Charge for your WhatsApp group without moving it
The group stays on WhatsApp where everyone already is. This is the paywall, the UPI checkout and the list of who has actually paid.
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In short
How do I charge for a WhatsApp group with Tribearn?
Tribearn sells monthly or yearly access to your WhatsApp group without moving it: members pay by UPI or card and see your invite link the moment payment clears. You keep one list of who has paid. For access that renews, sell the group as a membership tier — it charges by UPI AutoPay and emails the invite. Removing someone from the group is a step you take yourself. The Free plan is ₹0 a month and takes 10% of each sale; Starter (₹499 a month), Growth (₹1,499) and Scale (₹3,999) lower that to 5%, 3% and nothing.
| Plan | Price per month | Commission on sales |
|---|---|---|
| Free | ₹0 | 10% |
| Starter | ₹499 | 5% |
| Growth | ₹1,499 | 3% |
| Scale | ₹3,999 | None |
Free forever plan
Not a trial. Nothing switched off later.
Payouts to your bank
Real checkout, real settlements.
One link to share
Ready to post wherever you already are.
What you can sell
The part of a paid WhatsApp group that actually breaks
Running the group is the easy bit. What kills it is collecting ₹399 from four hundred people every month, reconciling UPI screenshots against a list, and adding each new person by hand at eleven at night. None of that is community work.
A checkout, not screenshots
Stop matching payment screenshots to a members list.
- Monthly and yearly pricing
- Paid by UPI, card or netbanking
- Renewing plans via memberships
- Settled to your bank account
Invite link sent on payment
They pay at 2am and are inside at 2am.
- Welcome note you write once
- Your group invite link inside it
- No adding people by hand
- Nothing for you to do at all
Know who has paid
A member list instead of a spreadsheet and a hunch.
- Search and filter members
- How each member joined
- A seat cap for free groups
- No manual reconciliation
Bundle it into a bigger plan
Group access as the reason to buy the higher tier.
- Attach access to a membership
- Buyers added automatically
- Tiered access
- One subscription, several things
More than the chat
The things a group alone cannot sell.
- Members-only events and AMAs
- Gated stories and resources
- Paid sessions and calls
- Digital products for members
One link instead of "DM me to join"
Your price, what the group is, and a checkout that takes UPI — on a page you can pin in your status, so joining stops being a conversation you have four hundred times.
In detail
How payment and joining work
Collection
Four hundred members is four hundred reminders
Almost every paid WhatsApp group in India collects through someone’s personal UPI, checks screenshots against a list, and quietly gives up on the people who forget. That is not a discipline problem — it is arithmetic, and it is why most paid groups drift back to free.
- Renewal, done properly
- Sell the group as a membership tier and it charges by UPI AutoPay on schedule, so nobody sends reminders and nobody forgets. A plain community payment covers one month or year.
- Paid to the business, not a person
- Money settles to the account you connect, with its own record, rather than through a personal UPI.
- Everyone in one list
- Who joined, how and when, instead of cross-referencing a chat against a bank statement.
- Cap a free group
- Set a seat limit on a free group and joining closes when it is reached. Paid joins are not capped yet.
Joining
Getting them in without being awake
Someone who has just paid expects to be inside immediately. A welcome note carrying your group invite link appears the moment the payment clears, so the gap between paying and being in is nothing — and you are not adding numbers by hand.
- Your invite link, delivered
- Write the welcome once; every new member sees it, with your group link, the moment they pay.
- Works with any group link
- Whatever invite your group already uses is what gets sent. Nothing about the group changes.
- They join themselves
- No adding numbers one at a time, and no asking people to send you their number first.
- Not automatic on WhatsApp’s side
- Nobody is added to or removed from the group for you — the link is shown, the joining is theirs.
Pricing
Paid WhatsApp group pricing in India
Start on the free plan and move up only when the maths says you should. Every plan lowers the commission on what you sell, so the cheapest option changes as you grow.
Free
Testing the waters
₹0/mo
10% commission
Starter
Your first ₹1 lakh
₹499/mo
5% commission
Growth
Going full-time
₹1,499/mo
3% commission
Scale
Teams and agencies
₹3,999/mo
No commission
Why paid WhatsApp groups run on it
Getting started
How to start charging for your group
- 1
Create your page
Set up your community page in minutes — no technical skills needed.
- 2
Set a price
Free, or monthly and yearly at whatever you decide.
- 3
Add your invite link
Write the welcome note that hands over access.
- 4
Share one link
People join and pay themselves, and you get the money.
Who it’s for
For every kind of WhatsApp group
Before you start
Paid WhatsApp group FAQs
Do I have to move my group off WhatsApp?
No, and you should not want to. The group stays exactly where it is, with the same history and the same people. This sits in front of it and handles the money and the member list — moving a working group to a new app is how communities die.
Can I keep collecting by UPI?
Yes, and more reliably than now. Members pay by UPI at checkout, but it is a proper checkout — it settles to your account and records who paid, without a screenshot being sent to anyone. Sell it as a membership tier and it renews next month by UPI AutoPay too.
How big can the group be?
Whatever WhatsApp allows — that limit is theirs, not ours, and it changes, so check their current one. On our side you can set your own seat cap on a free group if you want it to stay smaller than the platform would allow; paid joins are not capped yet.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. The Free plan is ₹0 a month for as long as you want it — not a trial. It takes 10% of what you actually collect, so a free community costs you nothing at all. Paid plans start at ₹499 a month and cut that to 5%, 3%, or nothing.
Are people added to the group automatically when they pay?
No — and be careful with anyone who tells you otherwise. What happens is that the moment a payment goes through, the member sees your welcome note with your invite link in it, so they let themselves in without you being involved. Automatic adding and removing is designed but not built; ask us where it has got to rather than assuming it.
What happens when someone stops paying?
A community payment covers the month or year they paid for, and nothing is removed automatically — not from your member list and not from the group. If you want access to follow payment, sell the group as a membership tier instead: it renews by UPI AutoPay, and their community membership ends if the plan is revoked. Removing someone from the group itself is a manual step either way.
Can members pay by UPI?
Yes. Members pay at checkout by UPI, card or netbanking, and the money settles into your bank account. There is no separate payment tool to sign up for.
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Wherever your community lives
The same paywall, with the joining details that differ per platform.
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