The workspace for private communities
Free to use, with a 6% platform fee on paid groups
Groupanda is free to use for as long as you like. On a paid group the member pays the price you set. Out of that payment, Groupanda keeps a 6% platform fee. Stripe's processing fee is deducted from your payout. Nothing is added on top of what the member pays. No monthly charge, and no fee per member.
Free
$0 / month
For communities that run on conversation.
- Real-time chat in channels, with quoted replies
- Public and private groups
- Roles and moderation
- Photos, documents up to 10 MB, and voice messages
- Message search within a channel, and no automatic deletion
- One invite link per group, with optional approval to join
- Web, iOS, and Android
- No limit on members
Paid groups
6% of each payment
For communities that charge for access.
Everything in Free, plus:
- Built-in subscriptions and recurring payments
- Access that opens with the payment and lasts to the end of the paid period on a subscription, with no renewal date on a one-time payment
- Channels open to every member, or limited to the plans you choose
- Up to 5 plans per group, each a monthly subscription or a one-time payment
- Stripe checkout and billing
- Members can switch from one monthly plan to another, from the end of the period
- Payouts through Stripe Connect
- A billing portal for members with a subscription (invoices, card)
- See how many members are on each plan, and your Stripe balance
How paid groups are priced
The member pays the price you set. Out of that payment, Groupanda keeps a 6% platform fee. Stripe's processing fee is deducted from your payout. Nothing is added on top of what the member pays. Stripe Connect pays out to the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Norway, Liechtenstein, Canada, and Switzerland. The 6% is taken automatically, so there is nothing to pay separately and no setup fee. If nobody is paying, you pay nothing.
If you are comparing costs, the same fees are set out next to a paid Discord server and next to Slack's per user pricing, row by row. See all Groupanda comparisons.
For plans, access and fees in detail, read how Groupanda works as a membership platform.
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Pricing questions
Is Groupanda really free?
Yes. You can run a community on the Free plan for as long as you like, with no time limit and no card required. You only pay when you charge your own members.
What is the 6%?
On a paid group the member pays the price you set. Out of that payment, Groupanda keeps a 6% platform fee. Stripe's processing fee is deducted from your payout. Nothing is added on top of what the member pays. Stripe Connect pays out to the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Norway, Liechtenstein, Canada, and Switzerland. That 6% is how the Free plan stays free.
Are there monthly fees?
No. There is no monthly charge and no setup fee. Whether a plan is monthly or one-time, the member pays the price you set. Out of that payment, Groupanda keeps a 6% platform fee. Stripe's processing fee is deducted from your payout. Nothing is added on top of what the member pays. Stripe Connect pays out to the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Norway, Liechtenstein, Canada, and Switzerland.
What does Stripe charge?
Stripe's processing fee is deducted from your payout. The member pays the price you set. Nothing is added on top of what the member pays. We do not print a rate here because Stripe charges by card type and by currency, so one number would be wrong for someone.
Do I pay per member?
No. There is no per-member pricing. On the Free plan, a group costs nothing, however many members it has.
When do I pay?
Only when a member pays, so there is nothing to pay up front. The member pays the price you set. Out of that payment, Groupanda keeps a 6% platform fee. Stripe's processing fee is deducted from your payout. Nothing is added on top of what the member pays. Stripe Connect pays out to the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Norway, Liechtenstein, Canada, and Switzerland.
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