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 with manual tracking, $29/month for Pro (automatic card collection, automated reminders, bulk import), 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.
- 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
- 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 — website, events, email, member directory, and self-service member accounts. DuesBox does only dues and member records. If your website, events, member directory, and email all live in Wild Apricot and that setup works, switching to a dues-only tool is a downgrade, not a saving. DuesBox is the better choice specifically when dues collection is the problem and the rest is overhead you're paying for.
How it works
- 1Create a free DuesBox account — no card required — and add your organization.
- 2Recreate your membership tiers as dues plans with their prices and cycles.
- 3Export your Wild Apricot contacts to CSV and import them.
- 4Connect your payout account so members can pay by card and renew automatically.
- 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, and bulk import. Agency is $79/month for multiple organizations and admins. New signups get 14 days of Pro to try it.
Questions people ask
- Is DuesBox a drop-in replacement for Wild Apricot?
- Only if dues collection and member records are what you use it for. Wild Apricot is a broader all-in-one platform (website, events, email, member directory). DuesBox does only dues and member records. If you rely on those other tools, 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 with manual tracking, $29/month for Pro, $79/month for Agency. 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.