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The sticker price isn’t the real price. Fixed charges hit small sales hardest; monthly plans change the answer at scale.
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Estimated fees
−$3.20You keep
$96.80Reference estimate based on 2.9% + $0.30. Excludes taxes, refunds, optional services, currency conversion, and special pricing.
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Start with the platform
on your shortlist.
Each guide separates the headline fee from processing, subscriptions, and expensive edge cases.
Payments
Stripe
2.9% + $0.30Open fee guide 02Payments
PayPal
3.49% + $0.49Open fee guide 03Digital products
Gumroad
10% + $0.50, plus processingOpen fee guide 04Marketplace
Etsy
9.5% + $0.45 est.Open fee guide 05Commerce
Shopify
from 2.9% + $0.30Open fee guide 06Memberships
Patreon
10% + processing est.Open fee guide 07Freelance
Fiverr
20%Open fee guide 08Freelance
Upwork
0–15% (10% example)Open fee guide 09Support
Ko-fi
5% + processing est.Open fee guide 10Publishing
Substack
10% + processing est.Open fee guide 11Marketplace
eBay
13.6% + $0.40 est.Open fee guide 12Marketplace
Amazon
15% + $0.99 est.Open fee guide 13Payments
Square
2.9% + $0.30 online APIOpen fee guide 14Digital products
Lemon Squeezy
5% + $0.50Open fee guide 15Marketplace
Mercari
10%Open fee guide 16Marketplace
Depop
3.3% + $0.45 (US)Open fee guide 17Marketplace
TikTok Shop
6% typical US categoryOpen fee guide 18Digital products
Payhip
5% + Stripe 2.9% + $0.30 est.Open fee guide 19Merchant of record
Waffo Pancake
3.9% + $0.50Open fee guide 20Merchant of record
Creem
3.9% + $0.40Open fee guide 21Merchant of record
Paddle
5% + $0.50Open fee guide 22Merchant of record
Polar
5% + $0.50 StarterOpen fee guideA better question
Don’t ask which platform is cheapest. Ask when it becomes profitable.
A $5 sale, a $100 project, and $10,000 in monthly revenue produce very different winners once product, shipping, and advertising costs are included.
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