Plattformvergleich

MemberPass vs Substack

Telegram community access vs. email newsletters

Substack and MemberPass serve different content models. Substack is built around email: subscribers sign up, their inbox gets your posts, and the community happens in replies or Substack's chat feature. MemberPass is built around Telegram: subscribers pay, they get a unique invite link, and the community happens live in a private channel or group. For most creators, these tools are complementary — not competing. But if you're deciding where to build your paid community, the choice matters.

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Funktionsvergleich

Funktion	MemberPass	Substack
Primary Medium	Live Telegram channels and groups	Email newsletter + chat (asynchronous)
Telegram Integration	Native bot — automated access control	Keine
Platform Fee	1–10% transaction fee	10% of all subscription revenue
Zahlungsschnittstellen	9 gateways	Stripe only
Crypto Payments	Bitcoin, ETH, USDT, USDC	No crypto support
Regional Coverage	200+ countries, regional gateways	Limited outside US/EU — Stripe dependency
Fund Settlement	Direct to your Stripe/PayPal/crypto account	Substack holds and pays out on schedule
Zugangscodes	Offline and gift subscription codes	Not available
Per-Plan Channel Access	Assign specific Telegram channels per plan tier	Binary — paid or free, no tier-based channel control
API / Automation	REST API + MCP + Zapier + n8n + 71 webhooks	Substack API (limited scope)

Was Substack gut macht

Substack has massive built-in discovery — the Substack reader, recommendations, and Notes have become a meaningful content distribution channel. Creators get found without paid marketing, which is a real advantage.
Email reaches subscribers wherever they are. They don't need to have Telegram installed, check a separate app, or change any behavior.
Substack Notes (their social feed) drives organic growth for writers. For long-form content creators, this network effect is genuinely valuable.

Wir glauben an ehrliche Vergleiche. Wenn Substack das Richtige für Sie ist, sagen wir es Ihnen.

Preise

MemberPass

Free$0/mo10% per transaction— 3 projects
Starter$39/mo3% per transaction— Unlimited projects
Growth$89/mo1% per transaction— Unlimited + Teams

Substack

Substack$0/mo to publish10% of paid subscription revenue + Stripe 2.9%+$0.30— SEPA available for EU creators

Wo MemberPass punktet

Fee comparison at scale

Substack takes 10% of all subscription revenue plus Stripe's 2.9%+$0.30 per payment. At $5,000/month, Substack takes around $500. MemberPass Growth: $89 + 1% = $139/month. The gap compounds as your revenue grows.

Substack is Stripe-only — MemberPass has 9 gateways

Substack works if your subscribers have a Stripe-compatible card. If they're in India, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, or any market where Stripe is unavailable, they can't subscribe. Razorpay, Paystack, and CeyPay in MemberPass cover these markets.

Crypto payments

Substack supports no cryptocurrency payments. MemberPass supports Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT, USDC, and Litecoin via CoinPayments and stablecoins via CeyPay.

Telegram is live and interactive — email is not

Email is asynchronous. Subscribers receive what you send; they don't interact in real time. A private Telegram group is a live community where members talk to each other, ask questions in the moment, and get real-time signals or updates. These are fundamentally different value propositions.

Fine-grained access control per plan tier

MemberPass lets you assign specific Telegram channels or groups to specific plan tiers. A $10/month plan gets one channel; a $50/month plan gets additional groups. Substack's access model is binary — paid or free.

Your money never passes through MemberPass

Substack holds your subscription revenue and pays out on a schedule. MemberPass routes payments directly to your Stripe account, PayPal, or crypto wallet — MemberPass never touches the money.

Wählen Sie MemberPass, wenn Sie…

Creators who want a live, interactive Telegram community — not an email list
Crypto traders, signal providers, forex analysts — communities where real-time matters
Creators whose subscribers are in India, Africa, Sri Lanka, or markets where Stripe isn't standard
Anyone earning $2,000+/month where MemberPass fees are meaningfully lower than Substack's 10%
Creators wanting crypto payments or Telegram Stars support

Bleiben Sie bei Substack, wenn Sie…

Writers, journalists, and analysts whose core product is long-form written content delivered to subscribers' inboxes. Substack's content delivery and discovery tools are built specifically for this.
Creators who rely on Substack's recommendation network and Notes for audience growth. If you're growing a writing audience, that network effect is a genuine moat.
Anyone whose audience is not on Telegram and where email is the natural delivery mechanism for your content.

Häufige Fragen

Yes — many creators use Substack for written content delivery and MemberPass for their private Telegram community. They serve different functions and work well together.

At $1,000/month: Substack takes ~$100. MemberPass Starter ($39 + 3%) costs $69/month. At $5,000/month: Substack takes ~$500. MemberPass Growth ($89 + 1%) costs $139/month. The fee difference compounds significantly as you grow.

Substack uses Stripe exclusively, which has limited availability in many countries and requires an international card. MemberPass adds Razorpay (India), Paystack (Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya), CeyPay (Sri Lanka), and five more gateways.

No. Substack has no Telegram integration. If you want paying Substack subscribers in a private Telegram group, you'd need to manually invite each one and track their subscription status. MemberPass handles this automatically.

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