12 Best Chamber of Commerce Software Platforms (2026)

Ask twelve chamber of commerce software vendors what they cost and eight of them will ask you to book a demo first. That’s the single most useful thing to know before you start shopping: in this category, the price is usually the thing you aren’t allowed to see.

We checked every vendor’s own pricing page on 4 September 2026. Four of the biggest names in chamber software publish no price at all. Two publish ranges wide enough to drive a truck through. The rest publish real numbers, and those numbers vary by more than 25x for organizations of the same size.

This guide covers twelve platforms chambers of commerce actually shortlist, what each one is genuinely good at, where each one falls down, and what it costs when the vendor is willing to say.

How we compared chamber of commerce software

Every price below came from the vendor’s own website, accessed 4 September 2026. We didn’t use Capterra, G2, or any of the software directory sites, because their pricing data is frequently years out of date. Where a vendor doesn’t publish a price, we say so rather than guessing.

That distinction matters more than it sounds. A vendor that publishes its pricing has already told you something about how the next five years will go. A vendor that doesn’t has told you something too.

Chamber of commerce software at a glance

Tool	Entry price	Priced by	Platform fee	Free trial	Publishes pricing
Kannect	$29/mo, or $276/yr	People, 500 to 15,000	2% down to 1%, 0% on nonprofit donations	7 days, card required	Yes, in full
ChamberMaster	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	No, quote only
GrowthZone	Not published	Not published	Not published	None, demo only	No, quote only
MemberClicks	From $3,500/yr (MC Trade)	Org size and functionality	Not published	Not published	Starting at only
Novi AMS	$829/mo billed annually	Your annual revenue	Not published	Not published	Yes, all six tiers
Wild Apricot	$66/mo at 100 contacts	Contact count	None, states no per-transaction fees	60 days, no card	Yes, in full
Glue Up	From $3,000 to $6,500/yr	Org size and requirements	Not published	None, demo only	Ranges only
MembershipWorks	Free to 50, then $35/mo	Account count	None, states it takes no cut	None, free 50-account plan instead	Yes, in full
ClubExpress	42c/member/mo, $24/mo minimum	Member count	Card rates published separately	Yes, length not published	Yes, to 1,000 members
Join It	$29/mo	Admin seats	3% / 2% / 1.5% by tier	Yes, no card	Yes, in full
Raklet	Free tier, then $49/mo	Contacts and admin seats	4% / 3% / 2% / 1% + $0.60	Free plan	Yes, in full
Neon One	From $99/mo (Neon CRM)	Your revenue, not your records	Referenced but not published	Not published	Starting at only

1. Kannect

What it’s. Kannect is a community engagement platform, not an association management system. That distinction matters on this page. Most chamber of commerce software below is AMS software built around the member record and the dues invoice. Kannect is built around what happens between renewals, and the chamber features are built into it.

What it does. Events with RSVPs, ticketing, reminders and check-in. Member and business directories. Membership types, tiers, dues and applications. A People CRM holding one record per member. Groups and programs for committees, councils and chapters. A branded community site. Campaigns and fundraising, with no Kannect fee on nonprofit donations. Payments run on Stripe. You connect your bank once, and money from events, memberships, programs and donations lands in your own account, usually within three business days. Kannect never holds your money.

The differentiator is delivery. Announcements reach every opted-in member through the mobile app and email at the same time, with no algorithm deciding who sees them and no per-contact overage bill. That’s the difference between software that manages content and software that mobilises people, and it’s the complaint chamber directors raise most often about the platforms further down this page.

Every plan includes the entire platform. In Kannect’s words, plans “differ by how many people, admins, and groups you get, not by which features are switched on”, the same model Wild Apricot uses and the opposite of the add-on model several vendors on this page run.

Pricing.

Plan	Monthly	Billed yearly	People	Admins	Platform fee
Starter	$29/mo	$276/yr	500	3	2%
Launch	$69/mo	$660/yr	2,000	5	2%
Growth	$149/mo	$1,428/yr	5,000	10	1.5%
Scale	$299/mo	$2,868/yr	15,000	25	1%

Best for. Chambers whose problem is engagement rather than record-keeping: members who don’t open the email, mixers that draw the same twelve people, a directory nobody visits. Kannect positions its Launch tier at chambers, PTAs and mid-size nonprofits earning membership or event revenue.

2. ChamberMaster

What it does well. ChamberMaster is the closest thing this category has to a default. It has been built specifically for chambers for a long time, and it shows: member directories, referrals, sponsorship and ad sales, hot deals, job postings, and the reporting a chamber board expects to see. If you call another chamber director and ask what they use, this is the most likely answer. It’s now part of GrowthZone, and the two share a content and product operation.

Where it falls short. The interface carries its age, and the pricing is opaque. ChamberMaster historically published an all-pricing PDF; as of 4 September 2026 that document returns a 404 and the packages page lists four editions, Standard, Plus, Premier and Pro, with no dollar figures anywhere. Everything routes through a demo.

Pricing. Not published. Four named editions, quote only.

Best for. Established chambers with staff who already know the system and a budget that can absorb a quote-based contract.

3. GrowthZone

What it does well. GrowthZone is the association-grade sibling of ChamberMaster, and it’s the strongest option here if you’re a chamber that also behaves like a trade association, committees, certifications, chapters, a learning management system, a members-only community. The add-on catalogue is deep: GZ Community, GZ Learn, GZ Pay, GZ CMS. Their annual chamber and association survey reports are genuinely useful industry benchmarking, even if you never buy the software.

Where it falls short. Nothing is published. Their pricing page says, in effect, that every organization is unique and you should request a demo. The add-on model also means the number you’re quoted at signing is rarely the number you pay in year three, because the useful pieces, community, learning, payments, are separately priced.

Pricing. Not published. Three AMS tiers plus add-ons, quote only.

Best for. Larger chambers with association-style programming and a real procurement process.

4. MemberClicks

What it does well. MemberClicks (a Personify brand) splits into MC Professional for associations and MC Trade for chambers and trade groups. MC Trade is the relevant one here, and it’s built around the sales side of chamber work, prospecting, dues renewals, sponsorship pipelines, more than most competitors. They also publish a large, genuinely useful library of member-communication templates.

Where it falls short. The published numbers are floors, not prices, and real quotes commonly land higher. Contracts are annual by default. Their product attention through 2026 has visibly shifted toward learning management, which is worth asking about if the chamber features are what you’re buying.

Pricing. MC Trade “starting at $3,500 annually”; MC Professional “starting at $4,500 annually.” No transaction fee, setup fee, or trial published.

Best for. Chambers with a dedicated membership salesperson and a five-figure software budget.

5. Novi AMS

What it does well. Novi is built around QuickBooks. Not integrated with it, built around it. If your treasurer or finance director lives in QuickBooks, no other platform on this list will make them as happy. Novi is also the most transparent vendor in the entire category: all six tiers are published with exact figures, and so are the onboarding fees, which almost nobody else discloses.

Where it falls short. Price. Novi is priced by your organization’s annual revenue rather than your member count, and the entry tier starts where most of this list tops out. The published onboarding fees are substantial. Their own content operation has also gone quiet, their cornerstone software guides haven’t been updated since 2019, which tells you where their attention sits.

Pricing. Six tiers, all billed annually, banded by your annual revenue: Core $829/mo (to $400K revenue, $3,600 onboarding), Prime $1,285/mo ($4,650), Premier $1,760/mo ($6,950), Elite $2,230/mo ($9,300), Advanced $2,750/mo ($13,900), Enterprise from $3,622/mo (from $20,900).

Best for. Well-funded trade associations and large chambers where accounting rigour is the deciding factor.

6. Wild Apricot

What it does well. Wild Apricot is the most widely used membership platform for small organizations, and its fee position is the cleanest on this list: no setup fees, no customization fees, no training fees, no per-transaction fees, no cancellation fees. Every plan gets every feature; you’re only paying for scale. The 60-day trial requires no credit card, which is the most generous evaluation window here by a wide margin.

Where it falls short. It’s built for clubs, nonprofits and associations generally, not chambers specifically. There’s no chamber vocabulary in it, no referrals, no hot deals, no ribbon cuttings, no sponsorship inventory. The interface and website builder feel dated next to newer platforms, and pricing scales on total contacts, which includes lapsed members and event attendees you may not think of as members.

Pricing. $66/mo at 100 contacts, $59.40/mo prepaid annually, $56.10/mo prepaid two years. Tier breakpoints sit at 100, 250, 500, 2,000, 5,000, 15,000 and 50,000 contacts; the higher tiers are shown through an on-page calculator rather than a static list.

Best for. Small chambers that mostly need a directory, events and dues, and want a long free trial before committing.

7. Glue Up

What it does well. Glue Up grew out of an events business, and events are still where it’s strongest, registration, ticketing, check-in, sponsorship, and a solid mobile app for attendees. It’s also the only platform here with real depth in chapter and multi-chapter management, which matters if your chamber runs councils, committees or regional branches that need their own space and their own data.

Where it falls short. The pricing is a range, not a price, and the range is wide. All plans are billed annually. Despite being event-led, no ticketing or transaction percentage is published anywhere, which is a conspicuous omission for a platform that processes your registrations. Their chamber-specific content and case studies skew heavily toward Asia-Pacific and Africa rather than North America.

Pricing. Professional from $3,000 to $6,500/yr. Advanced from $8,000 to $18,500/yr. Enterprise custom. Billed annually; varies by organization size and requirements.

Best for. Event-heavy chambers, and any chamber running multiple chapters or councils.

8. MembershipWorks

What it does well. MembershipWorks is the cheapest credible option on this list and it’s refreshingly blunt about money: no hidden fees, no cut of your payments, no contract, and a genuinely free tier up to 50 accounts. It embeds into an existing website, Squarespace, WordPress, Wix, rather than replacing it, which suits chambers that have just paid someone to build a site and don’t want to throw it away.

Where it falls short. It’s a membership layer, not a full chamber operating system. Reporting is basic, there’s no native member app, and the embed model means your member experience is only as good as the site you’re embedding into. Support is email-based.

Pricing. Free to 50 accounts. Then $35/mo to 300, $59/mo to 600, $95/mo to 1,200, $145/mo to 2,500, $205/mo to 5,000, $259/mo to 10,000. Thirty-day money-back guarantee, no contract.

Best for. Very small chambers, and chambers with a website they like and a budget they don’t.

9. ClubExpress

What it does well. ClubExpress prices per member per month, which is the most legible pricing model here: you can work out your bill on the back of an envelope. It’s feature-complete for a small organization, website, directory, events, dues, committees, email, and the per-member rate drops as you grow.

Where it falls short. The setup fee is referenced on the live pricing page without an amount, and several other charges, merchant processing, extra-cost functions, are named but not quantified. Be careful with their older pricing PDF, which is still reachable, is stamped 2017, and shows lower rates than the live page. The platform is aimed at clubs rather than chambers, and it looks it.

Pricing. 42¢ per member per month to 200 members, 38¢ to 300, 34¢ to 500, 30¢ to 1,000, with lower rates above that. Secondary members 20¢ down to 14¢. Minimum $24/mo hosting fee. One-time setup fee, amount not published on the live page.

Best for. Small chambers that want predictable per-member costs and will ask about setup in writing.

10. Join It

What it does well. Join It’s simple, fast to set up, and honest about its fees. It integrates well with tools you already have, Mailchimp, Stripe, QuickBooks, Salesforce, Zapier, Eventbrite, which makes it a good fit if you’re keeping some of your current stack rather than replacing it. Digital membership cards are a genuine strength. There’s a 10% nonprofit discount.

Where it falls short. The transaction fees are the highest published on this list at the entry tier, 3% on top of Stripe’s own processing, and pricing scales by admin seats rather than members, which penalises chambers with several part-time staff and volunteers who need logins. It’s a membership tool rather than a chamber platform; there’s no sponsorship, referral or non-dues revenue tooling.

Pricing. Starter $29/mo (3 admin seats, 3% service fee), Total $99/mo (5 seats, 2%), Extra $199/mo (10 seats, 1.5%), Enterprise custom. No setup cost. Free trial, no credit card. Note that their annual pricing for the Extra tier didn’t reconcile with the monthly rate when we checked, so confirm it in writing.

Best for. Small chambers with one or two admins who want to keep their existing tools.

11. Raklet

What it does well. Raklet publishes more of its fee structure than almost anyone, every tier, every add-on, every transaction percentage, and the price of a branded mobile app. There’s a real free tier. The transaction fee falls as you move up, from 4% to 1%, which is the right direction and clearly signposted.

Where it falls short. The headline prices are low because the limits are tight: the $49 tier gives you 500 contacts and one admin. Adding admin seats, contacts, custom fields and a custom domain is where the real cost accumulates, and those add-ons are individually priced. At 4%, the entry-tier transaction fee is the highest on this list. Chamber-specific features are thin.

Pricing. Free (100 contacts, 1 admin, 4% + $0.60). Essentials $49/mo annual or $59 monthly (500 contacts, 3% + $0.60). Professional $99/$119 (1,000 contacts, 2 admins, 2% + $0.60). Premium $399/$499 (10,000+ contacts, 3 admins, 1% + $0.60). Add-ons from $10 to $39/mo each; custom onboarding from $300; branded apps $299/mo billed annually.

Best for. Budget-constrained chambers willing to do the add-on maths carefully before signing.

12. Neon One

What it does well. Neon One is a nonprofit suite with a real associations product bolted on, and its fundraising and donor-management depth is far beyond anything else here. If your chamber runs a charitable foundation alongside the chamber itself, Neon handles both sides in one place. They charge on revenue rather than record count, which means a large lapsed-member list doesn’t inflate your bill.

Where it falls short. It’s a nonprofit platform first and a membership platform second. Chamber-specific workflows aren’t the priority, and associations content is a small fraction of what they publish. Only “starting at” prices are published, transaction fees are referenced without a percentage, and there’s no published trial.

Pricing. Neon CRM from $99/mo, priced on revenue rather than records. Neon Websites from $69/mo, Neon Fundraise from $158/mo, Neon Launch from $49/mo plus transaction fees.

Best for. Chambers with a 501(c)(3) foundation doing real fundraising alongside the chamber.

How to choose chamber of commerce software: five questions

Feature lists all look the same after the third demo. These five questions separate the shortlist faster than a comparison chart will.

What am I actually being charged for?

Members, contacts, admin seats, or revenue. These are four different bills. A chamber with 400 members, 3,000 lapsed contacts and six part-time staff pays wildly different amounts depending on which of those the vendor counts. Ask which number drives your invoice, then ask what happens when it grows.

What’s the transaction fee, in writing?

If you process dues, event tickets and sponsorships through the platform, the percentage matters more than the subscription. A chamber running $200,000 a year through its system pays $8,000 at 4% and $2,000 at 1%. That gap is larger than most of the subscriptions on this list. Several vendors here don’t publish a percentage at all; that’s a question for the demo, and you want the answer in the contract.

What does onboarding cost and how long does it take?

Novi publishes onboarding fees from $3,600 to over $20,900. Most vendors don’t publish them at all, which doesn’t mean they’re zero. Kannect sits at the other end: self-onboarding, no required setup fee, and an optional one-time $150 if you want it done for you. Ask every vendor for the implementation fee, the timeline, and who does the data migration; you or them.

How do members actually receive things?

Email open rates for association mail sit well below half. If the only way your platform reaches members is email, most of your members aren’t being reached. Ask whether there’s a member app, whether push notifications exist, and what percentage of a typical customer’s members have it installed.

What happens to my data if I leave?

Ask for the export format before you sign, not after you’re unhappy. A vendor that answers this one plainly is telling you something useful about the relationship.

Where Kannect fits

Kannect is our product, so check the pricing page yourself. It’s a community engagement platform with the chamber features built in, not an association management system, and that distinction is the point rather than a hedge.

Memberships, properly. One membership type with multiple pricing tiers on every plan, or multiple membership types each with their own tiers on the higher plans. Custom application forms, manual or automatic approval, and a welcome flow that drops a new member straight into the conversation. Discounts and renewals are built in, so nobody’s tracking who gets the early-bird rate in a spreadsheet.

And the rest of the organization. A member directory with unlimited listings on every plan, and multiple directories side by side on the higher plans for sponsors, alumni, partners or your team. Groups and programs for chapters, committees and cohorts, each with its own conversation and analytics. A people database with statuses for member, alumni, donor, staff, parent and student, which members keep current themselves from the app. Events, broadcast email, a community website and a member app.

Plan	Monthly	Billed yearly	People	Admins	Emails/mo	Platform fee
Starter	$29	$276	500	3	5,000	2%
Launch	$69	$660	2,000	5	20,000	2%
Growth	$149	$1,428	5,000	10	50,000	1.5%
Scale	$299	$2,868	15,000	25	150,000	1%

The part that matters most day to day is reach. Every opted-in member receives every announcement. No algorithm decides who sees it, and there’s no per-contact overage bill for sending it. Payments run on Stripe and land in your own account, usually within three business days. Kannect never holds your money, and registered nonprofits pay 0% Kannect fee on donations.

For a chamber the membership model is the whole job, and it’s rarely simple. Business tiers by employee count, a nonprofit rate, an individual or affiliate tier, sponsors who are members and members who are sponsors. You get multiple membership types each with their own tiers on the higher plans, with applications, approvals, renewals and discounts handled rather than tracked. Sponsors and members can sit in separate directories side by side.

Most organizations start with one job, usually events, payments or the directory, and bring the rest across as they need it. Setup is self-serve at no cost. If you’d rather we build the account for you, that’s an optional one time service starting at $150.

We write separately for chambers and for nonprofits, and there’s a wider comparison in the best community engagement platforms.

Chamber of commerce software FAQs

Where these chamber of commerce software prices came from

Every chamber of commerce software price in this article came off the vendor’s own page on 5 September 2026. Go and check them yourself, because they change.

• ChamberMaster pricing
• GrowthZone pricing
• MemberClicks pricing
• Novi AMS pricing
• Wild Apricot pricing
• Glue Up pricing
• MembershipWorks pricing
• ClubExpress pricing
• Join It pricing
• Raklet pricing
• Neon One pricing

Related reading

• What community software actually costs, the five costs behind the headline price
• How to keep chamber members engaged between renewals
• What to do when member renewals stall
• The Stack Audit Calculator, what your current tools actually cost
• 12 best community engagement platforms, with verified pricing
• Community management software compared
• What membership management software costs for nonprofits
• Why members join and then go quiet
• Why community engagement fails
• More guides for chambers
• Kannect pricing
• The 5-tool community stack costing you a weekend a month
• Membership tiers that renew

Pricing verified from each vendor’s own website on 4 September 2026. Prices change; check before you buy.