Subscriby vs LaunchPass
Telegram-native subscription bot vs. Telegram + Discord + Slack billing
LaunchPass charges access to Discord servers, Telegram groups, and Slack workspaces using Stripe checkout. If your community lives across more than one chat platform, LaunchPass manages all of them in one dashboard. Subscriby is Telegram-only — but the Telegram side goes deeper: Telegram Stars, regional payment gateways for India, Africa, and Sri Lanka, a public REST API, 106 webhook events, Zapier and n8n integrations, and an MCP server for AI workflows.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Subscriby | LaunchPass |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Focus | Telegram subscription communities | Multi-platform billing (Telegram, Discord, Slack) |
| Telegram Stars | Native support — subscribers pay inside Telegram | Not listed as supported |
| Payment Gateways | 8 gateways (Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay, Paystack, Skrill, CoinPayments, CeyPay, Telegram Stars) | Stripe (cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay) plus support for multiple cryptocurrencies |
| 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 | Via Stripe — created in your Stripe dashboard and redeemed from a coupon link on the signup page. Once, repeating and forever durations. Stripe-only |
| Regional Gateways | Razorpay (India), Paystack (Africa), CeyPay (Sri Lanka) | Stripe-driven — no regional gateway list |
| Pricing Model | $0 Free + 10%, $39 Starter + 3%, $89 Growth + 1% | Free Basic plan (no LaunchPass fee) or Premium $29/mo + 3.5% — Stripe processing 2.9% + $0.30 on top |
| Free Trials | Plan-level and cardless trials configurable | 1-week, 2-week, and 1-month trial options |
| REST API | 18 resource types — public docs | Not advertised on the marketing site |
| Webhook Events | 106 documented events | Not advertised on the marketing site |
| Zapier / n8n | Official Zapier app and n8n community node | Zapier indirectly via Stripe; no n8n listed |
| MCP Server | 68 tools for AI-agent control | Not available |
| Other Integrations | REST API, MCP, Zapier, n8n | Google Analytics, Rewardful (affiliates), YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, GitHub |
| Multi-Project Isolation | Each project isolated — separate plans, subscribers, payments, teams | Not advertised on the marketing site |
| Team RBAC | 50 fine-grained permissions on Growth (community manager, billing admin, support) | Not advertised |
| Activity Log | Full audit trail — every action logged with actor and timestamp | Not advertised |
| Discord / Slack | Telegram-only (Slack, Discord, Viber on roadmap) | Discord and Slack supported |
What LaunchPass Does Well
- LaunchPass supports Discord and Slack alongside Telegram — if your community spans more than one chat platform, LaunchPass manages all of them from one dashboard.
- Apple Pay and Google Pay at checkout reduces friction for mobile-first audiences paying with a phone.
- An embeddable payment widget lets creators take signups directly on their existing landing pages.
- LaunchPass advertises 24/7 live chat support and a 99.99% uptime guarantee on its marketing site.
- Built-in Rewardful affiliate program integration plus connections to Google Analytics, YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, and GitHub.
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Pricing
- Free$0/mo10% per transaction— 3 projects
- Starter$39/mo3% per transaction— Unlimited projects
- Growth$89/mo1% per transaction— Unlimited + Teams
- BasicFreeStripe 2.9% + $0.30— No LaunchPass platform fee on Basic
- Premium$29/mo3.5% LaunchPass + Stripe 2.9% + $0.30— Premium features unlocked
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.
Coupon codes you author in the product, on every gateway
LaunchPass coupons live in your Stripe dashboard and only reach Stripe-paying members. Subscriby authors codes in the dashboard, the bot, the API and MCP, and applies them across seven providers on one-time plans — with a per-subscriber cap, a minimum spend, a plan restriction and a scheduled window, plus per-code reporting on redemptions and revenue taken.
Telegram Stars — LaunchPass has no integration
Telegram Stars is Telegram's native payment method. Subscribers pay directly inside the app without a card or external checkout. LaunchPass's site doesn't list Stars support. Subscriby supports Stars natively.
Regional gateways for non-US/EU audiences
Razorpay covers India and 85+ currencies. Paystack covers Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, and more. CeyPay covers Sri Lanka. LaunchPass is Stripe-driven and does not list these regional gateways.
Public REST API and 106 webhook events
Subscriby has a documented public REST API with 18 resource types and 106 webhook events. LaunchPass doesn't advertise an API or webhook system on its marketing site, so building custom automations on top of it is opaque.
Native Zapier app + n8n community node
LaunchPass lists Zapier as an integration, but it's wired through Stripe rather than a native LaunchPass connector — meaning Zaps fire off Stripe payment events, not LaunchPass subscription state. Subscriby has a native Zapier app and an n8n community node that fire on Subscriby events directly (subscription created, renewed, cancelled, expired, member kicked, plan upgraded, and more).
MCP server for AI-native workflows
Subscriby ships a Model Context Protocol server with 68 tools. AI assistants can query subscriber data, manage access, and run reports. No equivalent in LaunchPass.
Free plan without stacked Stripe processing
Subscriby Free is $0/mo with a flat 10% transaction fee. LaunchPass Basic is also $0, but Stripe still charges 2.9% + $0.30 on every transaction. On Premium, LaunchPass adds 3.5% on top of that — fees stack rather than replacing each other.
Multi-project isolation, team RBAC, and audit trail
Agencies and teams running multiple paid communities need project-level isolation, role-based team access, and an audit log. Subscriby Growth includes 50 fine-grained permissions, project-level data isolation between clients, and a full activity log of every action with actor and timestamp. LaunchPass's marketing site doesn't advertise any of these — making multi-client agency operations harder to run cleanly.
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…
- Telegram-first creators wanting deep Telegram integration including Stars
- Creators outside US/UK/EU needing Razorpay, Paystack, or CeyPay
- Builders using Zapier, n8n, REST API, or MCP in their workflow
- Communities that want crypto checkout via CoinPayments or CeyPay
- Creators who prefer a flat-fee model over LaunchPass + Stripe fees stacked together
- Agencies managing multiple client communities needing project isolation, team RBAC, and an audit trail
Stick with LaunchPass if you…
- Communities living across Telegram, Discord, and Slack — LaunchPass manages all three from one dashboard, Subscriby is Telegram-only.
- Teams that specifically need Apple Pay or Google Pay at checkout for a mobile-first audience.
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