Comparison
Gategram vs InviteMember: checkout clarity wins
InviteMember focuses on subscription tooling. Gategram focuses on low-friction Telegram checkout for paid content and one-time sales.
Gategram
InviteMember
Payment flow
Native Telegram Stars invoice inside the app
External checkout flow
Buyer flow
Telegram account and Stars invoice
Separate membership checkout
Delivery
Automatic Telegram message with retries
Invite delivery after payment confirmation
Setup
Create an offer and share its Telegram link
Configure the membership and external payment flow
Service fee
Gategram: up to 5%; separate published payout rate
InviteMember and payment-processor fees apply
Product types
Any digital content: text, links, files, access
Primarily subscription/membership access
One-time sales
Core product model
Membership-oriented product model
Pricing
No monthly Gategram fee
See current provider pricing
Payment methods
Telegram Stars
Stripe (cards, some local methods)
Trust model
Buyer trusts Telegram — native dialog
Buyer must trust external checkout page
When to choose Gategram over InviteMember
You sell one-time digital products
InviteMember is built for recurring subscriptions. If you sell individual products — guides, templates, files, access codes — Gategram is purpose-built for that.
Your buyers are mobile-first
Buyers use their Telegram Stars balance in Telegram, so Gategram does not ask them to type card numbers into an external checkout page.
You want maximum conversion
InviteMember uses an external checkout, while Gategram uses Telegram Stars inside Telegram. Measure completed sales for your own audience rather than assuming a conversion result.
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