Difference Between a Package and a Membership – Vagaro Support

Packages and Memberships allow you to reward loyal customers by setting discounts for multiple services and classes. View the comparison table below to learn more about the differences between the two.

Packages	Memberships
Include services and classes, and products	Include services, classes, and products.
Sell a set number of future visits for services and classes	Apply discounts to a set number of visits
Auto-renew can be based on time (days, months, years) or number of completed visits.	Auto-renew can only be time based (days, months, years)
Can include sales tax	Can include sales tax
Let you set an auto-renew limit	Let you set an auto-renew limit
Carry unused visits forward to the next billing cycle	Carry unused visits forward to the next billing cycle
Let you pause Auto-renew for all package holders or individual customers	Let you pause Auto-renew for all membership holders or individual customers

A package is a pre-bundled set of specific services, classes, or products that customers use over time. A membership applies discounts across eligible services, classes, and products instead of selling one fixed bundle.

Example of when to use a package: This is applicable if you have a fitness center. You want to sell three cardio sessions at a discounted price to reward loyal customers and renew these sessions automatically based on a specific charge frequency.
Example of when to use a membership: This is applicable if you own a massage therapy center and you want to reward loyal customers by adding a discount to multiple massage services, but you want to restrict this discount to 15 visits a month.