Comminari and MemberPass charge for Telegram memberships.
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 let you create plans, charge members and manage additions and removals in Telegram. Each platform provides different payment methods, pricing and administration tools.
Quick summary
MemberPass offers more payment methods; Comminari lowers its fee as revenue grows.
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 focus | Manage payments, members and resources for Telegram communities | Automate Telegram memberships and connect external tools |
The essentials
What you can do with both platforms.
Both platforms let you create plans, charge, grant access and update members when a subscription changes.
Create access plans
Offer one-time payments, subscriptions and different access levels for a private community.
Grant and remove access automatically
After payment, the member receives access; when a subscription ends or is cancelled, the system updates it.
Sell without checking payments by hand
Payment is connected to a Telegram identity, reducing screenshots, spreadsheets and manual additions.
Payment methods
Available ways to charge your members.
MemberPass supports more payment providers. Comminari uses Stripe to connect each payment with Telegram access.
Comminari and Stripe
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.
MemberPass and alternative payments
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
Manage payments and members without leaving the web dashboard.
Once a community starts moving, the value is understanding every payment, access change and issue without building a second process around it.
A dashboard for the community creator
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.
A payment page for the member
The member opens a public page, identifies with Telegram, chooses a plan and pays. They can then manage access or their subscription from the same page.
Alerts you can configure
Choose which alerts to receive about payments, access, subscriptions and issues, without constantly checking the dashboard to know what happened.
Pricing
Starting cost matters; cost at scale matters even more.
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.
Comminari: no fee or plan change
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.
MemberPass: Free, Starter or Growth
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.
Platform cost at different revenue levels
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
MemberPass includes tools for more complex operations.
It is useful to acknowledge the current features that can matter when a community needs integrations or a working team.
Teams, roles and automation
MemberPass offers teams and custom roles on Growth, as well as an API, webhooks and integrations for connecting external processes.
Choose based on the required tools
Comminari automates payments and access from a web dashboard focused on Telegram. MemberPass adds teams, roles, an API and integrations for more complex operations.
Choosing
What to consider before deciding.
Both platforms automate the operations behind a paid community. The choice depends on the tools you need and how you want costs to evolve.
Choose Comminari if
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.
Choose MemberPass if
You need Telegram Stars, crypto, regional payment providers, teams, an API or external automation from the start.
