Platform comparison
Both platforms automate payments and access for private Telegram communities. This comparison focuses on the differences that most affect daily work and the cost of growth.
Charging for a private group or channel means more than receiving payment: it means connecting it to a person, granting access and keeping that access current when their subscription changes.
Comminari and MemberPass automate that journey. Both let you create plans, charge members and manage additions and removals in Telegram. The meaningful differences are payment options, pricing and how you run the community.
Quick summary
Both cover the foundation of a paid community. These are the points that currently set them apart.
| Area | Comminari | MemberPass |
|---|---|---|
| Connected community | Private Telegram groups and channels | Private Telegram groups and channels |
| Payments | Stripe | Nine options, including Stripe, PayPal, crypto and Telegram Stars |
| Management | Web administration for payments, members, plans and alerts | Web dashboard and membership bot |
| Getting started | No fixed fee and commission from 3% | Free plan with a 10% transaction fee |
| As you grow | Commission automatically falls to 2% and 1% | Starter and Growth plans with a monthly fee plus commission |
| Product direction | Manage and monetize communities, resources and experiences from one platform | Automate Telegram memberships and integrate them with other tools |
The essentials
Both cover the complete flow of a Telegram membership: create an offer, charge, grant access and keep member status up to date.
Offer one-time payments, subscriptions and different access levels for a private community.
After payment, the member receives access; when a subscription ends or is cancelled, the system updates it.
Payment is connected to a Telegram identity, reducing screenshots, spreadsheets and manual additions.
Payment methods
MemberPass currently has a broader gateway offering. Comminari centralizes payments in Stripe for a direct purchase-and-access flow.
With Stripe you can accept cards and, depending on country, currency, device and account settings, Apple Pay, Google Pay, bank transfers and other enabled Stripe methods.
Beyond Stripe, it supports PayPal, Skrill, CoinPayments, Paystack, Razorpay, CeyPay, Telegram Stars and access codes. Not all of these options support automatic recurring billing.
Daily operation
Once a community starts moving, the value is understanding every payment, access change and issue without building a second process around it.
Comminari centralizes groups, plans, discounts, payments, members and activity. Each purchase is connected to its Telegram user so the operation can be reviewed in one place.
The member opens a public page, identifies with Telegram, chooses a plan and pays. They can return to the same web experience to manage access or their subscription.
Choose which alerts to receive about payments, access, subscriptions and issues, without constantly checking the dashboard to know what happened.
MemberPass also has a dashboard, analytics and a public page, but its Telegram setup is structured around its bot: create a BotFather bot, connect its token and manage part of the member relationship from Telegram.
Pricing
MemberPass combines a platform fee with a commission based on the selected plan. Comminari has no fixed fee and automatically reduces its commission as revenue grows.
Start at 3% up to EUR 1,999 per month, move to 2% from EUR 2,000 and 1% from EUR 7,000. There is no need to predict revenue or subscribe to a higher plan.
Free charges 10% per transaction. Starter adds USD 39 per month and 3%; Growth adds USD 89 per month and 1%. The table uses the least expensive monthly plan at every level.
Choose a currency to compare both costs in the same unit. For MemberPass, the table calculates the lowest-cost plan-and-fee combination for each scenario.
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| Monthly revenue | Comminari | MemberPass |
|---|---|---|
| €500 | €153% of revenue | €44Free · platform cost |
| €1,000 | €303% of revenue | €60Starter · platform cost |
| €2,000 | €402% of revenue | €86Starter · platform cost |
| €5,000 | €1002% of revenue | €121Growth · platform cost |
| €7,000 | €701% of revenue | €139Growth · platform cost |
| €10,000 | €1001% of revenue | €165Growth · platform cost |
The table applies published monthly prices: MemberPass Free 10%, Starter USD 39 + 3%, and Growth USD 89 + 1%. EUR uses this conversion: EUR 1 = USD 1.1467. Payment-processor fees are not included.
Advanced features
It is useful to acknowledge the current features that can matter when a community needs integrations or a working team.
MemberPass offers teams and custom roles on Growth, as well as an API, webhooks and integrations for connecting external processes.
If your priority is automating payment and Telegram access from a web administration area, Comminari covers that journey directly. If you need those advanced capabilities from day one, MemberPass currently offers them.
Choosing
Both platforms automate the operations behind a paid community. The choice depends on the tools you need and how you want costs to evolve.
You want to start with no fixed fee, charge through Stripe, manage payments and members from the web and let commission fall automatically as your community grows.
You need Telegram Stars, crypto, regional payment providers, teams, an API or external automation from the start.
The foundation is the same: charge and control access without doing it manually. MemberPass is oriented towards extending Telegram memberships through integrations; Comminari is oriented towards bringing community monetization and management together in one place.
Connect your group or channel, create Stripe plans and manage payments and members from one administration area. Start with no fixed fee.
