Comparison

HopMembers vs Upgrade.chat

A clear comparison of fees, plan tiers, and community tools — so you can choose the better fit for monetizing Discord, Telegram, and WhatsApp memberships.

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HopMembers

WhatsApp, Telegram & Discord memberships

Pricing

Transaction fees: 0%, always
Monthly plan: $29/mo after trial
Free trial: 14 days
Card payments: Stripe (standard processing)
Payouts: Straight to your bank via Stripe

Key features

0% transaction fees on member payments
WhatsApp, Telegram & Discord access automation
Paid straight to your bank via Stripe
Unlimited members on one flat plan
No coding required

Pros

0% take rate that never grows with members
One flat plan — no tier climbing as you scale
WhatsApp support (Upgrade.chat does not)
Unlimited members included

Cons

Flat monthly fee after trial (even at very low volume)
No custom Discord bot branding

Fees on $1,000.00/mo in sales

$0 in transaction fees

$0 a year taken from your sales

Flat $29/mo plan · 0% transaction fees (Stripe processing separate)

Stays $0 no matter how many members you add.

Get started with HopMembers

14-day free trial · Cancel anytime

Upgrade.chat

Discord & Telegram monetization with tiered plans and a % take rate

Pricing

Transaction fees: 2.9–5.9% by plan
Monthly plan: Free–$199/mo by subscriber tier
Free plan: 5.9% · up to 500 subscribers
Max plan: $199/mo + 2.9% · unlimited
Payouts: Stripe, PayPal & other methods

Key features

Discord & Telegram monetization
Tiered Free / Pro / VIP / Max plans
Custom bot branding on higher plans
Auto role / access management
Affiliate tools on supported plans

Pros

Free plan to get started with no monthly fee
Custom bot branding on paid tiers
Discord & Telegram focused tooling
Multiple payment method options

Cons

Free plan charges 5.9% — grows as sales increase
Must pay up to $199/mo to reach the 2.9% rate
Every plan still takes a percentage of sales
Member caps by plan until Max
No WhatsApp community automation

Fees on $1,000.00/mo in sales

≈ $59.00 a month in fees

≈ $708.00 a year taken from your sales

Free plan at 5.9% of $1,000 ($59). Pro/VIP/Max still charge 2.9–4.9% plus a monthly fee.

Getting one subscriber is hard — fees eat the revenue of 2 subscribers every month (at $39/member).

Calculate Upgrade.chat fees

Feature comparison

HopMembers

Upgrade.chat

Transaction / platform fees

0%, always

2.9–5.9% by plan

Monthly plan

$29/mo after trial

Free–$199/mo by tier

Fees grow with members

Yes

Discord

Yes

Unlimited members

Yes

Capped by plan

Paid straight to your bank (Stripe)

Yes

Custom bot branding

Yes

No coding required

Yes

Conclusion

Choose HopMembers if…

You want 0% fees that stay flat as members grow
You monetize WhatsApp, Telegram, or Discord
You don’t want to climb plan tiers and % rates as you scale
You want unlimited members on one predictable plan

Choose Upgrade.chat if…

You need custom Discord bot branding
You’re under ~500 members and okay with a 5.9% Free-plan take rate
You only need Discord/Telegram and prefer Upgrade.chat’s tooling

On Upgrade.chat’s Free plan, $1,000/mo in sales costs about $59 (5.9%) — and that grows with every new member. Paid tiers lower the % but add monthly fees up to $199. HopMembers is a flat $29/mo with 0% transaction fees, WhatsApp included, and no member caps. Choose Upgrade.chat for custom bot branding at small scale; choose HopMembers when you want predictable pricing that doesn’t climb with success.