CompareMighty Networks alternativeUpdated October 2026
Your own app and website. Not a network inside Mighty’s app.
Mighty saves branded apps for Mighty Pro and sends everyone else to the Mighty Networks app. Drate gives you a website and app made around you, with memberships, members-only posts and video, courses and a community, ready in minutes.


Why creators leave Mighty Networks.
Your app is Mighty Pro only.
Branded apps come only with Mighty Pro, at a custom price you get on a call. Every other plan sends members to the Mighty Networks app.
Apple takes 15%.
Members who pay in the Mighty Networks iOS app go through Apple, which takes 15%. The money reaches your Stripe 8 to 12 weeks later, and you can’t refund it.
Courses start at $79 a month.
Mighty’s cheapest plan has no courses or custom domain and takes 5%. Both start on Launch, at $79 a month billed yearly or $95 monthly, plus 2% of web sales.
What you get on Drate.
Your website and your app.
A whole website on your own domain, in your look, where Mighty’s Launch and Scale plans get one landing page. Your own iOS and Android app comes with Pro, for $12 a month.
Passes and Discord roles.
Sell fixed-length passes beside memberships, give members Discord roles by tier, and keep your Patreon patrons connected, on the same site as your courses and community feed.
Plans from $9 a month.
Your site, courses and community feed come with Regular, for $9 a month or $60 a year. Pro is $12 a month or $99 a year, and both plans take 5% of membership sales.
$12 plus 5%, not $79 plus 2%.
What you’d pay on $1,000 a month in memberships, with courses and your own domain.
- Drate
- $62Drate Pro: $12 a month plus 5%
- Mighty Networks
- $99Mighty Launch: $79 a month billed yearly, plus 2%
How switching works.
Mighty subscriptions keep running until your members cancel, and anyone who paid in the iOS app cancels in their App Store account. Keep your Mighty Network open while they switch.
Start your site.
Pick a starting point, add your name and choose your look. Your site is ready in minutes, and nothing is public until you publish.
Set up your memberships.
Recreate your plans as monthly or yearly memberships, add passes, and map each one to Discord roles.
Bring your courses and posts.
Upload your lessons, video and downloads, group them into courses, and open your community feed.
Invite your members.
Share your new site with your members. They join on your site and cancel on Mighty when they switch.
Side by side.
Everything below is included in Drate’s Regular plan unless it says otherwise.
| Feature | Drate | Mighty Networks |
|---|---|---|
| Your home | ||
| Your own website, domain and look | Included | Landing page, domain from Launch |
| Your own iPhone and Android app | On Pro | Mighty Pro only, custom price |
| Memberships & content | ||
| Monthly & yearly memberships | Included | Included |
| Fixed-length passes | Included | Lifetime only |
| Members-only posts, video & downloads | Included | Included |
| Courses & content library | Included | On Launch and up |
| Members community feed | Included | Included |
| Paid coaching & bookings | Included | Paid events |
| Discord roles by membership | Included | Not offered |
| Keep Patreon connected | Included | Not offered |
| Merch | ||
| Merch store | Included | Via Shopify and Lovable |
| Print on demand, no inventory | Included | Not offered |
| Money | ||
| Monthly price | $9 or $12 | From $29, billed yearly |
| Fee on membership sales | 5% on every plan | 5% to 0.5%, by plan |
| Who pays you | Your Stripe, directly | Your Stripe; iOS sales 8 to 12 weeks later |
Mighty Networks details are from its public pricing and help pages, checked October 2026. Prices exclude payment processing, which applies on every platform. Plans change, so check the latest before you decide.
Sources
- Mighty Networks: Pricing
- Mighty Networks: What is Mighty Pro?
- Mighty Networks: Does Mighty Networks have an app?
- Mighty Networks: How do I get paid?
- Mighty Networks: How do members purchase access?
- Mighty Networks: The Explore Plan
- Mighty Networks: Use your own web domain
- Mighty Networks: Does Mighty Networks charge a transaction fee?