Platform fee
flowKreator: 0%. Patreon: 10% of earnings on pages published since August 2025. Source ↗
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flowKreator vs Patreon
Published prices, fees and features for Patreon next to flowKreator, checked on 16 October 2026 and linked to their sources.
The short version
Patreon brings an audience and handles tax and payments for a 10% cut plus processing and payout fees. flowKreator charges a flat $29, takes nothing from fan payments, which land in your own Stripe account, and adds hosted video with free previews, downloads, courses and a public rate card under your own site and domain.
Platform fees only. Card processing applies on both.At a glance
Patreon and flowKreator, row by row
Ten rows that decide most switches. Tinted cells mark where flowKreator is ahead or behind; every Patreon figure links to its source.
| Dimension | flowKreator | Patreon |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan with memberships | $29/mo on Members | $0 to start, then feesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Platform fee | 0% of fan payments | 10% of earnings, plus processing and payout feesas 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 ↗ |
| Custom domain | Yes, Members $29 | Yes, free plan includedas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| White-label | Yes, Members + Courses $49 | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Courses with drip | Yes, Members + Courses $49 | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Digital downloads | Yes, Members $29 | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Free previews | Yes, Members $29 | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Sponsor rate card or media kit | Yes, Site $9 | Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Native mobile apps | No | Yesas of 16 Oct 2026 ↗ |
flowKreator aheadSameflowKreator behindNot listed
Sources and notes
Checked on 16 October 2026. Each figure links to the page it came from.
- Homepage ↗
- Pricing ↗
- Creator fees help article ↗
- Custom domain help ↗ secondary source
- Payout timing help ↗ secondary source
The calculator models Patreon on Standard (10%) plan: $0 a month, 10% of revenue. New creators are on the 10% plan; processing (2.9% + $0.30), 2.5% currency conversion, payout fees and Apple's 30% on iOS purchases excluded.
Where we lead
Where flowKreator is ahead
The rows where flowKreator gives you more for the money than Patreon, each with the page it came from.
Not on their pages
Not listed on Patreon's site
These are things flowKreator includes that Patreon's public pages do not mention, as of 16 October 2026. Check with them before you decide.
Free previews of locked video
flowKreator: Yes, seconds you choose. Patreon: Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026. Source ↗
Courses with modules and drip
flowKreator: Yes, on Members + Courses. Patreon: Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026. Source ↗
Sponsor rate card with inquiry inbox
flowKreator: Yes, on every plan. Patreon: Not listed as of 16 Oct 2026. Source ↗
Where they lead
Where Patreon is the better fit
The things Patreon does that flowKreator does not, or does better.
- Native iOS and Android apps with push notifications
- Discovery and the audience already on Patreon
- Chargebacks, fraud and sales tax handled for you
- Community posts, chat and DMs
Who should pick Patreon: Creators who want Patreon's existing audience and would rather pay 10% than run their own Stripe account.
Even
The same on both
Rows where Patreon and flowKreator offer about the same thing.
- Custom domain
- Fan accounts that work across creators
- Digital downloads
- Membership tiers
Calculator
What Patreon costs at your numbers
Monthly platform cost on each service at your revenue and average sale. Patreon is pinned under flowKreator.
- flowKreatorMembers$29you keep $971
- PatreonStandard (10%) plan$100you keep $900
- UscreenStarter$49you keep $951
- PayhipPlus$49you keep $951
- Ko-fiKo-fi Free (memberships and shop at 5%)$50you keep $950
- FourthwallFree (membership revenue)$50you keep $950
- ThinkificBasic on Thinkific Payments (monthly billing)$54you keep $946
- TeachableBuilder on Teachable Payments (monthly billing)$89you keep $911
- PodiaMover (monthly billing)$99you keep $901
- Mighty NetworksLaunch$99you keep $901
- CircleProfessional$109you keep $891
- PassesCreator (standard)$130you keep $870
- GumroadFree (direct sales)$150you keep $850
- KajabiBasic on Kajabi Payments (monthly billing)$179you keep $821
- FanfixCreator (invite-only)$200you keep $800
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.
Moving over
Switching from Patreon
What comes with you, what you set up again, and how to tell your fans.
What moves
- Tier names and prices
- Video files you own
- Your member list, exported as CSV
What you rebuild
- Tier perks and posts
- Your public page as a multi-page site
Patreon memberships do not transfer. Announce the new site to your members and offer a first-month code.
Questions
flowKreator and Patreon, answered
Short answers to what creators ask before they move.
Is flowKreator cheaper than Patreon?
Above about $290 a month from fans, yes: Patreon's 10% passes $29 at that point, and flowKreator stays flat. Below it, Patreon's percentage costs less. Both charge card processing.
Can I keep my Patreon page?
Yes. Many creators keep Patreon for its audience and move video, courses and downloads to their own site. flowKreator has no exclusivity rule.
Do I need a Stripe account?
Yes. Fans pay into the Stripe account you connect, so the money never sits with us. Stripe's processing fees apply as they do everywhere.
Also compare
Two platforms like Patreon
The nearest alternatives in the same category, or see all sixteen.
Plans
One flat price, 0% of fan payments
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.
- Branded site on your flowkreator.com handle
- Pages with live preview, theme and colours
- Hosted video with playlists
- Portfolio, links page and public media kit
- Sponsor rate card with inquiry inbox
- Fan accounts and team invites
- Listing in the flowKreator network
- Email support
Members Most popular
$29/month
or $290/year, billed yearly
Everything in Site, plus paid memberships, digital downloads and your own domain.
- Everything in Site
- Membership tiers with members-only video
- One-time video bundles fans buy and keep
- Hosted video player with free previews
- Digital downloads with instant delivery
- Discount codes
- Custom domain
- Revenue reports
- Priority support
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.
- Everything in Members
- Courses with modules and ordered lessons
- Drip schedules and free preview lessons
- Course Q&A with moderation
- Certificates
- Sell a course one-off or inside a tier
- White-label: no flowKreator branding on your site
- Network listing is opt-in (white-label sites are unlisted by default)
- Priority support
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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