# What Memberfy is

> A platform for online communities at your own address, under your own brand, where people talk, learn and meet, and where you charge for it without a separate payment gateway.

**Memberfy** is where your community lives: its own address, your brand and your colors, and inside it everything people do together (talk, read, attend events, take courses) and everything you charge them for.

## Who it is for

| Who | How they use it |
|---|---|
| **Creators and schools** | Sell courses, mentoring and subscriptions, and bring students together in one place |
| **Coworkings** | House announcements, the calendar, a members' board and the monthly fee charged on the platform |
| **Companies** | A customer community, or the internal employee community (announcements, training, culture) |
| **Associations and clubs** | Annual dues, content for members and the annual conference |
| **Event organizers** | The call for papers, the program, ticket sales and the conversation afterwards |

## The building blocks

<div class="flow">
<div class="flow-row"><span class="flow-node">Community</span><span class="flow-arrow">→</span><span class="flow-node">Sections</span><span class="flow-arrow">→</span><span class="flow-node">Spaces</span><span class="flow-arrow">→</span><span class="flow-node">Content</span></div>
<div class="flow-row"><span class="flow-node">Members with roles</span><span class="flow-arrow">→</span><span class="flow-node">Access by visibility, group, plan or product</span></div>
<div class="flow-row"><span class="flow-node">Plans and products</span><span class="flow-arrow">→</span><span class="flow-node">Checkout</span><span class="flow-arrow">→</span><span class="flow-node">Balance</span><span class="flow-arrow">→</span><span class="flow-node">Payout</span></div>
</div>

| Block | What it is | Learn more |
|---|---|---|
| **Sections and spaces** | The community menu. Each space runs one module: Feed, Content, Events, Courses, Gallery, Ranking, Link, Call for papers, Store, Certificates | [Sections](/conceitos/secoes), [Spaces](/conceitos/espacos), [Modules](/conceitos/modulos) |
| **Members and roles** | Owner, admin, moderator, finance and member, each with what they are allowed to do | [Roles and permissions](/conceitos/papeis-e-permissoes) |
| **Access** | Who sees each section and space: public, members, subscribers, or a list of groups, plans and products | [Visibility and access](/conceitos/visibilidade-e-acesso) |
| **Monetization** | Plans with billing options (monthly, annual in up to 12 installments), one-time products, add-ons, coupons | [Monetization overview](/monetizacao/visao-geral) |
| **Payments** | PIX, boleto and card processed by the platform; the money goes to the community's balance and leaves through payouts | [Checkout](/pagamentos/checkout) |
| **API and SDK** | Everything the screen does also exists as an endpoint | [API introduction](/api/introducao) |

## How it differs from a chat group or a members area

- **The address is yours**, and so is the brand: people who come in don't see another company.
- **Access follows payment on its own**: whoever pays gets in, whoever cancels leaves at the end of the period, no spreadsheet.
- **Conversation and content live together**: the course, the live session and the comments about the live session are in the same place.
- **So does the money**: every sale, fee and payout becomes a line in the community's statement.

## What it costs

Two things:

1. The **Memberfy plan's monthly fee**, based on the number of members. See [memberfy.net/en-us/precos](https://www.memberfy.net/en-us/precos).
2. The **platform fee**: **6.99% + R$ 2.49 per charge** made inside the community, the same for PIX, boleto and card. Each payout costs **R$ 3.67**. No sales in a month, no fee. See [Platform fee](/pagamentos/taxa-da-plataforma).

## Where to start

1. [Getting your community](/primeiros-passos/como-ter-sua-comunidade)
2. [First login](/primeiros-passos/primeiro-acesso)
3. [Build the structure](/primeiros-passos/monte-a-estrutura): the first section, then the first space
4. [Invite your first members](/primeiros-passos/convide-os-primeiros-membros)
5. [Start selling](/primeiros-passos/comece-a-vender)

Would you rather understand the building blocks first? Start with [Roles and permissions](/conceitos/papeis-e-permissoes).

## Frequently asked questions

**Do I need to know how to code?**
No. Everything is done on screen. The API is there for those who want to integrate.

**Does it work on my phone?**
Yes, in the phone's browser.

**Can I use my own domain?**
Yes. See [Custom domain](/configuracoes/dominio-proprio).

**Which languages?**
Portuguese (Brazil and Portugal), English, Spanish (Spain, Mexico and Argentina), Italian and German (Germany, Austria and Switzerland). See [Languages](/configuracoes/idiomas).