Does Cartcord take a percentage of sales?
No. Cartcord charges a flat server plan and 0% of the order. PayPal's processing fee still applies.
Cartcord versus Upgrade.chat
Upgrade.chat offers PayPal/Stripe connections, memberships and other commerce workflows. Cartcord currently offers one-time seller PayPal purchases with five configured delivery methods. Choose by the billing, access, recovery and payment capabilities your community actually needs.
| Area | Cartcord | Upgrade.chat |
|---|---|---|
| Purchase model | One-time product checkout; optional timed passes need expiry-service readiness | Membership and subscription workflows are offered |
| Payment providers | Seller PayPal checkout in the released flow | Upgrade.chat advertises PayPal and Stripe connections |
| Product scope | Files, links, inventory keys, Discord roles and manual orders | Roles, memberships and other product/service workflows; check its feature list |
| Pricing | Flat Cartcord server plan plus PayPal costs | Use current Upgrade.chat pricing; processor charges remain separate |
| Customer recovery | Original Discord account and Your purchases | A subscription self-service portal is documented |
Choose between one-time products and membership billing
Upgrade.chat advertises recurring membership tools and connections to PayPal and Stripe. It should not be described as a bot that only grants roles. If your community depends on renewal payments, failed-payment recovery, changing tiers or a self-service subscription portal, evaluate those exact behaviors. A one-time Discord role purchase is not an equivalent replacement for a billing agreement.
Cartcord currently focuses on one-time checkout and configured digital delivery. An optional timed pass has a separate expiry-service readiness gate and does not charge again at the end of its term. If that service is unavailable, new timed setup and timed checkout are blocked. The seller's Cartcord plan subscription is a separate platform charge, not a recurring membership sold to the buyer.
Inspect permissions and recovery rather than just the purchase button
For a role product, test the bot hierarchy, the buyer's guild membership and the channel permissions the role unlocks. Verify that a successful payment produces the intended access and that a failed grant remains visible for support. A bot cannot reliably grant a role above its own highest role merely because a payment was captured.
Also test how a buyer recovers after closed DMs, a deleted role or a change of Discord account. Cartcord uses the original Discord identity for eligible purchase recovery. Its refund and expiry handling preserves recorded pre-existing access and other valid grants. Review actual job outcomes when removal needs follow-up; a queued action is not evidence that Discord has completed it.
Move agreements deliberately
Do not represent a catalog CSV as a transfer of active subscriptions. Existing payment agreements, customer authorization and renewal obligations remain with the provider that created them. Prepare new product drafts, specify whether access is untimed or a one-time pass, and decide how existing members will continue receiving what they purchased before announcing a replacement.
Compare current fees using the services you need, including processor charges and any support or migration work. Cartcord's zero sales commission does not mean the entire transaction is free. If Upgrade.chat provides a required recurring workflow that Cartcord has not released, retain that workflow or use another suitable billing arrangement instead of promising an automatic renewal that the checkout cannot create.
Describe the membership lifecycle before selecting a bot
Write a small lifecycle for each offer: purchase, initial access, end of the paid term, cancellation, failed renewal and refund. Mark which events require another charge and which only change permissions. An ongoing membership needs an authorized billing agreement and a system that handles subsequent payment events. A fixed-duration pass paid once needs an expiry process but no renewal charge. A permanent supporter role has neither a recurring invoice nor a configured end date. These distinctions should appear in the product title and checkout explanation.
For an Upgrade.chat setup, evaluate the current provider and membership tools against that lifecycle. For Cartcord, limit the decision to its released one-time workflow and readiness-gated timed access. Do not use the merchant's own Cartcord subscription as evidence that buyer renewals exist. If a recurring service is essential, retain a suitable membership system until a replacement has passed the relevant billing, cancellation and access tests. A lower storefront bill cannot compensate for silently losing the renewal behavior that funds the community.
Audit Discord permissions and overlapping access
List the roles a purchase should grant and the channels each role unlocks. Check the bot's Manage Roles permission, its position above the target role and any managed-role restriction. Review the setup from a regular member account, since administrators can see channels that buyers cannot. Keep the product's promised benefit separate from a role's decorative color or label. A successful assignment only proves the role changed; it does not prove that the customer can find every promised resource.
Consider members who already hold the same role through moderation, another purchase or a manual grant. Removal should respect other valid access and recorded pre-existing ownership. Cartcord's scheduled service can process eligible timed expiry and refund cleanup, but Discord or worker unavailability can delay changes. Explain the access term honestly and provide a support route for mistakes. If an administrator changes channel permissions later, review affected product descriptions rather than assuming a historical role grant still represents the same benefit.
Move offers without creating duplicate charges
An existing member's payment agreement is not a product field that can be copied into a new store. Preserve the original billing records and explain whether a new purchase is optional, replaces a future offer or covers a different benefit. Do not ask members to buy a new pass while leaving an old recurring charge unexplained. Confirm cancellation and support instructions in the system that actually owns the billing agreement. Treat customer consent and benefit continuity as migration requirements rather than a final announcement task.
Start new one-time sales with an offer whose duration and delivery you can state precisely. Test role delivery, purchase recovery and the documented refund route before directing the whole server to it. Compare the provider costs, plan limits and support effort for that specific offer. If your business combines one-time downloads with recurring memberships, it can be reasonable to use separate systems with clear labels. Choose the arrangement buyers can understand and the team can operate reliably, rather than forcing every product into a single bot.
Sources and comparison assumptions
Checked on October 24, 2026. Plans, eligibility and fees can change. Compare your actual payment method, order count, taxes, hosting and support requirements. Cartcord's zero sales commission does not remove processor costs or make Cartcord the merchant of record.
Compare your monthly cost scenarios
Enter your actual fees. These are editable USD scenarios, not provider quotes. Include processor charges in both scenarios. Compare equivalent services and permitted products; required platform checkout still applies.
Enter every fee, including zero where applicable. Use non-negative amounts, whole orders and percentages up to 100.
Taxes, refunds, disputes, conversion, payout and support costs need separate review. Cartcord sales commission is 0%; the store plan and processor costs remain.
Questions
Who receives the buyer's payment?
The seller's own PayPal account. Cartcord does not hold the funds.
Which commands do buyers use?
Only /store, /products, and /buy.
Are paid roles a subscription?
Role payments are one-time. Optional timed passes require a ready expiry service; new timed setup is blocked while it is unavailable. Recurring buyer billing is not released.
How should I choose a plan?
Choose by your actual product count, order volume and required features. Review the current pricing table and include payment processing and support costs in the comparison.