Compare Discord Monetization Platforms
Every platform promises easy monetization. Only one runs on your own Stripe, pays you direct, and stays free until you sell.
PayBot
- You own your customers
- Paid direct to your Stripe
- Pay only 3% when you sell
- Native Discord, no website
- Setup in 60 seconds
LaunchPass
- They own your customers
- Moderate setup
- Discord, Telegram & Slack memberships
Whop
- They own your customers
- Complex setup
- All-in-one platform for digital products
Patreon
- They own your customers
- Moderate setup
- Membership platform for creators
Subscord
- You own your customers
- Moderate setup
- Discord payments with crypto support
Gumroad
- They 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 connect Stripe to Discord directly and own every customer, every transaction, every relationship. Switch services anytime, take everything with you.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | PayBot | LaunchPass | Whop | Patreon | Subscord | Gumroad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost Before You Sell | Free | $29/mo | Free | Free | $390/yr | Free |
| Paid Direct to Your Stripe | Instant | ✗ | 3–5 days | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| 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 bills you $29 a month before you have sold a thing, and runs every payment through their account instead of yours. You are renting a tool and renting your customers from a platform that splits its attention three ways.
PayBot vs Whop
Whop takes the same small share PayBot does. The difference is where your money lands: behind their platform, not in your bank. You build your storefront on their turf, wait days to withdraw, and a new account faces a compliance review before the first payout clears.
PayBot vs Patreon
Patreon was built for YouTubers in 2013; Discord is a bolt-on. Members juggle two accounts, Patreon takes 10% of everything, and your subscribers belong to Patreon, not to you.
PayBot vs Subscord
Subscord is Discord-native like PayBot, but it asks for $390 a year upfront with a hard subscriber cap before you have made a dollar. PayBot is free to start, with no upfront and no cap to bump into, and adds storefronts, team payroll, and affiliates Subscord does not have.
PayBot vs Gumroad
Gumroad sells ebooks and templates. Its Discord bot can add members but cannot assign roles, so a paying member lands with the same access as a stranger. And Gumroad takes 10% of every sale for that half-finished integration.
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