How to choose a paid Telegram group bot
Which bot is right
for your group?
Choose on four things: the fee at your size, where your members' money lands, whether it removes people on time, and whether you can leave with your member list. Twelve questions settle all four, each with KickThemBot's own answer, including where it falls short.
Money
How does it charge you?
Look forMost bots charge in one of three ways: a cut of every payment, a flat fee that steps up as your monthly sales grow, or a flat fee that steps up with your active members. Price each one at your size today and at three times your size.
KickThemBotA flat monthly fee by active members: $0 for 5, $9 for 25, $19 for 50, $49 for 800+. No cut of your payments; Stripe's own processing fees apply.
Where does your members' money land?
Look forSome tools collect payments and pay you out later, which can suit you if you want them to act as the seller for tax. The trade-off is that they hold your money in between.
KickThemBotCard payments are charged directly on your own Stripe account, and USDT goes straight to your wallet. KickThemBot never holds your members' money, so tax, invoices and disputes stay with you.
What happens to members if you stop paying for the tool?
Look forAsk before you are locked in: do your members lose access, does selling stop, or both?
KickThemBotNobody is removed because you stopped paying. Members you already have keep their access, and if you are over the free plan's limits, admitting new members pauses until you upgrade.
Access
Does it remove people on time, in every chat?
Look forRemoval is the job you are paying for. Ask what triggers it, which chats it covers and which admin rights the bot needs.
KickThemBotWhen access ends, or a subscription is cancelled or goes unpaid, it removes the member from every chat it is connected to with invite and ban rights. Subscriptions get a short grace first, so a renewal can land.
What does a forwarded invite link do?
Look forA shared link is the classic leak. A link should belong to one member and stop working when that member's access does.
KickThemBotEach invite link holds one member at a time and is revoked when that member's access ends. The bot sends it privately, because a link forwarded before its buyer uses it admits whoever taps first.
Does it warn members before access ends?
Look forA reminder before the end date wins back renewals you would otherwise lose. Check who writes it and when it goes out.
KickThemBotYour bot messages members three days before a fixed-term membership ends, and when a subscription payment is past due. On paid plans you write the text and choose the timing.
Members
Can members pay the way they want to?
Look forCards cover most buyers. Some communities also want crypto, and sales you close elsewhere, such as an invoice or your own site, need a way in too.
KickThemBotCards through your own Stripe, USDT straight to your wallet with you confirming each payment, and access codes for sales made anywhere else.
Does buying stay inside Telegram?
Look forEvery extra account or website step loses buyers on a phone.
KickThemBotMembers pick a plan in your bot, pay by card on Stripe's checkout page, and get their invite in the same chat. There is no account to create.
Can you find and fix any member in seconds?
Look forSupport is where your time goes. You want lookup by name or Telegram ID and a quick way to change someone's time.
KickThemBotSearch by name, username, email or Telegram ID, then extend or shorten their time in a few taps.
Control
Can you leave with your member list, and bring one in?
Look forAsk for an export before you need one. A tool that will not hand over your member list keeps your business.
KickThemBotExport your members as CSV or PDF at any time, and import them from a CSV or a supported ZIP export. How switching works
Can your team help without your password?
Look forShared logins are how accounts get lost. Helpers should have their own access.
KickThemBotOn paid plans you invite co-admins to a project instead of sharing your account.
Whose name do members see?
Look forMembers should see your brand, not the tool's.
KickThemBotMembers talk to your own bot. On Fresh, Bouncer and Boss, supported member messages end with one small Powered by KickThemBot line; Empire removes it.
The fee at your size
Run the numbers at your size.
A cut of each payment costs little while you are small. A flat fee costs less as you grow.
| Members | Each pays | Monthly sales | A 5% cut | KickThemBot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | $10/mo | $200/mo | $10 | $9 Bouncer |
| 60 | $5/mo | $300/mo | $15 | $49 Empire |
| 100 | $20/mo | $2,000/mo | $100 | $49 Empire |
| 500 | $15/mo | $7,500/mo | $375 | $49 Empire |
The 5% cut is an example rate, not any one tool's price. Plans capped by monthly sales vary too much to show here, so price one at the same sizes. Stripe's processing fees apply either way. The lower fee in each row is in gold.
When KickThemBot is not the best fit
Where another bot may suit you better.
- Many members at a low price
- Boss holds 50 active members, so the 51st moves you to Empire at $49. For 60 members paying $5, that is 16% of your $300 a month, and a plan priced by sales may cost less.
- You sell beyond Telegram
- KickThemBot runs paid access for Telegram only. If one membership also covers other platforms, pick a tool built for all of them.
- You want the tool to be the seller
- Payments run through your own Stripe, so tax, invoices and disputes stay with you. If you want a merchant of record, look elsewhere.
- One channel, paid in Stars
- Telegram's own Star subscriptions sell monthly access to a private channel with no bot at all. KickThemBot does not take Stars.
Test it before anyone pays.
Free for 5 members. Watch a test member join, expire and get removed.