Comparison

HopMembers vs Whop

A clear comparison of fees, payouts, and community tools — so you can choose the better fit for WhatsApp, Telegram, and Discord 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

Predictable flat monthly cost
0% platform take on every renewal
Multi-platform chat communities
You hold funds in your Stripe account

Cons

Flat monthly fee after trial (even at very low volume)
No built-in public marketplace for discovery

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.

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14-day free trial · Cancel anytime

Whop

Digital products marketplace with pay-as-you-go fees

Pricing

Transaction fees: 2.7% + $0.30 / card txn
Monthly plan: No monthly (pay-as-you-go)
Setup fees: None
Card payments: Whop Standard Pricing
Payouts: Via Whop (not your Stripe)

Key features

Built-in marketplace discovery
Telegram & Discord integrations
Digital products & community offers
Pay-as-you-go (no monthly subscription)
Apps and storefront tools

Pros

No monthly subscription on Standard Pricing
Marketplace can help with discovery
Broad digital-product tooling

Cons

2.7% + $0.30 grows with every sale
Funds flow through Whop, not your Stripe
No WhatsApp community automation
Fee structure can get complex beyond Standard

Fees on $1,000.00/mo in sales

≈ $27.00 a month in fees

≈ $324.00 a year taken from your sales

2.7% of $1,000 ($27), plus $0.30 on every successful charge (Stripe processing separate)

Getting one subscriber is hard — fees eat the revenue of 1 subscriber every month (at $39/member).

Calculate Whop fees

Feature comparison

HopMembers

Whop

Transaction / platform fees

0%, always

2.7% + $0.30 / txn

Monthly plan

$29/mo after trial

No monthly

Yes

Discord

Yes

Paid straight to your bank (Stripe)

Yes

You hold your own funds

Yes

Built-in marketplace

Yes

Unlimited members

Yes

No coding required

Yes

Conclusion

Choose HopMembers if…

You monetize WhatsApp, Telegram, or Discord communities
You want 0% transaction fees and a predictable monthly plan
You want member payments paid straight to your bank via Stripe
You’re scaling past early volume where % fees start to hurt

Choose Whop if…

You want marketplace discovery to find new buyers
You sell a wide mix of digital products beyond chat access
You’re okay paying 2.7% + $0.30 per transaction with no monthly fee

For most community owners selling paid access on WhatsApp, Telegram, or Discord, HopMembers is the clearer fit: flat $29/mo, 0% transaction fees, and payouts to your own Stripe account. Whop can still make sense if marketplace distribution is your main growth channel — just expect fees to scale with every renewal.