# How to charge monthly subscription: Platform Take Rate Table

> The Platform Take Rate Table carries 15 published figures read from 15 sources' own pages, from 1 to 10 percent, read 12 September 2026.

PaywallCompass · https://paywallcompass.com/datasets/platform-take-rate-table/ · computed 2026-10-05

**Range of the published figures:** 1 to 10 % (range 1 to 10 %; 15 sources with a figure; 15 of 33 sources read publish one).

15 of the 33 named sources read in full publish a figure; 18 publish none, read 12 September 2026.

## Every figure, with its source

One row per source: the figure the source's own page publishes, the page, and the day it was read.

| Source | Figure | Read |
|---|---|---|
| [Skool pricing](https://www.skool.com/pricing) | 10 % | 2026-09-12 |
| [Patreon creator fees overview](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/11111747095181-Creator-fees-overview) | 10 % | 2026-09-12 |
| [Gumroad pricing](https://gumroad.com/pricing) | 10 % | 2026-09-12 |
| [Substack FAQ: how paid subscriptions work](https://faq.substack.com/p/how-do-paid-subscriptions-on-substack) | 10 % | 2026-09-12 |
| [Vimeo OTT pricing breakdown](https://help.vimeo.com/hc/en-us/articles/12425768622481-Vimeo-OTT-pricing-breakdown) | 10 % | 2026-09-12 |
| [Beacons pricing](https://beacons.ai/i/pricing) | 9 % | 2026-09-12 |
| [Teachable pricing](https://www.teachable.com/pricing) | 7.5 % | 2026-09-12 |
| [Paddle pricing](https://www.paddle.com/pricing) | 5 % | 2026-09-11 |
| [Ko-fi Gold](https://ko-fi.com/gold) | 5 % | 2026-09-12 |
| [Buy Me a Coffee FAQ](https://help.buymeacoffee.com/en/articles/4539170-frequently-asked-questions) | 5 % | 2026-09-12 |
| [Lemon Squeezy pricing](https://www.lemonsqueezy.com/pricing) | 5 % | 2026-09-12 |
| [Fourthwall pricing](https://fourthwall.com/pricing) | 5 % | 2026-09-12 |
| [Memberful payment processing](https://memberful.com/help/memberful-101/payment-processing/) | 4.9 % | 2026-09-12 |
| [Circle paywall transaction fees](https://help.circle.so/p/payments/paywall-setup/paywall-transaction-fees) | 2 % | 2026-09-12 |
| [Outseta pricing](https://www.outseta.com/pricing) | 1 % | 2026-09-12 |

## The sentence each figure was read from (15)

- [Skool pricing](https://www.skool.com/pricing), read 2026-09-12: "10% transaction fee"
- [Patreon creator fees overview](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/11111747095181-Creator-fees-overview), read 2026-09-12: "If you published your creator page after August 4, 2025, please note that you are on our standard 10% pricing plan."
- [Gumroad pricing](https://gumroad.com/pricing), read 2026-09-12: "No hidden fees, no monthly charges. 10% + $0.50"
- [Substack FAQ: how paid subscriptions work](https://faq.substack.com/p/how-do-paid-subscriptions-on-substack), read 2026-09-12: "Substack’s platform fee is 10%."
- [Vimeo OTT pricing breakdown](https://help.vimeo.com/hc/en-us/articles/12425768622481-Vimeo-OTT-pricing-breakdown), read 2026-09-12: "VHX Rev Share 10% fee retained by Vimeo for the sale of TVOD products (Buy/Rent)* Fee deducted from Payout"
- [Beacons pricing](https://beacons.ai/i/pricing), read 2026-09-12: "9% seller fees"
- [Teachable pricing](https://www.teachable.com/pricing), read 2026-09-12: "7.5% transaction fee"
- [Paddle pricing](https://www.paddle.com/pricing), read 2026-09-11: "No migration fees, monthly fees, or hidden extras 5% + 50¢"
- [Ko-fi Gold](https://ko-fi.com/gold), read 2026-09-12: "You can use Ko-fi to accept tips, build a monthly membership, sell physical and digital products and take commissions for a creator friendly 5% service fee*."
- [Buy Me a Coffee FAQ](https://help.buymeacoffee.com/en/articles/4539170-frequently-asked-questions), read 2026-09-12: "We charge a 5% transaction fee, and creators keep 95% of the earnings."
- [Lemon Squeezy pricing](https://www.lemonsqueezy.com/pricing), read 2026-09-12: "Transaction fees 5% + 50¢"
- [Fourthwall pricing](https://fourthwall.com/pricing), read 2026-09-12: "5% flat fee"
- [Memberful payment processing](https://memberful.com/help/memberful-101/payment-processing/), read 2026-09-12: "Once a member completes a purchase or renewal, we’ll apply a flat transaction fee of 4.9%."
- [Circle paywall transaction fees](https://help.circle.so/p/payments/paywall-setup/paywall-transaction-fees), read 2026-09-12: "Here are the Circle’s paywall transaction fees for current billing plans: Professional - 2%"
- [Outseta pricing](https://www.outseta.com/pricing), read 2026-09-12: "+ 1% transaction fee"

## Read in full, publishes no figure

- [Patreon pricing FAQ](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/16733504643597-Pricing-FAQ), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Gumroad fees](https://gumroad.com/help/article/66-gumroads-fees.html), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Memberful pricing](https://memberful.com/pricing/), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Substack: how much does Substack cost](https://support.substack.com/hc/en-us/articles/360037607131-How-much-does-Substack-cost), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Ko-fi pricing](https://ko-fi.com/pricing), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Buy Me a Coffee: how charges are calculated](https://help.buymeacoffee.com/en/articles/8105744-how-to-calculate-charges-on-your-payment), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Whop fees](https://docs.whop.com/fees), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Mighty Networks pricing](https://www.mightynetworks.com/pricing), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Sellfy pricing](https://sellfy.com/pricing/), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Beacons product transaction fees](https://help.beacons.ai/en/articles/4700289), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Maven: pricing your course](https://help.maven.com/en/articles/6732396-pricing-your-course), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Payhip pricing](https://help.payhip.com/article/86-payhip-pricing), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [SendOwl pricing](https://www.sendowl.com/pricing), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Stripe pricing](https://stripe.com/pricing), read 2026-09-11: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Stripe Connect pricing](https://stripe.com/connect/pricing), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [PayPal business fees](https://www.paypal.com/us/business/paypal-business-fees), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [docs.whop.com](https://docs.whop.com/fees), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/pricing), read 2026-09-11: every candidate on the page was refused

## Methodology

Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 15 of the 33 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 18 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 1 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in % (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 147 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): the ALL-IN take: for a given monthly revenue (and a given average order value), what each platform keeps once its plan fee is amortised, its own transaction percentage is applied and the processor's rate is added - a number no platform publishes, because each publishes only its own half. Beside it the CROSSOVER, the monthly revenue at which a percentage platform (Substack 10%, Gumroad 10% + $0.50, Skool Hobby 10%) becomes dearer than a flat one, and the count of platforms whose headline is 0% while the fee lives in the processor line. Changed-since on each read: a platform that adds a percentage, or moves a capability up a plan, is the news.

## Sources

- [Patreon creator fees overview](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/11111747095181-Creator-fees-overview) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Patreon pricing FAQ](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/16733504643597-Pricing-FAQ) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Gumroad fees](https://gumroad.com/help/article/66-gumroads-fees.html) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Gumroad pricing](https://gumroad.com/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Circle paywall transaction fees](https://help.circle.so/p/payments/paywall-setup/paywall-transaction-fees) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Podia transaction fees](https://help.podia.com/en/articles/11371138-understanding-podia-transaction-fees) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Memberful payment processing](https://memberful.com/help/memberful-101/payment-processing/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Memberful pricing](https://memberful.com/pricing/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Substack: how much does Substack cost](https://support.substack.com/hc/en-us/articles/360037607131-How-much-does-Substack-cost) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Substack FAQ: how paid subscriptions work](https://faq.substack.com/p/how-do-paid-subscriptions-on-substack) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Ko-fi pricing](https://ko-fi.com/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Ko-fi Gold](https://ko-fi.com/gold) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Buy Me a Coffee: how charges are calculated](https://help.buymeacoffee.com/en/articles/8105744-how-to-calculate-charges-on-your-payment) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Buy Me a Coffee FAQ](https://help.buymeacoffee.com/en/articles/4539170-frequently-asked-questions) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Whop fees](https://docs.whop.com/fees) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Skool pricing](https://www.skool.com/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Outseta pricing](https://www.outseta.com/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Mighty Networks pricing](https://www.mightynetworks.com/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Teachable pricing](https://www.teachable.com/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Lemon Squeezy pricing](https://www.lemonsqueezy.com/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Sellfy pricing](https://sellfy.com/pricing/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Fourthwall pricing](https://fourthwall.com/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Beacons pricing](https://beacons.ai/i/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Beacons product transaction fees](https://help.beacons.ai/en/articles/4700289) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Maven: pricing your course](https://help.maven.com/en/articles/6732396-pricing-your-course) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Paddle pricing](https://www.paddle.com/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Payhip pricing](https://help.payhip.com/article/86-payhip-pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [SendOwl pricing](https://www.sendowl.com/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Stripe pricing](https://stripe.com/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Stripe Connect pricing](https://stripe.com/connect/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [PayPal business fees](https://www.paypal.com/us/business/paypal-business-fees) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Vimeo OTT pricing breakdown](https://help.vimeo.com/hc/en-us/articles/12425768622481-Vimeo-OTT-pricing-breakdown) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [docs.whop.com](https://docs.whop.com/fees) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)

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- The Platform Take Rate Table carries 15 published figures read from 15 sources' own pages, from 1 to 10 percent, read 12 September 2026.
- 15 of the 33 named sources read in full publish a figure; 18 publish none, read 12 September 2026.

Cite as: "PaywallCompass Platform Take Rate Table", updated 2026-10-05, https://paywallcompass.com/datasets/platform-take-rate-table/.

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