Updated September 2026 · prices from vendor's pricing page

Patreon pricing

Patreon has 4 plans: Standard, Legacy: Founders, Legacy: Pro, Legacy: Pro + Merch. There is no free plan. Fees: Platform fee 10% (standard) / 5-11% legacy tiers; payment processing 2.9% + $0.30 (US card/Apple Pay), 3.9% + $0.30 (non-US PayPal/Venmo, varies by currency); Apple in-app purchase 30% service fee; 2.5% currency conversion fee

• Standard

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  • 10% platform fee (current default for all new/republished pages, since Aug 2025)
  • Free to get started, pay only once earning
  • 100 hrs/month video hosting once monetized
  • 2.9% + $0.30 card processing (US)

• Legacy: Founders

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  • 5% platform fee
  • Unavailable for new creators since May 2019
  • Persists only if page stays continuously published

• Legacy: Pro

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  • 8% platform fee
  • Unavailable for new creators after Aug 2025

• Legacy: Pro + Merch

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  • 11% platform fee
  • Unavailable for new creators after Aug 2025
  • Includes merch capabilities

Free plan limits

Free to get started; page/tools access free, only pay once earning; 100 hrs total lifetime video hosting until first paying fan

Fees

Platform fee 10% (standard) / 5-11% legacy tiers; payment processing 2.9% + $0.30 (US card/Apple Pay), 3.9% + $0.30 (non-US PayPal/Venmo, varies by currency); Apple in-app purchase 30% service fee; 2.5% currency conversion fee

Legacy Founders/Pro/Pro+Merch tiers only available to pre-existing creators and lost if page is unpublished. Older public 'Lite/Pro/Premium 12%' naming no longer appears on official page.

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Alternatives with a free plan

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  Ko-fi

  Free

  Monetization · Newsletters

  Lets creators collect one-off tips, run memberships, and sell digital/physical products with 0% fee on tips.

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  Buy Me a Coffee

  Free

  Monetization · Newsletters

  Simple support platform for one-off tips, memberships, and a creator shop with a flat 5% platform fee.

• 

  Beacons

  Free · $10+

  Link in bio · Monetization

  Beacons is an all-in-one creator platform combining a link-in-bio page, storefront, media kit, and email marketing with AI-assisted tools.

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