Subscriby vs MetricGram
Telegram subscription platform vs. group-engagement and AI tooling
MetricGram and Subscriby overlap on one feature — paid Telegram access via Stripe — but the rest of the products are different shapes. MetricGram is positioned as a group-management suite with gamification, AI chatbots trained on custom data, scheduled messages, and daily AI summaries. Subscriby is positioned as a subscription platform with 8 payment gateways, a public REST API, official Zapier and n8n integrations, and an MCP server. If engagement and AI tooling are your priority, MetricGram has more there. If your priority is monetization with broad payment coverage and a developer surface, Subscriby goes deeper.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Subscriby | MetricGram |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Focus | Subscription billing + access control | Group management + analytics + AI tooling |
| Pricing Model | $0 Free + 10%, $39 Starter + 3%, $89 Growth + 1% | €19.95 Basic, €49.95 Pro, €99.95 Elite — no transaction fee listed beyond Stripe |
| 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 | No native coupon manager — whatever tier pricing you configure in Stripe |
| Group Limits | Unlimited resources per project from Starter onward | 1 group on Basic, 3 on Pro, unlimited on Elite |
| Telegram Stars | Native support | Not listed |
| Payment Gateways | 8 gateways | Stripe Connect only |
| Regional Gateways | Razorpay, Paystack, CeyPay | Not available |
| Currency | USD pricing | EUR pricing |
| AI Chatbot | Not part of the platform | Trainable AI chatbot (OpenAI) — 1 / 3 / unlimited bots by tier |
| Gamification | Not part of the platform | Points, rewards, and leaderboards |
| REST API / Webhooks | 18 resources, 106 events — fully public | Scoped API tokens; webhook catalogue not advertised |
| Zapier / n8n / MCP | Official Zapier app, n8n node, 68-tool MCP server | MCP server for AI agents; no Zapier app or n8n node listed |
| Multi-Project Isolation | Each project isolated — separate plans, subscribers, payments, teams | Not advertised; group caps are per-account, not per-project |
| 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 |
| Free Path | Forever-free plan ($0/mo) — card on file required for transaction fees | 14-day free trial of paid plans, no credit card required |
What MetricGram Does Well
- MetricGram includes gamification with points, rewards, and leaderboards — a real engagement layer that Subscriby does not try to replicate.
- Trainable AI chatbots on custom data (OpenAI) plus daily AI summary reports of group activity. If AI tooling matters in your operations, MetricGram is built for it.
- MetricGram also ships an MCP server, letting AI agents query approved Telegram context and run its documented actions. It is one of the very few products in this category besides Subscriby to offer one at all.
- Built-in scheduled messages, automatic replies, and welcome messages — features Subscriby leaves outside its scope.
- MetricGram advertises a 4.9/5 Trustpilot rating from communities using the platform.
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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
- Basic€19.95/mo (excl. VAT)Stripe processing on top— 1 group, 1 AI chatbot, 10 auto-replies, 10 scheduled messages
- Pro€49.95/mo (excl. VAT)Stripe processing on top— 3 groups, 3 AI chatbots, 50 auto-replies, unlimited scheduled messages
- Elite€99.95/mo (excl. VAT)Stripe processing on top— Unlimited groups, AI chatbots, auto-replies, scheduled messages — annual saves 17%
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, and analytics that measure them
MetricGram has no native coupon manager — you are left with whatever tier pricing you configured in Stripe. Subscriby issues codes you cap, restrict to plans and schedule, then reports what each one actually did: redemptions, discount given, revenue taken and the average depth of discount, counting settled payments only.
Telegram Stars — MetricGram does not list support
Telegram Stars is Telegram's native payment method. Subscribers pay inside the app without a card or external checkout. MetricGram's site doesn't list Stars support. Subscriby supports Stars natively.
8 payment gateways vs Stripe-only
Subscriby supports Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay, Paystack, Skrill, CoinPayments, CeyPay, and Telegram Stars. MetricGram is Stripe Connect only. If a meaningful slice of your audience pays in another way, MetricGram cannot serve them.
Regional gateways for non-EU audiences
Razorpay (India), Paystack (Africa), and CeyPay (Sri Lanka) are unavailable in MetricGram. MetricGram prices in EUR and routes through Stripe Connect — convenient in Europe, less so elsewhere.
Public REST API and 106 webhook events
Subscriby has a documented public REST API with 18 resource types and 106 webhook events. MetricGram doesn't advertise an API on its marketing site, so building custom automations on top of it is opaque.
Official Zapier and n8n, and a deeper MCP server
MetricGram also offers an MCP server, so credit where it is due — this is a question of depth, not of who has one. Subscriby exposes 68 tools across projects, plans, members, subscriptions, payments, access codes, coupons and analytics, with the seven destructive ones held behind an explicit human confirmation. Alongside it sit an official Zapier app and an n8n community node, neither of which MetricGram lists.
Free plan vs 14-day trial
Subscriby Free is $0/mo with a flat 10% transaction fee — you can run a real paid Telegram community before committing to a paid plan. MetricGram requires a paid plan after a 14-day free trial.
Multi-project isolation, team RBAC, and audit trail
Agencies running paid communities for several clients need project-level isolation between separate businesses, 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. MetricGram caps groups by tier but doesn't advertise project isolation, role-based team access, or an activity log.
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 creators who want broad payment coverage including Stars and regional gateways
- Communities outside Europe where Stripe Connect is not the most convenient route
- Builders who need Zapier, n8n, REST API, or MCP integration
- Creators who want crypto checkout via CoinPayments or CeyPay
- Anyone who prefers an always-free plan over a 14-day trial
- Agencies managing multiple client communities needing project isolation, team RBAC, and an audit trail
Stick with MetricGram if you…
- Group operators who specifically want gamification, AI chatbots trained on custom data, or daily AI activity summaries — Subscriby does not compete on those.
- Communities for whom scheduled messages, welcome flows, and auto-replies are the core need rather than payment depth.
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