Compare Discord Monetization Platforms
Every platform promises easy monetization. Only one lets you own your customers with 0% platform fees.
PayBot
- You own your customers
- Setup in 60 seconds
- Native Discord integration
- No website needed
- Team payroll available
LaunchPass
- They own your customers
- Moderate setup
- Monetize your Discord and Telegram communities
Whop
- They own your customers
- Complex setup
- The everything app for digital products
Patreon
- They own your customers
- Moderate setup
- The creator membership platform
Subscord
- They own your customers
- Moderate setup
- Discord payment bot with crypto support
Gumroad
- You own your customers
- Moderate setup
- Sell digital products and memberships
The Key Difference: Customer Ownership
Most Platforms
Payments go through their Stripe. They pay you out. Your customers are in their system. Leave the platform? Start from zero.
PayBot
Payments go through your Stripe. You own every customer, every transaction, every relationship. Switch services anytime—take everything with you.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | PayBot | LaunchPass | Whop | Patreon | Subscord | Gumroad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platform Fee | 0% | 3-10% | 3% | 10% | 0% | 10% |
| You Own Customers | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Native Discord | ✓ | External | Whop Bot | Linking | ✓ | Partial |
| Auto Role Assignment | Instant | Yes | Yes | Yes | Instant | No roles |
| Setup Time | 60 sec | 30+ min | 30+ min | 30+ min | 10 min | 15 min |
| Website Required | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Team Payroll | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Crypto Payments | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
Detailed Comparisons
PayBot vs LaunchPass
LaunchPass splits their attention across Discord, Telegram, AND Slack. You get a fraction of their development focus. Meanwhile, they own your customers—not you—and take 3.5% of everything.
PayBot vs Whop
Whop wants you to consolidate everything onto their platform. If that's what you want, great. But if you've spent years building your business with tools that work, and you just want a high-powered Discord community with automations that connect your services—PayBot is built for that.
PayBot vs Patreon
Patreon was built in 2013 for YouTubers and podcasters. Discord? They added that later as a checkbox feature. Your members create a Patreon account, subscribe there, then link their Discord. Two platforms. Two accounts. 10% of every payment. For a Discord integration that was never their focus.
PayBot vs Subscord
Subscord is Discord-focused with 0% fees—a legitimate competitor. But they charge annual subscriptions with hard subscriber caps. 50 subscribers? $390/year upfront. No Link in Bio portals. No team payroll. No affiliate system. If you need crypto payments, Subscord wins. For everything else, PayBot does more for less.
PayBot vs Gumroad
Gumroad sells ebooks and templates. Discord? They added a bot as a checkbox feature—and it shows. The bot can add people to your server, but it can't assign roles. Members join, have zero permissions, and DM you: "I paid, where's my content?" Gumroad takes 10% for this half-finished integration.
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