Why Grupo Chat Turns a $49 Script Into Recurring Agency Retainers

Grupo Chat's one-time $49 Starter and $159 Professional licenses carry unlimited concurrent users and no per-seat fees, so an agency's cost stays flat while client community headcount grows. The Professional tier's wallet, paid memberships, paid groups, and tips convert a single script purchase into an ongoing revenue share or retainer. The trade-off is that PHP/MySQL hosting, SSL, and backups shift onto the agency, which is exactly the operational work clients pay retainers to avoid.