# Membership Tiers & Benefits

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## In this guide

## Overview

Builders.to offers four membership tiers as part of our Founders Edition. Whether you're just getting started, ready to sell your skills on the marketplace, or want weekly progress meetings, there's a tier that matches your pace.

Every tier builds on the one before it, so upgrading always means you keep everything you already had plus new perks. Here's what each tier unlocks.

## Free

$0/month

Build in public. Start earning from day one.

- Post 1x per day to the feed
- Earn karma for community engagement
- Earn 1 token per post
- Create up to 3 projects
- Create company profiles and post jobs
- Create communities (free & paid, 30% fee)
- Access to public founder community content
- Access to the builder Slack community
- API access (1/day post limit)

## Hobby

$5/month

Post more, share more projects, and keep more of your community revenue.

- Post up to 5x per day to the feed
- 25 monthly tokens ($2.50 value)
- Unlimited projects
- API access (5/day post limit)
- Weekly sprint check-ins via Slack
- Create paid communities at 20% fee (vs 30% on Free)
- Yearly plan available at $50/year (save 17%)
- Everything in Free

## Pro

$10/month

Stay consistent and get your work seen.

- Post up to 10x per day to the feed
- 50 monthly tokens ($5 value)
- Verified Pro badge on your profile
- Unlimited projects
- Create paid communities at 10% fee (vs 20% on Hobby)
- Yearly plan available at $100/year (save 17%)
- Everything in Hobby

## Founder's Circle

$25/month

Weekly progress meetings, a private channel, and extra visibility for your project.

- Weekly progress meetings over Zoom
- Post up to 20x per day to the feed
- 100 monthly tokens ($10 value)
- Private Founder's Circle channel
- Featured member spotlight
- 5% community platform fee (vs 10%)
- Yearly plan available at $250/year (save 17%)
- Intro pricing on monthly Founder’s Circle for a limited time
- Everything in Pro

## Side-by-Side Comparison

| Feature | Free | Hobby | Pro | Founder's Circle |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $0 | $5/mo or $50/yr | $10/mo or $100/yr | $25/mo intro or $250/yr |
| Daily Posts | 1 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| Monthly Tokens | Earn per post | 25 ($2.50) | 50 ($5) | 100 ($10) |
| Projects | Up to 3 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Company Profiles & Jobs |  |  |  |  |
| Verified Pro Badge | — | — |  |  |
| Slack community access |  |  |  |  |
| Weekly Sprint Check-ins (Slack) | — |  |  |  |
| Create Communities (free & paid) |  |  |  |  |
| Community Platform Fee | 30% | 20% | 10% | 5% |
| Weekly progress meeting (Zoom) | — | — | — |  |
| Private Founder's Circle channel | — | — | — |  |
| Featured Spotlight | — | — | — |  |

## How Tokens Work

Tokens are the platform currency on Builders.to. They let you promote your posts with sidebar ads and boost your visibility in the community.

### Free Members

Earn 1 token per post. Keep posting consistently to build up your token balance over time.

### Paid Members

Receive a monthly token grant automatically: 25 (Hobby), 50 (Pro), or 100 (Founder's Circle). Tokens are credited at the start of each billing period.

Tip: Tokens carry monetary value. A Pro member's 50 monthly tokens are worth $5 in ad credit, giving you built-in promotion value with your $10 subscription.

### Ready to level up?

Pick the tier that fits your pace and start getting more out of Builders.to today.