system is **SaaS (managed) = build from ₩700K + ₩490K/mo** (servers, operations and improvements included) or **SI (ownership) = from ₩2.5M** (no monthly fee afterwards). We build member registration, payments, notifications and renewal management exactly the way you run your business, and **your fee doesn't rise as your member count grows**. The final price is fixed before signing, after scoping (₩250K for 5 sessions), and the working demo is free.

## The moment you actually need membership software

Once you pass about 50 members, the spreadsheet-plus-messaging-app combination breaks down. Expiry dates get missed, unpaid fees go untracked, nobody remembers who came how many times. Academies, gyms, pilates studios, communities, study groups, workshops — the industries differ but the needs are the same.

- **Member ledger** — registration, expiry, passes and history in one place
- **Payments and arrears** — automatic billing and unpaid-fee tracking
- **Automatic notifications** — expiry, renewal and announcements
- **Attendance and usage** — pass deductions and statistics
- **Operations dashboard** — this month's new members, expirations and revenue at a glance

## The three questions that decide the cost

Quotes vary because of three variables. **① Are payments processed inside the system?** — payment integration expands the scope. **② Do members need their own screens?** — admin-only is smaller; a member app or page is larger. **③ How much existing data is there?** — the migration scope from spreadsheets or a previous system changes the work.
MAEUM settles these variables during scoping (up to 90 minutes per session) and **fixes the final price before you sign**. We never bill for anything that wasn't disclosed in advance.

## How it differs from subscription software — the per-member pricing trap

Look at most off-the-shelf membership software and pricing is **tiered by member count**. The better your business does, the more you pay. MAEUM's SaaS **does not charge per member.** Whether you have 300 members or 3,000, you use it within your plan; the difference between plans is the scope of operations, improvements and automation we perform each month.
And after launch, when your business changes — pass policies change, a new location opens — **feature consultation and building are included in the monthly fee**, with no separate development invoice.

## MAEUM list prices (VAT excluded · starting prices · final price confirmed after scoping)

- Scoping pass (5 sessions): ₩250K (up to 90 min each, working demo included)
- SaaS · managed (recommended): build from ₩700K + ₩490K / ₩990K / ₩1.49M/mo — servers, AI, improvements, new features and a monthly report included; no per-seat pricing
- SI · ownership: build from ₩2.5M (full build from ₩7M+) — no monthly fee afterwards; care passes when needed
- KRW is authoritative (USD ≈ at ~₩1,400/$). SEO and AI-search visibility work included free. The demo is free.
- Machine-readable prices: https://maeum.io/facts.json · Rate card: https://maeum.io/rates.json

## Frequently asked questions

**Q. Does the fee go up as membership grows?**
A. No. There's no per-member pricing. Member and staff accounts can grow without limit within your plan.

**Q. Can we migrate our existing spreadsheet member list?**
A. Yes. Most exportable data (Excel, CSV) can be migrated; the scope is confirmed during scoping.

**Q. Can you build member-facing screens (an app)?**
A. Yes. Many start admin-only and expand to member booking and lookup screens. On SaaS (managed), that expansion happens within the monthly fee.

**Q. What's the cheapest way to start?**
A. Confirm the direction with a free demo, then start the build after one scoping session to get the ₩200K discount — on SaaS that means starting from around ₩750K including the scoping pass (VAT excluded).

**Q. What happens to member data if we cancel?**
A. The data is yours. We support exporting it when the contract ends.

## Related guides

- [Booking System Development Cost — Published Prices and Build Time by Industry (2026)](https://maeum.io/en/blog/reservation-system-cost/)
- [Custom CRM Development Cost — How It Differs From Per-Seat SaaS](https://maeum.io/en/blog/crm-custom-build-cost/)
- [Own It (SI) or Have It Run for You (SaaS)? — A Decision Guide for Business Owners](https://maeum.io/en/blog/si-vs-saas-choice/)

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