LaunchPass vs Mighty Networks (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Mighty Networks grades higher than LaunchPass: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Mighty Networks grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
LaunchPass
Charge for access to Discord, Telegram and Slack communities
Mighty Networks
Community platform with courses, livestreams and paid memberships
Which one is for you
Pick LaunchPass if
- Fits if your community already lives on Discord or Telegram
- Works for creators who want to charge monthly for access
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a place to host the community, as it only gates other apps
- Pricey if you sell a lot, as 3.5% comes on top of $29 and Stripe's fees
- Tight if you stay on Basic, as billing, coupons, trials and analytics are Premium
- Watch out: it works with Discord, Telegram and Slack only
Pick Mighty Networks if
- Fits if your members mostly show up on their phones
- Works for hosts who livestream inside the community, with 20 hours a month on Launch
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to see a monthly price up front, as the page shows only yearly ones
- Tight if you rely on Zapier or Kit, which need Scale at $179 a month billed yearly
- Skip it if you want your own branded app, which is only in custom-priced Mighty Pro
- Watch out: Mighty takes 2% of each sale on Launch and 1% on Scale
- Watch out: the trial runs on Growth, so you try features Launch doesn't have
How we grade them
| 2.0GPALaunchPassFair | 2.4GPAMighty NetworksFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPremium is $29 a month, between the cheaper quarter ($20) and the middle ($37), plus a 3.5% fee and Stripe's fees. | CGraded against its alternatives, community platforms. Launch is $79 a month billed yearly ($950 a year) plus Mighty's 2%, $40 on $2,000 of sales: $119 a month. Cheaper than Circle ($129) and Heartbeat ($140), dearer than Skool Pro ($82.50). |
| Free plan and trial | CThe Basic plan has no cap on free members but cannot charge for access; a 14-day Premium trial exists. | CNo free plan. The 14-day trial runs on the Growth plan with no card needed, so you try features Launch doesn't have. |
| Features | DOne narrow job: gating Discord, Telegram and Slack access. It needs one of them to be useful at all, and does not host a community. | BSpaces, feeds and chat, cohort and self-paced courses with quizzes, certificates and SCORM, native livestreams, member matching, gamification and payments in hundreds of currencies. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You connect Discord or Telegram and Stripe, and set tiers. | CNo App Store rating on record. The AI Cohost drafts a landing page, branding and a starter template, but there's still a community to shape before members arrive. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with Discord, Telegram, Slack and Stripe listed. | BWeb, iPhone and Android. Zapier, Kit, Google Analytics, MCP and the API (5,000 requests a month) start on Scale. No desktop app, which an A needs. |
| Best for | charging for access to Discord, Telegram or Slack | memberships with livestreams and cohort courses |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: LaunchPass and Mighty Networks. How we grade
Price against what you get
LaunchPass starts at $29 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Mighty Networks starts at $79 a month and scores 2.7.
Mighty Networks scores higher, and starts $50 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other course and community platforms on the chart, 23 score higher than LaunchPass for less, and 2 score higher than Mighty Networks for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- LaunchPass also covers reports.
- Mighty Networks also covers workflow automation and online courses.
At a glance
| LaunchPass | Mighty Networks | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $29 per month, plus 3.5% transaction fee | $79 per month, billed annually ($950 a year) |
| Free plan | Basic plan: unlimited free members, automated invites, a customizable invite page and one-click sign-up on and off. | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial on Premium | 14-day free trial on the Growth plan, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | LaunchPass | Mighty Networks |
| Price read from | launchpass.com | mightynetworks.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
LaunchPass
- Premium adds a 3.5% transaction fee on top of the $29 monthly price; Stripe fees apply as well.
- It works with Discord, Telegram and Slack only; it does not host a community of its own.
- Coupons, free trials, tiers and analytics are Premium features, not part of Basic.
Mighty Networks
- Mighty takes 2% of each sale on Launch, 1% on Scale and 0.5% on Growth and Mighty Pro.
- The pricing page gives annual-billing prices and says annual billing gives 2 months free; monthly-billing figures are not shown.
- Zapier, Kit, Google Analytics, affiliate integrations and API access need Scale or higher.
- Apps under your own brand are only in Mighty Pro, which is priced through sales.
Key features
LaunchPass
- Paid access to chat communities
- Connect Discord, Telegram or Slack and Stripe, then charge for access with no coding.
- Flexible subscription options
- Set your own prices, charge weekly, monthly or yearly, and offer free trials and coupons on Premium.
- Multi-tier access
- Run paid and free access in the same community, with different tiers mapped to different access.
- Automatic removal on cancel
- On Discord, a cancelled subscription triggers a kick or role removal automatically.
- Branded invite page and widget
- Create a custom invite page, or embed the sign-up widget on a page you already have.
- Analytics and affiliates
- A dashboard with an activity feed, conversion tracking and affiliate integration, on Premium.
Mighty Networks
- Spaces, feeds and chat
- Private groups and cohorts, activity feeds, questions and polls, chat spaces with threads, and online or in-person events.
- Courses
- On-demand, cohort-based and live courses and challenges, with quizzes, drip schedules, badges and certificates, and SCORM content.
- Livestreams
- Native livestreaming: 20 hours a month and 100 viewers per stream on Launch, up to 50 hours and 3,000 viewers on Mighty Pro.
- Member profiles and gamification
- A People Explorer that matches members, private messages and voice notes, a referral program, streaks, points and leaderboards.
- Payments
- Subscriptions, one-time prices, installments, tiers, free trials and promo codes, charged in hundreds of currencies.
- AI Cohost
- Starts each network from one question, drafting marketing copy, a landing page, a logo, brand imagery and a community template.
Plans
LaunchPass
Basic$0
Free forever. Automated invites for free members, a customizable invite page and a custom description.
Premium$29
per month, plus 3.5% transaction fee
One-time and recurring billing, coupons, free trials, multi-tier access, an embeddable widget and analytics.
Mighty Networks
Launch$79
per month, billed annually ($950 a year)
Unlimited members and spaces, courses, events, 3 hosts, 10 moderators, 20 streaming hours a month. Mighty takes a 2% transaction fee.
Scale$179
per month, billed annually ($2,150 a year)
Adds Zapier, Kit and Google Analytics, 5,000 API requests a month and MCP, more automations, 5 hosts. 1% transaction fee.
Growth$354
per month, billed annually ($4,250 a year)
Advanced automations, SSO, email white-labeling, growth expert sessions, priority support, migration help, 10 hosts. 0.5% fee.
Mighty ProCustom
Your own branded iOS and Android apps, full community management services, advanced data reports and custom storage. 0.5% fee.
Ways to pay less
LaunchPass
No public discounts listed.
Mighty Networks
- Annual discount
2 months free with annual billing
Mighty Networks' pricing page says annual billing gives 2 months free: Launch is $950 a year, Scale $2,150 and Growth $4,250.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, LaunchPass or Mighty Networks?
As of Nov 13, 2026, LaunchPass is cheaper to start with: $29 a month, against $79 a month for Mighty Networks. LaunchPass starts at $29 per month, plus 3.5% transaction fee, and Mighty Networks starts at $79 per month, billed annually ($950 a year).
Which has a free plan, LaunchPass or Mighty Networks?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only LaunchPass has a free plan. Mighty Networks does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do LaunchPass and Mighty Networks run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Mighty Networks lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.