Subscriby vs InviteMember
Both automate Telegram access. Here's where they differ.
InviteMember and Subscriby solve the same core problem: making subscribers pay before they join your private Telegram channel or group. Both have Telegram bots, both support Stars payments, both have team access. The differences become clear when you need automation depth — webhook events, documented API access, or integrations with tools like Zapier and n8n — and when you outgrow per-plan revenue caps.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Subscriby | InviteMember |
|---|---|---|
| Admin Interface | Full web dashboard for projects, subscribers, plans, payments, access codes, coupons, support inbox, teams | Web dashboard for users, payments and subscriptions, plus a hosted membership page |
| Revenue Caps | No caps — unlimited revenue at any plan | Every plan caps monthly sales ($1,000, $2,000, or $5,000/mo) |
| Webhook Events | 106 documented webhook events | No documented webhook system |
| REST API | Full REST API — 18 resource types, public docs | No publicly documented API |
| Zapier Integration | Official Zapier app | Not available |
| n8n Integration | Official n8n community node | Not available |
| MCP Server | 68 tools for AI-agent control | Not available |
| Free Plan | $0/mo, 3 projects, 10% fee | No free plan — starts at $32.50/month billed annually |
| Bot Branding | Removed on Starter plan ($39/mo) | Always branded |
| Trial Periods | Project-level and plan-level configuration | Available but limited configuration |
| Access Codes | Included at all plan levels | Limited to higher-tier plans |
| Time-Limited Passes | Scheduled access windows — sell a Sunday pass on Wednesday, access opens and closes automatically | Not available |
| Disaster Recovery Program | An account, bot or channel that becomes unreachable is detected, you are alerted, and you move to a new one from the dashboard while every paying member is re-admitted automatically — on Growth with standby bots, standby channels, a live mirror and automatic failover | Not available |
| Coupon Codes | Percentage or fixed, total and per-subscriber caps, minimum spend, plan restriction, scheduled window — first payment only | Native coupons, included on every tier |
| Payment Gateways | 8 gateways | 6 gateways (Stripe, PayPal, Skrill, CoinPayments, Paystack, Razorpay) |
What InviteMember Does Well
- InviteMember is also Telegram-native — they understand the exact problem you're trying to solve, and the setup is straightforward for basic use cases.
- Their new flat-fee pricing model (since April 2025) means no per-transaction percentage eating into your revenue — just a fixed monthly cost.
- InviteMember supports Telegram Stars natively, and their team features include 4 pre-configured roles with 30+ individual permissions.
We believe in honest comparisons. If InviteMember is right for you, we'll say so.
Pricing
- Free$0/mo10% per transaction— 3 projects, no revenue cap
- Starter$39/mo3% per transaction— Unlimited projects, bot branding removed
- Growth$89/mo1% per transaction— Unlimited + Teams + API
- Leader$32.50/moFixed monthly fee (no per-transaction %)— Capped at $1,000/mo in sales
- Visionary$65.83/moFixed monthly fee (no per-transaction %)— Capped at $2,000/mo in sales
- Innovator$124.17/moFixed monthly fee (no per-transaction %)— Capped at $5,000/mo in sales
Where Subscriby Wins
Disaster Recovery Program — peace of mind when access is lost overnight
Nobody else recovers you when a channel, a bot or an account becomes unreachable overnight. If the platform restricts your account, your bot or a channel, Subscriby detects it in seconds when a sale or a join fails and keeps probing every bot and channel around the clock, alerts you by email and Telegram, and lets you move to a new account, bot or chat from the dashboard while every paying member is re-admitted automatically — your plans, subscriptions and payments untouched. On Growth, a standby bot, standby channels with a live mirror of every post and automatic failover make the switch one click, or no clicks at all. Fair use: this is a temporary bridge for creators who lost access through no fault of their own and for whom even a short downtime is a real concern. Each kind of recovery is self-service once per 90 days; beyond that our support team reviews the account first, and a confirmed violation of the platform's or Subscriby's terms closes it.
Time-limited passes — scheduled access windows
Sell access to a window you schedule rather than an open-ended membership. A customer buys the Sunday pass on Wednesday, is admitted automatically on Sunday morning and removed that night — no manual invites, however many people bought.
Coupons you can author from anywhere, and measure afterwards
Both products ship native coupon codes, so this is a question of reach rather than whether the feature exists. Subscriby codes are authored from the dashboard, the Telegram bot, the REST API and MCP, carry total and per-subscriber caps, a minimum spend, a plan restriction and a scheduled window, and report redemptions, discount given and revenue taken per code on the Promotion Impact card.
One dashboard that runs several communities
Both products have a web dashboard, so the difference is what it manages. A Subscriby project is a fully isolated unit — its own bot, plans, subscribers, payment methods, coupons, access codes, support inbox and team permissions — and one account runs many of them side by side with per-project analytics and a full activity log.
No revenue caps
Every InviteMember plan hard-caps your monthly sales volume — $1,000/month on Leader, $2,000 on Visionary, $5,000 on Innovator. Pass the ceiling and you are pushed to the next tier regardless of what you actually need. Subscriby has no such limit at any plan level, including the free one.
106 webhook events — InviteMember has none
Every subscription lifecycle event (created, renewed, cancelled, expired, past-due, refunded) fires a webhook in Subscriby. Connect to Make, Zapier, your own system, or any endpoint. InviteMember has no documented webhook system.
REST API with 18 resource types
Query subscribers, manage plans, issue access codes, trigger actions — all via a documented public API. InviteMember has no publicly accessible API documentation.
Official Zapier and n8n integrations
Subscriby has an official Zapier app and an n8n community node. Connect to thousands of tools without writing code. InviteMember has neither.
MCP server for AI-native control
The Subscriby Model Context Protocol server has 68 tools — 31 read-only and 17 mutating, with seven destructive ones gated behind an explicit human confirmation. AI assistants can query subscriber data, manage access and run reports. InviteMember has no MCP server.
Free plan to start
$0/month for 3 projects with a 10% transaction fee, and no cap on what you can earn. InviteMember has no free tier — the entry plan is $32.50/month billed annually, and it stops you at $1,000/month in sales.
Bot branding removed at Starter tier
On the Starter plan ($39/mo), Subscriby branding is removed from all bot interactions. Your subscribers see your brand, not ours. InviteMember shows their branding regardless of plan.
Two-way member support inside the bot
A member who messages your bot with a question reaches you instead of an error. Threads land in a shared inbox with their plan, join date and payment history beside them, plus assignment, internal notes and saved replies. Your answer arrives in Telegram under your own name rather than as another automated bot message, so the member knows a person read it.
Choose Subscriby if you…
- Creators who want a full web admin dashboard instead of managing everything inside Telegram bot chats
- Creators who need webhook automation to connect subscriptions with external tools
- Anyone building on the API — custom dashboards, automations, or third-party integrations
- Builders using Zapier, n8n, or AI agents (MCP) in their workflow
- Communities with monthly revenue above InviteMember's plan caps
- Creators who want to start free ($0/mo) before committing to a monthly cost
Stick with InviteMember if you…
- Creators who want the absolute simplest Telegram subscription setup and don't need API access, webhooks, or third-party integrations. If InviteMember's flat fee fits your revenue and you don't need automation depth, the simplicity is a genuine advantage.
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