Creator platform fee calculator

Enter your monthly creator revenue. Ranks all 46 platforms by what you'd actually take home after platform fees and monthly subscription costs.

#	Platform	Fee %	Monthly cost	Take-home	Notes
1	Ge Geneva	0%	—	$2,000	Free, no monetization features
2	Ig Instagram Subscriptions	0%	—	$2,000	Meta takes 0% through 2024-2025 window
3	Md Medium	0%	—	$2,000	Earnings pool, effectively pool-share not fee
4	Sn Snapchat Spotlight	0%	—	$2,000	Pool-based; effective rate varies by content performance
5	Tt TikTok	0%	—	$2,000	Creator Fund pool-based, rate per 1000 views varies
6	Bd Buttondown	0% + $9/mo	$9	$1,991	$9/mo base, 0% revenue share
7	Gh Ghost	0% + $9/mo	$9	$1,991	Ghost(Pro) $9/mo, 0% revenue share
8	Kt Kit	0% + $29/mo	$29	$1,971	$29/mo Creator tier, 0% revenue share
9	St Stan Store	0% + $29/mo	$29	$1,971	$29/mo base, 0% on digital products
10	Tk Thinkific	0% + $36/mo	$36	$1,964	Start $36/mo, 0% platform fee
11	Bh Beehiiv	0% + $49/mo	$49	$1,951	$49/mo Scale tier, 0% on revenue
12	Te Teachable	0% + $59/mo	$59	$1,941	Pro $59/mo, 0% platform fee
13	Wh Whop	3%	—	$1,940	~3% on most transactions
14	Xp X Premium	3%	—	$1,940	Creator ad revenue share, ~3% fee on withdrawals
15	Po Podia	0% + $75/mo	$75	$1,925	Shaker $75/mo, 0% platform fee
16	Gl Glow	4%	—	$1,920	~4% on premium subscriptions
17	Kj Kajabi	0% + $89/mo	$89	$1,911	Kickstarter $89/mo, 0% platform fee
18	Sk Skool	0% + $99/mo	$99	$1,901	Flat $99/mo, 0% platform fee
19	Bm Buy Me a Coffee	5%	—	$1,900	Flat 5% on everything
20	Fw Fourthwall	5%	—	$1,900	Merch + memberships, ~5% on average
21	Kc Kick	5%	—	$1,900	95/5 sub split — creator keeps 95%
22	Ko Ko-fi	5%	—	$1,900	0% on tips, 5% on memberships/shop (0% on Gold $6/mo)
23	Pg Paragraph	5%	—	$1,900	5% of subscription revenue
24	Sp Spotify for Podcasters	5%	—	$1,900	5% on subscription revenue for first 3 years
25	MN Mighty Networks	3% + $41/mo	$41	$1,899	$41/mo + 3% transaction
26	Mf Memberful	4.9% + $25/mo	$25	$1,877	4.9% + $25/mo Pro, or 10% free plan
27	Ci Circle	2% + $89/mo	$89	$1,871	$89/mo + 2% transaction
28	Bu Bunches	10%	—	$1,800	~10% estimated (NEEDS REVIEW)
29	Fp Floatplane	10%	—	$1,800	Estimated (not publicly disclosed)
30	Gu Gumroad	10%	—	$1,800	10% flat fee as Merchant of Record
31	Mv Maven	10%	—	$1,800	10% of course revenue
32	Ps Passes	10%	—	$1,800	Flat 10% platform fee
33	Pa Patreon	10%	—	$1,800	10% Pro tier + ~5% processing
34	Ss Substack	10%	—	$1,800	10% platform + ~3% Stripe
35	Vo Vimeo OTT	10%	—	$1,800	$1/active sub + ~10% on TVOD transactions
36	Sc Supercast	15%	—	$1,700	~15% of subscription revenue
37	Fs Fansly	20%	—	$1,600	20% flat across all revenue types
38	Fa Fanvue	20%	—	$1,600	15% first 30 days, 20% after
39	OF OnlyFans	20%	—	$1,600	20% flat platform cut
40	Vo VojVoj	20%	—	$1,600	20% platform fee, instant payout via Kiip
41	Ap Apple Podcasts Subscriptions	30%	—	$1,400	30% year 1, 15% after
42	Rm Rumble	40%	—	$1,200	60/40 standard, up to 90% on Partner Plus
43	Yt YouTube	45%	—	$1,100	55/45 on long-form ads, 30% on channel memberships
44	Nb Nebula	50%	—	$1,000	Pool-based, ~50% of net profit to creator pool
45	Tw Twitch	50%	—	$1,000	Default 50/50 sub split; 60/40 or 70/30 at Partner Plus tiers
46	Ud Udemy	63%	—	$740	Udemy keeps 63% on organic, creator keeps 37%

Some platforms use earnings pools (Medium, TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram) where the effective rate depends on engagement. Check each platform's pricing page for your exact situation.