Every tool that sells access to a paid community, grouped by what it is good at, with the cases where it beats us.
Prices checked on 28 September 2026
Tools are grouped by what they are for and listed alphabetically inside each group. Subscriby sits in its group like everyone else, marked as ours.
Every rival figure is read from its own pricing page and carries the date it was checked. Subscriby's figures come from the live plan catalogue.
Each entry names the creator the rival serves better. If that is you, the head-to-head page says the same thing in more detail.
Every entry links to a feature-by-feature page with a pricing table at three revenue levels and the questions creators ask before switching.
You keep your community where it is and a bot admits paying members. This is Subscriby's own category.
Best for Communities paid in less common cryptocurrencies.
Standout 200+ coins through NowPayments and BinancePay.
Watch out A 9% rate at the revenue most communities live at.
Best for Creators who want the simplest Telegram setup and no automation.
Standout Telegram-native since 2019, with a flat fee since 2025.
Watch out Every plan caps monthly sales, and the branding leaves only on the top plan.
Best for Communities spread across Telegram, Discord and Slack.
Standout One dashboard for three chat platforms.
Watch out Stripe only, and the free plan cannot take payments.
Best for Group operators who want gamification and AI chatbots.
Standout Points, leaderboards and AI summaries as an engagement layer.
Watch out Telegram only, Stripe Connect only.
Best for Low-revenue, Stripe-only audiences with no automation needs.
Standout A flat 5% with nothing else to model.
Watch out Telegram only, Stripe only.
Best for Solo creators in a country served by Telegram's own payments.
Standout No platform fee at all.
Watch out Only Telegram's internal payments, so who can pay you depends on their country.
Best for Creators who want their own bot, their own gateway account, and automation on every plan.
Standout Time-limited passes and the Disaster Recovery Program, which re-admits every paying member after a ban.
Watch out You bring your own gateway account, Slack is still in development, and there is no assisted migration yet.
Best for Creators without a gateway account who need someone to collect and pay out.
Standout Zero setup: no bot or gateway account of your own.
Watch out 10% for as long as you sell, payouts twice a month with a €100 card minimum, Telegram only.
Members pay on the platform's page, and chat access, where it exists, is a role sync on the side.
Best for Casual one-time support with the least setup effort.
Standout Live and taking tips in five minutes.
Watch out 5% on all revenue, and only Stripe underneath.
Best for Creators living on tips, with memberships on the side.
Standout 0% on tips is hard to beat.
Watch out Memberships are a side feature, and chat access is a role sync.
Best for WordPress site owners gating their own website.
Standout A polished WordPress plugin and a native site experience.
Watch out Stripe only, and chat access is a role sync on the side.
Best for Writers, podcasters and video creators selling published content and early access.
Standout Fan discovery inside Patreon itself.
Watch out Stripe and Payoneer payouts only, and chat access is a role sync rather than the product.
Best for Creators selling courses, downloads and software beside a community, who want a marketplace to be found in.
Standout A built-in marketplace where buyers browse and find you.
Watch out A cut of every gated sale and a fee on every withdrawal.
| Tool | From | Fee | Revenue cap | API and webhooks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BotSubscription | €0/mo | 9% after the first €85 a month, falling to 1% above €5,000 | None | REST API and webhooks, narrower in scope |
| InviteMember | $32.50/mo billed annually | Fixed monthly fee, no percentage | $1,000, $2,000 or $5,000 a month by plan | No public API or webhooks |
| LaunchPass | $29/mo on Premium; Basic cannot charge | 3.5% + Stripe 2.9% + $0.30 | None | Not advertised |
| MetricGram | €19.95/mo excl. VAT | Stripe processing only | None | Not advertised |
| MyMembers | £0/mo | 5% commission + Stripe | None | Not advertised |
| SimpleSub | Free | None | None | None |
| Subscriby | $0/mo on Free | 10% per transaction on Free, falling to 1% on Growth | None | 191 webhook events, a REST API with 40 resource families, 240 MCP tools |
| Tribute | €0/mo | Flat 10% of every payment, provider fees included | None | API key, signed webhooks and an SDK |
| Buy Me a Coffee | $0/mo | 5% on everything + Stripe fees + 0.5% payout fee | None | Webhooks for supporters |
| Ko-fi | $0/mo, or Gold at $12/mo | 0% on tips, 5% on memberships (0% on Gold), plus processing | None | Basic webhooks |
| Memberful | $49/mo | 4.9% + Stripe fees | None | API and webhooks |
| Patreon | Free to start | 10% of revenue + 2.9% + $0.30 per payment for creators since August 2025 | None | API and webhooks for patron data |
| Whop | No monthly fee | 3% of gated sales + 2.7% + $0.30 processing, plus payout fees | None | Developer API and webhooks |
Every page here puts Subscriby beside one alternative on the things that decide what a creator keeps: the monthly price, the transaction fee at three revenue levels, revenue caps, how many projects and payment gateways a plan allows, what the platform does when a bot is restricted, and what you can build on top through the REST API, webhooks, MCP and automations.
The rival's figures are read from its own pricing page and carry the date they were last checked; Subscriby's come from the live plan catalogue, so a price change reaches every comparison the moment it ships. Where a competitor is the better choice for a given creator, the page says so.
Open the comparison you came for from the cards above, or start with the checklist below to decide what matters before you compare anything.
A low monthly price with a revenue cap costs more than a flat percentage once you grow. Work out both at the revenue you expect in a year, not the revenue you have today. Ask to see the fees, too: Subscriby keeps a Transaction Fees ledger, every fee with the payment it came from and the invoice that billed it.
Subscriby connects 11 payment gateways plus each platform's native currency, so members pay by card, PayPal, regional methods or crypto. A tool with one gateway decides who can pay you.
Bots get restricted and channels get lost. Ask what the platform does then: the Subscriby Disaster Recovery Program moves you to a new bot or place and re-admits every paying member automatically.
191 webhook events, a REST API with 40 resource families and 240 MCP tools carry your membership data to your CRM, spreadsheets and AI assistants without exports.
Beyond monthly and yearly plans, look for time-limited passes and pass series, coupon codes, access codes, free trials without a card and a referral program that pays members for the friends they bring. They are how creators sell events, seasons and launches.
Ask what the member-facing page can look like. Subscriby's Portal Designer sets the colours, fonts, layout, blocks and wording of the portal page on every plan, with a stylesheet when that is not enough; a tool whose page is a logo and one colour decides how your brand looks.
Your channel, group or server stays where it is: you connect your own bot, publish your plans and let members join through it as their old terms end, while the previous tool winds down.