LaunchPass review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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LaunchPass report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for charging for access to Discord, Telegram or Slack
LaunchPass lets you charge for a Discord, Telegram or Slack community through Stripe. It does not host a community, and charging, coupons and tiers need Premium at $29 a month plus a 3.5% fee.
Who LaunchPass is for
- Fits if your community already lives on Discord or Telegram
- Works for creators who want to charge monthly for access
Who LaunchPass is not for
- 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
Why LaunchPass gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyPremium is $29 a month, between the cheaper quarter ($20) and the middle ($37), plus a 3.5% fee and Stripe's fees.
- CFree plan and trialThe Basic plan has no cap on free members but cannot charge for access; a 14-day Premium trial exists.
- DFeaturesOne narrow job: gating Discord, Telegram and Slack access. It needs one of them to be useful at all, and does not host a community.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You connect Discord or Telegram and Stripe, and set tiers.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, with Discord, Telegram, Slack and Stripe listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from LaunchPass's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/launchpass#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/launchpass.svg" alt="LaunchPass: 2.0 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where LaunchPass stands among course and community platforms
LaunchPass's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 23 of the 98 other course and community platforms we grade, and level with 21.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 25 of 98) and worst on features (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $29 a month, against a middle price of $36 for the category: 24 of the 65 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 23 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 99 course and community platforms we grade, cut by the letter each got. LaunchPass’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 17 of 98, level with 61
- CFree plan and trialAbove 34 of 98, level with 36
- DFeaturesAbove 0 of 98
- CEase of useAbove 23 of 98, level with 72
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 25 of 98, level with 72
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 78 course and community platforms. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep LaunchPass, or make your own?
Your call
You could make the core of LaunchPass for yourself: reports.
What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. It costs $348 a year.
What you could make
- Reports: an app builder makes this well.
- It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too.
What you could not
- A members' space with posts, chat and events that people keep coming back to.
- Hooks into the device itself: widgets.
- Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations.
What this rests on. LaunchPass’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is LaunchPass?
LaunchPass lets a community owner sell paid access to a Discord server, Telegram group or Slack workspace. Members pay through Stripe on a branded invite page or an embedded widget, and LaunchPass sends invites and removes people when a subscription ends. There is a free plan for free members and one paid plan.
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
LaunchPass pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, LaunchPass has a free plan, and paid plans start at $29 per month, plus 3.5% transaction fee.
- Starts at
- $29 per month, plus 3.5% transaction fee
- Free plan
- Basic plan: unlimited free members, automated invites, a customizable invite page and one-click sign-up on and off.
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial on Premium
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $0 | Free forever. Automated invites for free members, a customizable invite page and a custom description. |
| Premium | $29per month, plus 3.5% transaction fee | One-time and recurring billing, coupons, free trials, multi-tier access, an embeddable widget and analytics. |
Read from launchpass.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with LaunchPass before you buy.
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Common questions
Does LaunchPass have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. LaunchPass is listed for Web.
Does LaunchPass have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. LaunchPass is listed for Web.
Is LaunchPass open source?
LaunchPass is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.