Subscriby vs Memberful
Telegram automation vs. website-based memberships
Memberful is designed for website-first creators — especially WordPress site owners, podcasters, and newsletter writers who want to add paid membership tiers to an existing web presence. Subscriby is built for Telegram: the bot automates invite links, renewals, and access removal without you touching anything. These platforms solve different problems for different creators.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Subscriby | Memberful |
|---|---|---|
| Telegram Integration | Full native bot — automated access control | None — no Telegram integration exists |
| Payment Gateways | 8 gateways | Stripe only (Apple Pay and Google Pay via Stripe) |
| Crypto Support | Bitcoin, ETH, USDT, USDC | No crypto support |
| Telegram Stars | Native support | Not supported |
| Regional Gateways | Razorpay (India), Paystack (Africa), CeyPay (Sri Lanka) | Stripe only — limited regional coverage |
| Access Codes | Offline and gift subscription codes | Not available |
| 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 | Extensive, including automated retention discounts in the cancellation flow and referral discounts. No Telegram integration, so a discount admits nobody to a Telegram group |
| MCP Server | 68 tools for AI-agent control | Not available |
| Website Required | No — works standalone via your portal link | Yes — designed for WordPress or existing websites |
| WordPress Integration | Not available | Native WordPress plugin — deep site integration |
What Memberful Does Well
- Memberful has a polished WordPress plugin — if your audience lives on your website, the integration is seamless and members get a native site experience.
- Solid for podcasters who want to gate premium episodes or give paying subscribers a private RSS feed for their podcast app.
- Well-established in the podcast and newsletter creator space, with Mailchimp, Discord, ConvertKit, and Klaviyo integrations built in.
We believe in honest comparisons. If Memberful is right for you, we'll say so.
Pricing
- Free$0/mo10% per transaction— 3 projects
- Starter$39/mo3% per transaction— Unlimited projects
- Growth$89/mo1% per transaction— Unlimited + Teams
- Free$0/mo10% transaction fee— Test mode — limited features
- Pro$25/mo4.9% transaction fee + Stripe fees— Full features
- Premium$100/mo4.9% transaction fee + Stripe fees— Priority support
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 for a Telegram-gated membership
Subscriby coupon codes discount a plan that admits and removes members from your Telegram channels automatically. Memberful is built around WordPress and email-based membership, with no Telegram integration — so a discount there does not get anybody into your group. Percentage or fixed, capped, scheduled, plan-restricted.
No Telegram bot in Memberful — access is fully manual
Memberful is entirely web-based. There's no Telegram bot, no automated invite link, no automatic removal when someone cancels. If you want to manage a paid Telegram group with Memberful, you're doing it all manually.
8 gateways vs Stripe only
Memberful processes all payments through Stripe. Subscriby adds Razorpay (India), Paystack (Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya), Skrill, CoinPayments, and CeyPay — covering markets where Stripe is unavailable or uncommon.
Crypto payments
Memberful accepts fiat payments only. Subscriby supports Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT, and USDC via CoinPayments, plus stablecoin payments via CeyPay.
Telegram Stars
Subscribers can pay directly inside Telegram without a card or external checkout. Memberful has no integration with Telegram at all.
No website required
Subscriby works standalone. Your subscription portal is hosted and ready — just share the link wherever your audience is. You don't need WordPress, a domain, or any existing infrastructure.
Access codes for offline subscriptions
Generate bulk access codes subscribers redeem without a card. Useful for gifting memberships, institutional enrollment, or markets with low card penetration. Memberful has no equivalent.
MCP server for AI-native workflows
Query and manage subscriber data through AI assistants via the Subscriby MCP server. This level of API integration is rare in the membership platform space.
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 who don't need a website or WordPress
- Creators outside the US/EU who need Razorpay, Paystack, or CeyPay
- Communities wanting crypto payments or Telegram Stars support
- Creators who want revenue settled directly to their account without a platform intermediary
- Teams managing multiple Telegram communities
Stick with Memberful if you…
- WordPress site owners who want membership gated directly on their website — Memberful's WordPress integration is excellent for this use case.
- Podcasters who want to give paying subscribers a private RSS feed for their podcast app of choice.
- Creators whose entire audience discovery and engagement happens on their website, not on Telegram.
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