Memberships
Video membership platform.
How to create a video membership site, step by step.
A video membership site charges members a recurring fee and gives them access to a library of video in return. You can assemble one from a website, a membership plugin and a video host, or use one platform that does all three. This guide covers both, then walks through the setup in order.
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By uncompressed.io · Updated October 2026
Short answer
How do you create a video membership site?
Upload your videos, group them into collections, create membership tiers with monthly and yearly prices that give access to those collections, connect a payment account, and open a storefront where members join. You can do this with one video membership platform or by combining a website, a membership plugin and a separate video host.
- Upload the library and group it into collections
- Create tiers with monthly and yearly prices
- Connect your own payment account
- Open a storefront under your name or domain
- Launch with a free trial or a coupon
Three ways to build it
Pick an approach
and what each asks of you
The difference is not what members see on day one. It is how many accounts, bills and settings you maintain from then on.
Domain-restricted embeds are the method Memberful recommends for WordPress sites, read 12 October 2026. The right column describes uncompressed.io. The streaming platform is included with every paid plan for members who switch it on before 31 December 2026, and stays included for them afterwards; after that date new activations add USD 39 a month.
Step by step
Build the site
in the order that works
Upload the library
Upload finished exports. On uncompressed.io they stream as exported, with no re-encode. Vimeo libraries import in one step.
Group into collections
Collections are what tiers give access to. Turn episodic work into a series with episode order.
Create the tiers
Two or three tiers, each with a monthly price, a yearly price or both, and the collections it opens.
Connect payments
Connect your own payment account and pick a currency. Every charge is made on that account.
Write the storefront
A title, a short pitch, a free preview cut of your best film, and the tiers side by side.
Set country rules
If a film is licensed only for some countries, restrict it there before launch.
Prepare the launch offer
A free trial on the entry tier, or a coupon with a use limit and an expiry date.
Announce it
Share yourname.uncompressed.io/on-demand or your own domain with the audience you already have.
After launch
What to watch
to keep members
Release rhythm
Members renew for what comes next. A predictable schedule, even monthly, beats a large library that never changes.
The funnel
Look at storefront visits, trial starts, conversions and cancellations. The analytics hub shows engagement, audience, MRR, funnel and referrers, with CSV export.
Gifts and yearly
Gift memberships of one, three, six or twelve months bring in new viewers; yearly prices reduce monthly churn.
When this is not the right build
What the platform includes
Read from the live price list. Verified 2026-10.
| Commission on sales | 0 percent, at any volume. Buyers pay into your own payment account; your card processor's fee applies. |
|---|---|
| What you can sell | Purchases (stream forever), downloads, rentals with a viewing window, memberships with monthly or yearly tiers, bundles and series. |
| Member tools | Free trials per tier, coupon codes, gift memberships, refunds and free access from your earnings page. |
| Your storefront | A shop under your name at yourname.uncompressed.io/on-demand, or on your own domain. Buyers need no account. |
| Picture quality | Films stream as you exported them: no re-encode of video or audio, with an optional lighter copy for slow connections. |
| Viewing hours included | Lite 1,000, Pro 5,000, Max 15,000, Studio 25,000 hours a month, then USD 29 per extra 20,000-hour block. Playback never pauses. |
| Plans | Starter free (5 GB, one film at a time); Lite USD 9, Pro USD 39, Max USD 99, Studio USD 219 a month; yearly is one month free. |
| Leak Shield (optional) | Every buyer gets their own invisibly marked copy; the open web and torrent indexes are searched; a confirmed leak names and blocks the buyer and sends the takedown. USD 99 a month or USD 1,188 a year, any paid plan. |
| Inclusion window | The streaming platform is included with every paid plan for members who switch it on before 31 December 2026, and stays included for them afterwards; after that date new activations add USD 39 a month. |
Plans and add-ons: pricing. The whole cluster starts at the creator platform guide.
Questions
Frequently asked
What is a video membership site?
A video membership site is a website where members pay a recurring fee, monthly or yearly, to watch a library of video. It needs four parts: a video host and player, a way to take recurring payments, access control that shows each member what their tier includes, and a storefront where new members can join.
How do I create a video membership site?
Upload your videos, group them into collections, create tiers with a monthly and a yearly price, connect a payment account, open the storefront, then announce it with a trial or a launch coupon. On an all-in-one video membership platform this takes an afternoon; with a website, a plugin and a separate host it takes longer and needs more upkeep.
Can I build a video membership site with WordPress?
Yes. A membership plugin handles payments and access, and the videos live on a separate host embedded into protected pages. Memberful, for example, recommends embedding each video in a WordPress post and protecting the post, with the host set to allow playback only on your domain.
How much does a video membership site cost?
On a stitched stack you pay for hosting the website, the membership tool and the video host, plus any percentage the membership tool takes. On uncompressed.io you pay one plan and no commission; your own card processor's fee applies on every charge.
Can members watch on a TV?
On uncompressed.io members watch on phones, laptops and TVs, and you can add branded apps for Apple TV, iPhone, Fire TV, Samsung and LG, built and submitted under your own developer accounts (the stores' own developer fees apply).
How do I stop members sharing paid videos?
Per-buyer watermarking makes a leak traceable to the account it came from. uncompressed.io's Leak Shield (USD 99 a month or USD 1,188 a year) gives every buyer an invisibly marked copy and searches for leaks. It reduces risk and makes leaks traceable; it cannot guarantee a video never leaks.
Open your video membership site this afternoon.
Start free with 5 GB. Memberships, the storefront and the player come with every paid plan (Lite USD 9, Pro USD 39, Max USD 99, Studio USD 219 a month), with 0% commission.
Sources
- 1.Memberful docs: restrict access to video content (read 12 October 2026)
- 2.Memberful pricing (read 12 October 2026)