Subscriby vs Whop
Telegram-native subscription platform vs. multi-product marketplace
Whop is a marketplace built for creators who sell multiple things: Discord communities, courses, digital downloads, software subscriptions. If that's you, Whop's built-in audience of 2 million weekly visitors is a real advantage. Subscriby does one thing — paid Telegram communities — and it does it natively, with payment gateways, billing cycles, and access control built specifically for how Telegram works.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Subscriby | Whop |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Focus | Telegram subscription communities | Multi-platform marketplace (Discord, courses, downloads) |
| Telegram Stars | Native support — subscribers pay inside Telegram | Not supported |
| Regional Gateways | Razorpay (India), Paystack (Africa), CeyPay (Sri Lanka) | Primarily US, UK, EU payment methods |
| Fund Settlement | Direct to your account — $0 payout fee | Held by Whop — payout fees up to $23 per withdrawal |
| Access Codes | Offline and gift subscriptions — included | 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 | Fixed or percentage, one-time / multi-month / forever duration, usage limits, and audience targeting such as new or churned customers |
| Free Plan | $0/mo, 3 projects, 10% fee | No $0/mo plan — commission from first sale |
| MCP Server | 68 tools for AI-agent control | Not available |
| Built-in Discovery | Bring your own audience via portal link | 2M+ weekly marketplace visitors |
What Whop Does Well
- Whop has a built-in marketplace — creators get discovered by buyers browsing the platform, which can drive organic signups without any paid marketing.
- Better for mixed product lines: if you sell courses, digital downloads, Discord communities, and software access together, Whop manages all of it in one dashboard.
- Whop supports 100+ payment methods across 135+ currencies and has a strong developer API with the Standard Webhooks spec.
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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
- WhopNo monthly fee~3% platform commission + 2.7%+$0.30 processing— Plus payout fees on every withdrawal
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.
Telegram Stars — Whop has no integration
Telegram Stars is Telegram's native payment method. Subscribers pay directly inside the app without a card or external checkout. Whop has no Stars integration. Subscriby supports Stars natively.
Regional gateways Whop doesn't offer
Razorpay covers India and 85+ currencies. Paystack covers Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, and more. CeyPay covers Sri Lanka. If a meaningful portion of your audience is in these markets, Subscriby is the only option that actually works for them.
Your money goes directly to you — no payout fees
Subscriby never touches your revenue. Payments settle directly to your Stripe account, PayPal, or crypto wallet. Whop holds your earnings and charges $2.50 for next-day ACH, 4%+$1 for instant transfers, or $23 for bank wires.
Access codes for offline and gift subscriptions
Generate bulk access codes subscribers redeem without a card — useful for gifting memberships, in-person sales, or markets where card payments are uncommon. Whop has no equivalent.
MCP server for AI-native workflows
Subscriby ships a Model Context Protocol server with 68 tools. Your AI assistant can query subscriber data, check analytics, issue access codes and manage member access programmatically, with the seven destructive tools held behind an explicit human confirmation. Whop has no MCP server at all.
Free plan with real utility
3 projects, $0/month, 10% transaction fee. You can run a real paid Telegram community before spending anything. Whop charges a commission from your first sale.
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 want native bot automation for invites, renewals, and removals
- Creators outside the US/EU who need Razorpay, Paystack, or CeyPay
- Communities that want to accept Telegram Stars payments
- Anyone who wants revenue to settle directly with zero payout fees
- Builders who want MCP server, Zapier, n8n, or REST API integration
- Creators who want to start free and upgrade as revenue grows
Stick with Whop if you…
- Creators with mixed product lines — courses, Discord communities, digital downloads, and software — who want a single marketplace to manage all of it.
- Creators who benefit from Whop's organic marketplace traffic. If buyers browse Whop to find new communities, that discovery advantage is real.
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