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Grouped vs Stack Exchange
Both stand on community platforms. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb
Grouped combines fan capture, community publishing, audience tools, and multiple payment options for independent artists. Its free entry point is clear, while premium features and transaction deductions affect how artists plan monetization.
Visit Grouped Free plan APIWeb
Stack Exchange offers topic-focused communities with questions, answers, voting, chat, and community governance. API users should account for its page limits and visible attribution requirement.
Visit Stack ExchangeThe facts
| Grouped | Stack Exchange | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Android, iPhone, Web | API, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Free or on request |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Maker | Grouped | Stack Exchange |
| Website | grouped.com | stackexchange.com |
| On community platforms | #30 of 126 | #34 of 126 |
Grouped: what it does well
- Free plan for Swaps and Channels
- Available on web, Android, and iOS
- Artists own captured fan data
- Supports audience segmentation and CRM export
- Includes livestreams, polls, and forums
What to know first
- Paid tiers unlock some premium features
- Revenue is split 90/10 after processing fees
- Stripe charges $0.30 plus 2.9% per transaction
Stack Exchange: what it does well
- Community questions and answers cover many topics.
- Voting helps surface useful contributions.
- Reputation unlocks additional privileges.
- Each community has a Meta space and chat rooms.
- Public network access is free.
What to know first
- No mobile apps are listed.
- API pages are capped at 100 items.
- Anonymous API access is limited to page 25.
- API applications must visibly identify the network as source.
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