--- title: "Paid memberships on Shopify: perks and access | Chargezen" description: "Sell a paid membership on Shopify with Chargezen: monthly or annual plans, member tags that follow the subscription, member pricing, perks and digital access." url: "https://chargezen.com/subscriptions/memberships" lang: "en" --- Canonical URL: https://chargezen.com/subscriptions/memberships # Paid memberships on Shopify: perks, pricing and access. Sell a membership as a subscription. Chargezen bills it, marks who is a member, and takes the perks away when the membership ends. [Start Subscriptions](https://admin.chargezen.com/signup?product=subscriptions) membership plans Monthly or annual membership plans member tags on and off Automatic member tags on and off commission or transaction fees $0 commission or transaction fees The problem A membership only works if the perks reach the right people. When members are tracked in a spreadsheet, people who cancelled keep their discount, new members wait for access, and your team spends its week fixing tags by hand. ## Sell the membership like any subscription ### Monthly or annual Offer a monthly membership, an annual one, or both, as subscription plans on a Shopify product. ### Paid upfront Charge for a full year at once with a prepaid plan. ### Membership with products Sell the membership on its own or alongside the products members subscribe to. ### Gift a membership Let customers buy a membership for someone else, who then manages it themselves. ## Membership that follows the subscription ### Tag members automatically A workflow adds your member tag to the customer when the membership starts, and removes it when it is cancelled or ends. ### Members-only tiers Make a VIP tier require an active subscription. Chargezen adds the tier's Shopify tag when a customer qualifies and removes it when they don't. ### Digital access Grant and remove access to content or apps based on subscription status. ### Klaviyo and Shopify Flow Tier changes are sent to Klaviyo and Shopify Flow, so your emails and automations know who is a member. ## How it works 1. 1 ### Create the plan Add a monthly or annual subscription plan to your membership product. 2. 2 ### Choose the member tag Add a workflow that tags customers when the membership starts and removes the tag when it ends. 3. 3 ### Attach the perks Use the tag for member pricing, gated content and member-only messages. 4. 4 ### Watch retention Track renewals and cancellations in your subscription reports. ## Perks members notice ### Member pricing Put the member tag in a Shopify customer segment, then give that segment its own discount. ### Subscriber savings Build a lower price into the membership plan itself. ### Rewards and punch cards Give members credits, free gifts and punch cards for staying. ### Birthday points Give each VIP tier its own birthday bonus points. ### Treat members differently Use the member tag in workflows to send members their own messages, gifts and discounts. ### Easy to manage Members skip, pause or cancel in the portal, after seeing what they would lose. ## Grow subscriptions without giving up a cut. $199 a month for Shopify Advanced and Plus stores. No commission and no transaction fees, however big you grow. [Start Subscriptions](https://admin.chargezen.com/signup?product=subscriptions) [See pricing](https://chargezen.com/pricing) ## Common questions ### What is a paid membership? A recurring fee that gives customers ongoing perks, like member pricing, free shipping, early access or exclusive content, instead of a product delivered each cycle. ### How does Chargezen know who is a member? A workflow tags the customer in Shopify when the membership starts and removes the tag when it is cancelled or expires. VIP tiers can also require an active subscription. ### Can I give members their own prices? Yes. Use the member tag in a Shopify customer segment and give that segment a discount, or build the saving into the membership plan. ### Can I sell digital memberships? Yes. Chargezen grants and removes access to digital content and apps based on subscription status. ### Can I offer monthly and annual memberships? Yes. Offer either or both, and charge annual members upfront with a prepaid plan. ### How much does it cost? Memberships are part of Chargezen Subscriptions: $199 a month for Shopify Advanced and Plus stores, with no commission or transaction fees. ## Keep exploring [ ### Subscription rewards Credits, free gifts, milestones and punch cards for subscribers.](https://chargezen.com/subscriptions/subscription-rewards) [ ### Store credit Refunds as credit, goodwill credit and balances customers spend.](https://chargezen.com/subscriptions/store-credit) [ ### Prepaid subscriptions Get paid upfront for several deliveries.](https://chargezen.com/subscriptions/prepaid-subscriptions) [ ### Gift subscriptions Let customers give a subscription, and keep the recipient.](https://chargezen.com/subscriptions/gift-subscriptions) [ ### Workflows Automate what happens after every order: swaps, gifts, discounts and messages.](https://chargezen.com/subscriptions/workflows) [ ### Digital subscriptions and memberships The industry playbook for memberships and digital access.](https://chargezen.com/subscriptions/industries/digital-subscriptions) [ ### Memberships program What a memberships program is and how it differs from a subscription.](https://chargezen.com/glossary/memberships-program) [ ### Digital subscription Recurring access to content or software, explained.](https://chargezen.com/glossary/digital-subscription) [ ### VIP program How VIP tiers reward your best customers.](https://chargezen.com/glossary/vip-program) [ ### Annual subscription When a yearly plan beats a monthly one.](https://chargezen.com/glossary/annual-subscription) [ ### Measuring a membership program The metrics that show whether your membership program works.](https://chargezen.com/blog/metrics-for-measuring-the-performance-of-your-membership-program)