Both let you charge for content. The difference is where your audience lives, what they pay with, and how much you keep.
Substack is one-to-many email. TCamp is a living community where your members participate.
No new platform, no email signup. Your members are already one tap away.
Subscriptions in Telegram Stars work for members who have no credit card at all.
Substack builds a publication and a mailing list. TCamp turns the Telegram group you already have into a members-only community with paid tags.
| Platform | Commission | Payment | Where your audience is | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Substack | 10% + Stripe fees | Credit card via Stripe | Email inboxes you build over years | Email newsletter, long-form |
| TCamp | 10% Pro · 5% Elite · 3% Ultimate | Telegram Stars — no card needed | Already inside your Telegram group | Members-only community — posts, tags, discussion |
Rates are as published by each platform; check their own pages for the current figures.
Substack gives readers comments under your posts. In TCamp, members post, comment and react — the camp is theirs as well as yours.
Substack asks you to build a publication and a mailing list. TCamp asks you to invite the bot — the camp is created instantly and members connect automatically.
If your product is long-form essays and your goal is owning an email list as an asset, Substack is built exactly for that. TCamp is not a newsletter tool — it is a members-only community.
If your audience already lives in a Telegram group or channel, moving them to an external platform costs you conversions at every step. TCamp keeps the entire funnel — free content, premium content, and payment — inside Telegram, with a commission that drops to 3% as you grow.
Start for free. Add a paid tag when you are ready. No setup fees, no contracts.
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