The price anchor
| Roster | Glue Up | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly | $0 — no subscription | ~$125+/mo |
| Annual | $0 after purchase | $1,500 |
| 5-year total | $19 | $7,500 |
| 10-year total | $19 | $15,000 |
Subscription figures from the vendor's published pricing (~$125+/mo, ~$1,500/yr); the Roster column is the full price, paid once.
Break-even analysis
One year of Glue Up runs past $1,500 — Roster pays for itself before lunch.
- After 1 year: Roster has cost you $19 total — Glue Up has cost $1,500.
- After 3 years: Roster is still $19 — the subscription is at $4,500.
- After 5 years: Roster is still $19 — the subscription is at $7,500.
What you get for $19 once
- Member profiles. Photo, contact info, bio, status (active / pending / lapsed), and join and renewal dates.
- Custom fields per organization. Text, select or URL fields that appear on cards, in the table, in search and in CSV round-trips.
- Real search and filtering. Full-text search across names, emails, bios and every custom field, with filters by status, chapter or exact value.
- Chapters. Sub-listings for multi-chapter orgs with member counts, auto-created on CSV import.
- Bulk CSV import/export. A quoted-field-safe parser where unknown columns become custom fields and existing emails update instead of duplicating.
- No renewal, ever. The license does not expire and there is no per-seat meter — $19 is the whole price.
Pricing questions
Is it really free on GitHub?
Yes — Roster is MIT-licensed at github.com/bensblueprints/member-directory-mvp. The $19 buys the packaged installer and 1-click setup; building from source is free.
Where does my member data live?
In a SQLite file you can copy, on your own server or in your user profile in desktop mode. Zero telemetry, zero external auth providers.
Is this a subscription in disguise?
No. $19 once, unlimited members and custom fields, no renewal.
Roster — $19, one time
Or get Roster plus every other app in the suite: the OneTimeSuite bundle is currently $97, one time.