The goal is the same: connect payments, members and access.
Charging for a private community does not end when a payment arrives. You also need to identify the buyer, grant access to the right group or channel and keep that access updated when they renew, cancel or stop paying.
Comminari and InviteMember let you prepare plans, charge members and automate entry and removal. Each platform supports different payment methods, integrations, management tools and pricing.
This comparison explains those differences so you can choose based on your community's needs.
Quick summary
InviteMember offers more providers; Comminari focuses on Telegram and Stripe.
Here is the practical difference between both platforms before exploring each area.
| Area | Comminari | InviteMember |
|---|---|---|
| Communities | Private Telegram groups and channels | Telegram and Discord roles |
| Payments | Stripe | Stripe, PayPal, crypto and other providers |
| Management | Centralized web administration | Dashboard, hosted page and membership bot |
| Access plans | One-time, recurring and time-limited access | One-time, recurring and time-limited access |
| Creator alerts | Configurable notification preferences | Management and alerts through its bot and dashboard |
| Platform price | No fixed fee; automatic 3%, 2% or 1% fee | Monthly fee based on sales tiers |
| Getting started | Free until you receive your first payments | Requires a paid plan after the trial period |
Starting point
What you can do with both platforms.
Both platforms connect payments and users to reduce manual additions, removals and checks.
Create an offer
Define one-time or recurring plans and associate them with the access each member receives.
Charge and grant access
After payment, the buyer can enter the private space without waiting for the creator to verify the transaction manually.
Keep membership current
Access status updates when a subscription ends, is cancelled or is no longer active.
Payment methods
Available ways to charge your members.
Comminari currently centralizes payments in Stripe. InviteMember supports Stripe and additional gateways.
Payments in Comminari
Comminari currently centralizes payments in Stripe. Depending on country, currency, device and account settings, checkout can support cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, bank transfers and other Stripe methods.
Payments in InviteMember
InviteMember supports Stripe, PayPal, CoinPayments and other local providers. It currently offers more options if you need multiple gateways or cryptocurrency payments.
A foundation that can grow
These options describe the product today. Comminari starts with a complete Stripe integration and can add new methods as the platform evolves.
Telegram and Discord
Platforms you can currently connect.
Both platforms work with Telegram communities. InviteMember currently adds the option to attach Discord roles to a membership.
Comminari
Connect private Telegram groups and channels, attach plans and control member access from the web administration area.
InviteMember
In addition to Telegram groups and channels, Discord roles can be included as membership resources.
Daily management
Control everything from a web administration area.
Comminari brings together the tools you need to review payments, understand each member's status and respond to renewals, removals and issues.
A dashboard for the creator
From Comminari's administration area you can connect communities, prepare plans and discounts, review payments, inspect members and follow activity. Information is centralized without requiring bot commands or conversations.
A page for every member
The buyer gets a web page for choosing plans, paying, managing a subscription and recovering access. The creator does not have to handle every routine request in private messages.
Control what you receive
Comminari lets you customize the alerts you want. Choose whether to receive financial events, access changes, subscription activity, group issues or product updates.
Member experience
The buyer starts payment from different places.
In both services, the goal is to let someone pay and enter without requiring the creator to intervene.
Choose and pay
In Comminari, the member opens the public page, chooses a plan and completes Stripe checkout. In InviteMember, the purchase can start from the hosted page or membership bot.
Identify and join
Comminari identifies the buyer with Telegram and connects the payment to the user requesting access. InviteMember provides a unique join-request link and monitors which user opens it.
Manage access afterwards
In Comminari, the member returns to the web to manage their subscription or recover access. In InviteMember, they can check their status and manage the subscription through the page or bot.
Pricing
Two different ways to pay for the platform.
The starting cost matters, but so does what happens when your community begins to earn more.
Comminari: start with no fixed fee
Prepare your community without paying upfront. There is no plan to choose or change: your level is calculated automatically and the fee falls from 3% to 2% and then 1% as revenue grows.
InviteMember: choose a monthly plan
Plans start at USD 19 per month for sales up to USD 500. When you exceed the selected limit, you move to the next tier and its new monthly fee.
How the cost changes as revenue grows
Choose a currency to see revenue and platform cost in the same unit. The examples apply Comminari's percentage and InviteMember's monthly fee for the corresponding tier.
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| Monthly revenue | Comminari | InviteMember |
|---|---|---|
| €500 | €153% of revenue | €17monthly tier fee |
| €1,000 | €303% of revenue | €34monthly tier fee |
| €2,000 | €402% of revenue | €69monthly tier fee |
| €5,000 | €1002% of revenue | €130monthly tier fee |
| €7,000 | €701% of revenue | €235monthly tier fee |
| €10,000 | €1001% of revenue | €235monthly tier fee |
Tiers are compared at the same revenue amount and InviteMember's fee uses this conversion: EUR 1 = USD 1.1467. Monthly billing is shown rather than the annual-payment equivalent. Processing fees are not included.
Choosing
What to consider before deciding.
Current features and the way you want to run the business mark the practical difference.
Choose Comminari if
If you want to control communities, plans, payments, members and notifications from a web administration area, start with no fixed fee and let the cost adjust automatically as you grow.
Choose InviteMember if
If you currently need Discord integration, cryptocurrency payments or several payment gateways from the start.
