Viralyze vs Topmate: Selling Sessions From Instagram

Topmate and Viralyze both let a creator sell 1:1 sessions from an Instagram bio. The difference is in how the sale is priced, how the session is set up, and whether the tool reaches into your comments. Viralyze is an Instagram Auto-DM and creator business app that charges a flat subscription with 0% platform fee and sends your booking page by DM; Topmate is a creator page for sessions and products. This comparison stays on the facts.

What is Topmate for?

Topmate gives creators a public page where followers can book calls, ask questions and buy digital items. It is widely used by mentors and professionals in India and is a reasonable option if you want a hosted page and nothing else. Its fee model is its own, and like many creator platforms it may take a share of each transaction; check its current terms rather than assuming.

How does Viralyze sell a session?

Through a booking link with a service menu. You list main services and add-ons, and the client picks one or more; duration and price combine automatically. Formats are in person, Google Meet, phone or WhatsApp call. Payment is upfront by UPI, card or net banking through an RBI-authorised aggregator, the platform fee is 0%, and payouts go to your bank weekly.

Google Calendar connects once with two-way sync, busy events and days off block slots, buffers are respected, and the client is invited to the event with a Meet link for online sessions. WhatsApp reminders go out, and you set whether clients can cancel themselves, with refunds returned automatically.

Does either tool bring people from comments to the booking page?

Viralyze does. Set a keyword such as "MENTOR" on a reel; each commenter gets a DM with the booking page in about a second, with an optional follow-gate first. Replies land in one Inbox with the original comment attached, and the funnel shows comments, matched, delivered, clicked and signed up per automation.

A standalone creator page waits for traffic from the bio. That works, but it leaves comments like "how to book?" unanswered unless you reply by hand.

A menu example: a product manager offering mentorship

Here is what a PM mentor's booking menu might look like:

• Main service: "Career chat, 30 minutes, ₹1,200" on Google Meet
• Main service: "Portfolio review, 45 minutes, ₹1,800"
• Add-on: "Written feedback within 48 hours, ₹500"

A mentee who chooses the portfolio review plus written feedback sees one combined price of ₹2,300 and a 45-minute slot, pays by UPI, and lands on the mentor's calendar. Because the platform fee is 0%, the mentor receives the full amount in the weekly payout.

Who should pick which?

1. Pick Topmate if you want a simple hosted page for sessions and are comfortable with its fee structure, and you do not need comment-to-DM delivery. 2. Pick Viralyze if you want a service menu with add-ons, 0% platform fee, Google Calendar two-way sync, UPI upfront and Auto-DM delivery from comments, plus a shop for courses and downloads on the same page.

Starter is ₹199 a month or ₹1,990 a year; Pro is ₹1,199 a month and adds AI replies in English, Hindi and Hinglish. Every plan has a 7-day free trial with no card needed and no per-contact pricing.

Frequently asked questions

**Can I sell a recorded course next to my sessions?** Yes. Online courses, digital downloads, physical products and 1:1 sessions each get their own checkout on the same page.

**Is there a commission on sessions?** No. The platform fee is 0%; you pay the flat subscription only.

**Will a session booked through a DM show on my Google Calendar?** Yes. Bookings from any source go to the calendar you choose, with the client invited.

Start your 7-day free trial of Viralyze today and sell your first session from a comment, with the full amount paid to you.