Creator platforms, head to head

Kit's free plan leaves $935 of $1,000 in paid newsletter sales, beehiiv's Lite plan about $875. We compare fees, ads, growth tools and payouts.

Stan Store's $29 plan beats Gumroad's 10% + $0.50 per sale once you sell about $200 a month. We compare fees, payouts, sales tax and discovery.

Teachable's $89 Builder plan takes 0% of sales like Kajabi at half the entry price. We compare fees, payouts, features and who should pick each.

Ko-fi charges 0% on one-off tips and Buy Me a Coffee takes 5% on everything, so $1,000 in $10 tips nets $941 vs $886. Fees, payouts and features compared.

Ko-fi keeps more than Patreon at every revenue level, $891 to $941 of $1,000 against Patreon's $841. We compare fees, payouts, ownership and features.

Patreon takes 10% and Memberful costs $49 a month plus 4.9%, so Memberful is cheaper above about $956 a month. Fees, ownership and features compared.

Patreon and Substack both take 10% from new creators, so $1,000 in $10 payments nets $841 vs $834. We compare fees, ownership, discovery and features.

Substack takes 10%. beehiiv takes 0% but charges $59 a month for Lite, so it wins above about $590 a month at 1,000 subscribers. Fees and features compared.

Substack takes 10% and Ghost takes 0% plus a plan from $35 a month, so Ghost is cheaper above about $350 a month at 1,000 members. Fees and ownership compared.

Kick pays streamers 95% of each $5 sub, Twitch 50% to 70% of net. We compare eligibility, revenue shares, payouts and which to stream on in 2026.

YouTube publishes a 55% ad split and opens fan funding at 500 subscribers. TikTok needs 10,000 followers and keeps its rates private. We compare both.