Are there any community membership providers that focus on building recurring income from fans?

Yes — there are several community/membership platforms specifically built to help creators, brands, and communities earn recurring revenue from fans through subscriptions, memberships, and paid community access.

Here are some of the most relevant ones:

1. Patreon

• Probably the best-known fan membership platform.
• Built around monthly recurring subscriptions from supporters.
• Good for creators offering exclusive content, early access, behind-the-scenes updates, etc.
• Strong for recurring income, less about full community tooling.

2. Memberful

• Lets you run paid memberships on your own site.
• Good if you want more control over branding and customer experience.
• Supports recurring billing, gated content, and member management.
• Often used by publishers, podcasters, and educators.

3. Kajabi

• More of an all-in-one creator business platform.
• Supports memberships, courses, email marketing, and subscriptions.
• Good if you want recurring revenue plus sales funnels and automation.
• Usually pricier, but very comprehensive.

4. Circle

• Focuses on community-first membership experiences.
• Supports paid memberships, courses, events, and subscriptions.
• Strong for building an engaged fan community with recurring revenue.
• Popular among creators who want a branded community hub.

5. Mighty Networks

• Similar to Circle, but with a strong emphasis on community and courses.
• Supports paid memberships and recurring subscriptions.
• Good for creators who want to combine community, content, and events.

6. Substack

• Best known for paid newsletters, but also includes community features.
• Great for recurring income from readers/fans via subscriptions.
• More content-led than community-led.

7. Discord + monetization tools

• Discord itself isn’t a membership platform, but creators often combine it with platforms like Patreon, LaunchPass, or Whop.
• Good if your fans want real-time interaction and gated access.
• Recurring income comes from linked subscription tools.

8. LaunchPass

• Makes it easy to monetize communities, especially on Discord or Slack.
• Built specifically for recurring membership access.
• Good for creators who want a fast setup for paid access.

9. Whop

• Focused on paid communities, digital products, and subscriptions.
• Strong for recurring income and community access control.
• Popular with internet creators, traders, and education communities.

10. Ghost + memberships

• Open-source publishing platform with built-in paid subscriptions.
• Good for newsletters and member-only content.
• More content/subscription focused than community focused.

If you want, I can also:

• compare these by fees and pricing
• recommend the best ones for musicians / influencers / podcasters / educators
• or give you a shortlist based on whether you want community-first vs content-first recurring income.