PageLock
vs Memberstack
Both gate Framer pages. They're built for different jobs. Here's an honest framing of when each one is the right pick - not a sales pitch in disguise.
What each one is for
Memberstack
A full membership platform. Identity, plans, Stripe billing, user accounts, password resets, profile pages - all in one. Used by sites that need to run a membership business: paid newsletters, course platforms, communities.
PageLock
A focused server-side gate. Lock a Framer page behind a password, PIN, or email OTP in 60 seconds. No member accounts, no Stripe-for-your-users, no profile UI. Used by client portals, staging sites, gated case studies, soft-launch pages.
Pick Memberstack if…
You're running a business with members who log in.
You need member accounts
Each customer needs their own login, profile, password reset, and subscription record.
You sell access
Stripe billing, plan tiers, drip content, and recurring access checks per user.
You need member-facing UI
Account pages, billing portal, profile editing - all rendered inside your Framer site.
Pick PageLock if…
You need a gate, not a membership business.
You're an agency
Client portals where one password unlocks the staging site for a known audience.
You want truly secure
PageLock's content is physically removed from the public HTML and served only after server-side authentication. View Source on a locked page shows nothing.
You want simple
One Framer plugin click to lock. No user accounts to manage, no billing UI to design.
You want it free
Free tier covers staging domains. Custom-domain protection is a flat monthly price - see pricing.
You can run both
Some teams use Memberstack for paid members and PageLock for client previews on the same Framer site. They solve different problems.
Feature by feature
Common questions
Is PageLock a Memberstack alternative for Framer?
For gating pages, yes. PageLock is the lighter, Framer-native alternative when you need a secure gate without running a membership business. If you need self-serve member accounts, plan tiers, and Stripe billing per member, Memberstack remains the right tool.
Does PageLock support multiple users?
Yes. A lock can have multiple users with their own passwords, PINs, or email OTP logins. What it does not do is member-facing profiles, self-serve password resets, or per-member billing.
Which one hides page content more thoroughly?
PageLock removes protected content from the published page and stores it on Proofly servers, so View Source and DevTools show only the login form until the server authenticates the visitor.
Can I run Memberstack and PageLock on the same site?
Yes. Some teams use Memberstack for paid members and PageLock for client previews on the same Framer site. They solve different problems.
Switching, or starting from scratch
If you evaluated Memberstack because you searched for a Memberstack alternative for Framer and all you actually need is gated content, the PageLock setup is short: create a lock in the Proofly dashboard, pick password, PIN, or email OTP, run the PageLock plugin on the page in Framer, and publish. The protected content is stripped out of the published page at that point, which is what makes the gate bypass-proof: there is nothing in the page source to reveal. Add one user per client or member, and revoke individually when access should end. PageLock is free on Framer staging domains while you build; locking a custom production domain takes a paid plan, with live prices on the pricing page. If you later outgrow the gate and need self-serve signup with subscriptions, adopting Memberstack at that point loses you nothing: the two tools do not conflict, and many sites run both.
What Migrating Actually Involves
If you already run Memberstack on a Framer site and only use it as a gate, migration is mostly subtraction. Remove the Memberstack scripts and attributes from the pages you are un-gating, lock those pages with PageLock instead, and issue credentials to the people who should keep access. Because PageLock locks are per-page, you can migrate one page at a time and leave the rest of the site untouched while you do it.
Plan the communication before the switch: your members will be moving from accounts they created themselves to credentials you issue. For a small, known audience that is one email. For a large self-serve audience, that email is the signal you should probably stay on a membership platform, because self-serve is the part PageLock deliberately does not do.
Whichever direction you go, verify the result the same way: open the gated page in a private window and check View Source. With PageLock the protected content is absent from the page entirely, which is the standard your gate should meet.
Related reading
PageLock is the engine behind this comparison: see the PageLock product page for features and pricing. Also weighing Outseta? Read PageLock vs Outseta, or follow the guide to member areas in Framer.