Subscriby vs TGMembership
Two Telegram-native subscription platforms compared honestly
TGMembership and Subscriby both do the same core job: automate paid access to private Telegram channels and groups. Both support Telegram Stars, both have webhook systems, API access, and solid payment gateway coverage. Where they differ is in automation depth, team structure, and the tools they connect to — Zapier, n8n, and AI-agent workflows.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Subscriby | TGMembership |
|---|---|---|
| Admin Interface | Full web dashboard for projects, subscribers, plans, payments, access codes, coupons, support inbox, teams | Web dashboard with analytics, white-label options and a coupon system |
| Multi-Project Isolation | Each project fully isolated — its own bot, plans, subscribers, payment methods, coupons and team permissions | Priced per bot — one flat plan per bot, or a five-bot bundle |
| Telegram Stars | Native support | Supported |
| Team RBAC | 50 fine-grained permissions + custom roles (Growth plan) | Team collaboration with different access levels — no granular role definitions |
| 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 |
| API Documentation | 18 resource types — fully public docs | Public API docs — resource scope not as comprehensive |
| Crypto Coverage | Bitcoin, ETH, USDT, USDC via CoinPayments + CeyPay | 200+ cryptocurrencies via NowPayments and BinancePay |
| Additional Gateways | Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay, Paystack, Skrill, CeyPay | Stripe, PayPal, Paddle, Razorpay, Paystack, Revolut, Binance Pay, NowPayments |
| Access Codes | Included — no add-on fee | Included |
| 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 | Built-in coupon management for channel subscription plans, generated and managed inside the bot |
| Pricing Model | USD flat monthly + % transaction fee | EUR sliding scale — rate drops as revenue grows (no monthly fee) |
| Free Tier | $0/mo, 3 projects, 10% fee | €0 platform fee on first €85 of revenue per billing cycle |
What TGMembership Does Well
- TGMembership supports 200+ cryptocurrencies via NowPayments and BinancePay — broader crypto coverage than Subscriby. If your community deals in less common coins, TGMembership covers more of them.
- TGMembership supports Telegram Stars natively — subscribers can pay directly inside Telegram without a card or external checkout.
- Paddle and Revolut are available as payment gateways — both unavailable in Subscriby.
- Built-in eGoods module for selling digital products (documents, photos, videos, files) alongside subscriptions — no separate tool needed. Plus a built-in affiliate module.
- Sliding-scale pricing means the platform fee drops automatically as your revenue grows — no need to manually upgrade a plan to get a lower rate.
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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
- Free tier€00% on first €85 of revenue per billing cycle— No monthly fee ever
- Up to €200/mo€0/mo9% platform fee— After free tier
- Up to €800/mo€0/mo3–6% platform fee— Rate drops as revenue grows
- Up to €5,000/mo€0/mo1–2% platform fee— Enterprise available at €20k+
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 a capped campaign can trust
Both platforms manage coupons in the bot. What Subscriby adds is the quota being honest: a use is held while a checkout is in flight and returned automatically when one is abandoned, so a code capped at 100 never quietly loses places to people who wandered off. Plus a per-subscriber cap, a minimum spend, a scheduled window, and per-code reporting on redemptions and revenue taken.
Professional web dashboard
Subscriby ships with a full web dashboard for managing projects, subscribers, plans, payments, access codes, and team members. TGMembership relies on a basic, primitive bot-driven interface — most management happens inside Telegram chats with the bot, not a proper admin UI.
An extension surface built for people who plug things in
Subscriby is built on a current Laravel + Livewire stack behind a CDN, and the part that matters is what it exposes: 106 documented webhook events, a public REST API across 18 resource types, an official Zapier app, an n8n community node and a 68-tool MCP server. If your operation runs on automation rather than on one dashboard, that surface is the difference.
Formal team RBAC with 50 permissions
TGMembership's team feature allows adding staff with different access levels, but without granular role definitions. Subscriby Growth includes 50 fine-grained permissions with custom roles: separate access for community managers, billing admins, and support staff.
Official Zapier and n8n integrations
Subscriby has an official Zapier app and n8n community node. Connect to thousands of tools without code — CRMs, email platforms, analytics, webhooks. TGMembership has no official Zapier or n8n integration.
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 exists in TGMembership.
USD pricing — predictable costs
TGMembership prices in EUR. If you earn in USD, your platform cost fluctuates with exchange rates. Subscriby prices everything in USD with a fixed monthly fee, so your costs are predictable.
Fixed monthly cost at scale
TGMembership's sliding scale means you never pay a monthly subscription, but you always pay a percentage. Subscriby Growth at $89/mo + 1% is a known, capped cost. At $5,000/month revenue: TGMembership charges ~€50 (1%) vs Subscriby Growth's $139 total — the gap is narrow, but Subscriby's fixed fee is easier to budget.
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
- Anyone who values a modern, fast product on a current stack over a long-running legacy platform
- Agencies and teams needing formal role-based access control with separate permissions per user
- Builders using Zapier, n8n, or AI agents (MCP) in their workflow
- USD-earning creators who prefer predictable fixed monthly costs
- Creators who want a fully public, well-documented REST API with 18 resource types
Stick with TGMembership if you…
- Creators who need broad cryptocurrency coverage beyond Bitcoin/ETH/USDT — TGMembership's 200+ coin support via NowPayments and BinancePay is wider.
- Creators who want Paddle or Revolut as a payment gateway — neither is available in Subscriby.
- Anyone who wants a built-in eGoods module (digital product delivery) alongside community subscriptions, without paying for a separate tool.
- Creators who prefer a no-monthly-fee model where the platform rate automatically decreases as their revenue grows.
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