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Published prices and fees for sixteen creator platforms next to ours, checked on 16 October 2026 and linked to their sources.
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Set your monthly fan revenue and average sale. Each row is that platform's published fee on the plan named under it.
Below $580 a month, Ko-fi costs less than flowKreator. At your numbers, flowKreator costs less.
Platform fees only, from published rates as of 16 October 2026. Card processing (about 2.9% + 30¢) applies on every platform including flowKreator.
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Each tab compares flowKreator with one kind of platform. Tinted cells show where flowKreator is ahead or behind; grey cells are features a platform does not list.
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| Dimension | flowKreator | Patreon | Ko-fi | Fourthwall | Fanfix | Passes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price of the cheapest plan with memberships | $29/mo on Members | $0 to start, then feesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | $0 to start, then feesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | $0 to start, then feesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | $0 to start, then feesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | $0 to start, then feesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Platform fee on fan payments | 0% of fan payments | 10% of earnings, plus processing and payout feesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | 5% on memberships and shop; 0% on one-off tipsas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | 5% on memberships; 5% on digital products on Freeas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | 20% of fan payments (reported)as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | As low as 10% + $0.30 per transactionas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Who holds the money | You: fans pay into your own Stripe account | Patreon holds the balance and pays outas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | You, through your own payment accountas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Fourthwall holds the balance and pays outas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Fanfix holds the balance and pays outas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Passes holds the balance and pays outas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Own multi-page site | Yes, Site $9 | Partly: A hosted creator page on patreon.com; no page builder listedas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Partly: A profile page on ko-fi.com with page-colour perks; no site builder listedas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Noas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Noas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Custom domain (tier) | Yes, Members $29 | Yes, free plan includedas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yes, Free and Pro, free plan includedas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| White-label (tier) | Yes, Members + Courses $49 | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Partly: The 'coffee' metaphor can be changed; full branding removal is not listedas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Partly: Members area and app 'fully branded to you'; removal of Fourthwall branding is not listedas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Hosted video | Yes, Site $9 | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Free previews | Yes, Members $29 | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Courses with drip | Yes, Members + Courses $49 | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Digital downloads | Yes, Members $29 | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Sponsor rate card or media kit | Yes, Site $9 | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Fan accounts | Yes, Site $9 | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Native mobile apps | No | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Noas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Email marketing | No | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Partly: Member DMs also go out by email and push; no newsletter tool listedas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Community | No | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Dimension | flowKreator | Kajabi | Podia | Teachable | Thinkific |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price of the cheapest plan with memberships | $29/mo on Members | $179/mo on Basicas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | $49/mo on Moveras of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | $39/mo on Starteras of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | $54/mo on Basicas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Platform fee on fan payments | 0% of fan payments | 0% on Kajabi Payments; 0.5 to 2% with your own processoras of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | 5% on Mover ($49); 0% from Shaker ($99)as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | 7.5% on Starter; 0% from Builder with Teachable Paymentsas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | 0% on Thinkific Payments; a gateway fee applies with your own Stripe (rate not published on Thinkific's pages)as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Who holds the money | You: fans pay into your own Stripe account | Mixed: Kajabi's payments by default, with conditions on using your ownas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | You, through your own payment accountas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Mixed: Teachable's payments by default, with conditions on using your ownas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Mixed: Thinkific's payments by default, with conditions on using your ownas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Own multi-page site | Yes, Site $9 | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Custom domain (tier) | Yes, Members $29 | Yes, Basic and up (from $179/mo)as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yes, all plans (from $49/mo)as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yes, Builder and up (from $89/mo)as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yes, Basic and up (from $54/mo)as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| White-label (tier) | Yes, Members + Courses $49 | Yes, Growth and up (from $249/mo)as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yes, Growth and up (from $189/mo)as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yes, Grow and up (from $219/mo)as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Hosted video | Yes, Site $9 | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Free previews | Yes, Members $29 | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Courses with drip | Yes, Members + Courses $49 | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Courses yes; drip not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Digital downloads | Yes, Members $29 | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yes, Basic, Start+ unlimitedas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Sponsor rate card or media kit | Yes, Site $9 | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Fan accounts | Yes, Site $9 | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Native mobile apps | No | Yes, Basic and upas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yes, all tiersas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yes, add-on $199/mo; included on select Plus plansas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Email marketing | No | Yes, Basic and upas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yes, all plansas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yes, Builder and upas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Community | No | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Dimension | flowKreator | Gumroad | Payhip | Stan Store | Beacons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price of the cheapest plan with memberships | $29/mo on Members | $0 to start, then feesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | $0 to start, then feesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | $29/mo on Creatoras of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | $30/mo on Creator Plusas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Platform fee on fan payments | 0% of fan payments | 10% + $0.50 per direct sale; 30% on Discoveras of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | 5% on Free; 2% on Plus ($29); 0% on Pro ($99)as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | 0% Stan fee; payout fee of 0.25% + $0.25 per cash-outas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | 9% on Free and Creator; 0% from Creator Plus ($30)as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Who holds the money | You: fans pay into your own Stripe account | Gumroad holds the balance and pays outas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | You, through your own payment accountas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Mixed: Stan Store's payments by default, with conditions on using your ownas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | You, through your own payment accountas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Own multi-page site | Yes, Site $9 | Partly: A store and profile page with a page editor, embeddable on your existing site; no multi-page builder listedas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Partly: A link-in-bio storefront; a full multi-page site is not listedas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Custom domain (tier) | Yes, Members $29 | Yes, free plan includedas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yes, all plans, free plan includedas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yes, Creator ($10) and upas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| White-label (tier) | Yes, Members + Courses $49 | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yes, Creator Plus ($30)as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Hosted video | Yes, Site $9 | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Partly: Lesson videos inside courses onlyas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Partly: Video hosting inside courses only; Free and Creator get one course without video hostingas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Free previews | Yes, Members $29 | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Courses with drip | Yes, Members + Courses $49 | Courses yes; drip not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yes, Creatoras of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Courses yes; drip not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Digital downloads | Yes, Members $29 | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yes, Freeas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Sponsor rate card or media kit | Yes, Site $9 | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yes, Freeas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Fan accounts | Yes, Site $9 | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Native mobile apps | No | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Email marketing | No | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Partly: An 'Email Marketing' link in Payhip's navigationas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Partly: Lead capture on Creator; imports, broadcasts and flows on Creator Proas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yes, Freeas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Community | No | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yes, Creatoras of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Dimension | flowKreator | Circle | Mighty Networks | Uscreen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price of the cheapest plan with memberships | $29/mo on Members | $89/mo on annual billing; monthly billing not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | $79/mo on annual billing; monthly billing not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | $49/mo on Starteras of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Platform fee on fan payments | 0% of fan payments | 2% on Professional; 1% on Business; 0.5% on Scaleas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | 2% on Launch; 1% on Scale; 0.5% on Growthas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | 0% on subscriptions; 10% on one-time sales on Starter; per-subscriber fees on higher plansas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Who holds the money | You: fans pay into your own Stripe account | You, through your own payment accountas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | You, through your own payment accountas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | You, through your own payment accountas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Own multi-page site | Yes, Site $9 | Yes, Professionalas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Partly: Customisable landing pages, 1 to 10 per tier; no full site builder listedas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Custom domain (tier) | Yes, Members $29 | Yes, Professional ($89) and upas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yes, all tiers (from $79/mo)as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yes, Growth and up (from $199/mo)as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| White-label (tier) | Yes, Members + Courses $49 | Yes, Business ($199) and upas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Partly: Logo and colours on all tiers; email white-label on Growth and Pro; branded apps on Mighty Proas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yes, Custom (quoted price)as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Hosted video | Yes, Site $9 | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Free previews | Yes, Members $29 | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Courses with drip | Yes, Members + Courses $49 | Courses yes; drip not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Partlyas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Digital downloads | Yes, Members $29 | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Partly: Audio, assets and documents can be uploaded alongside videosas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Sponsor rate card or media kit | Yes, Site $9 | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Fan accounts | Yes, Site $9 | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Native mobile apps | No | Yes, all plansas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yes, all plansas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Email marketing | No | Yes, add-on from $99/mo; included on Circle Plusas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Community | No | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
Full comparisons
A verdict, the fees, what moves when you switch and the usual questions, for every platform in the table.
Free to start, then 10% of earnings plus processing and payout fees
Read the comparison ↗Free; 0% on one-off tips on the Free option, 5% on memberships, shop and commissions, plus processor fees
Read the comparison ↗Free to start; 5% on memberships on every plan, 5% on digital products on Free, plus processing
Read the comparison ↗No subscription; reportedly takes 20% of fan payments (secondary sources only)
Read the comparison ↗No subscription; 'as low as' 10% + $0.30 per transaction, with reported extra fees for faster payouts
Read the comparison ↗From $179/mo ($143 annual) with no revenue share on Kajabi Payments; 0.5-2% extra if you bring your own processor
Read the comparison ↗From $49/mo plus 5% on Mover; no Podia fee from $99/mo, plus Stripe/PayPal processing
Read the comparison ↗From $39/mo plus 7.5% on Starter; 0% from Builder when you use Teachable Payments, plus processing
Read the comparison ↗From $54/mo ($40 annual) with no fee on Thinkific Payments; a gateway fee applies when you use your own Stripe (rate not published on Thinkific's pages)
Read the comparison ↗No monthly fee; 10% + $0.50 per direct sale plus processing, 30% on marketplace sales
Read the comparison ↗Free with 5%, $29/mo with 2%, or $99/mo with 0%, plus PayPal/Stripe fees
Read the comparison ↗Flat $29/mo with 0% Stan fees; Stripe processing and Stripe Connect payout fees still apply
Read the comparison ↗Free with a 9% seller fee; 0% from Creator Plus at $30/mo, plus Stripe/PayPal fees
Read the comparison ↗From $89/mo (annual billing) plus a 0.5-2% Circle fee on paywall sales, plus Stripe fees
Read the comparison ↗From $79/mo plus 0.5-2% (5% on Explore and trial), plus Stripe fees; Apple takes 15% on iOS
Read the comparison ↗From $49/mo plus per-subscriber fees on Growth and up and 5-10% on one-time sales, plus Stripe fees
Read the comparison ↗Method
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Questions
How the comparison was made and what to do when a platform changes its prices.
We read each platform's own pricing, fee and help pages on 16 October 2026 and linked the page in every cell. Where a platform blocked us or a figure came from a third party, its comparison page says so.
Card processing, about 2.9% + 30¢ a payment, applies on every platform, including flowKreator. Leaving it out everywhere keeps the comparison to what each platform itself charges.
Prices and fees change, so every cell carries the date we checked it. Email support@flowkreator.com with the page that changed and we will update the comparison.
Plans
Three plans, billed monthly or yearly. Fans pay into your own Stripe account.
Site
$9/month
or $90/year, billed yearly
A branded creator site with hosted video, a portfolio and a public rate card.
Members Most popular
$29/month
or $290/year, billed yearly
Everything in Site, plus paid memberships, digital downloads and your own domain.
Members + Courses
$49/month
or $490/year, billed yearly
Everything in Members, plus courses you can sell or include in a tier, and no flowKreator branding.
All prices in USD. Flat price, billed monthly or yearly; cancel any time from your account settings and access runs to the end of the paid period. Subscriptions are sold through our reseller and Merchant of Record, Paddle.com. Fans pay you through your own Stripe account. See the Refund Policy and Terms of Service.
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Flat monthly or yearly price, 14-day refund window, 0% of fan payments.