Creator fees overview

Whether you're new to Patreon or a long-time creator, this guide breaks down all the fees you can expect when offering paid memberships or selling digital products.

Platform fees overview

The platform fee covers the use of Patreon’s platform and is a percentage of successfully processed membership and one-time purchases. We calculate your platform fee based on the payment amount, excluding sales tax.

How to check which plan you're on

1. Visit your Account Settings page: https://www.patreon.com/settings-creator/account 
2. Your current pricing plan will be listed at the top of your settings under the “monetization” header

If you're unsure, please feel free to submit a request with our Product Support team for help.

• Who does this plan apply to?

  The standard 10% pricing plan + relevant taxes applies to any creator who publishes their Patreon page after August 4, 2025. If you're on a legacy plan and unpublish your page (or if Patreon does) for any reason, you'll move to the standard plan when you republish. 

  What triggers a switch to the standard pricing plan?

  If any of the following happens after August 4, 2025, you’ll be moved to the standard 10% platform plan:

  • You unpublish your page (even briefly)
  • Patreon unpublishes your page for any reason
  • You republish your page after August 4, 2025

  What’s included in the 10% platform fee?

  The standard plan offers all the core features of Patreon. The 10% platform fee gives you access to all of Patreon’s core features, including:

  • Hosted creator page
  • Monthly and annual memberships
  • Digital product sales (one-time purchases)
  • Video hosting (up to 100 hours/month if you have paying fans)
  • Community tools: chats, polls, comments
  • Audience and growth insights

• Who qualifies for legacy pricing?

  You’ll stay on a legacy pricing plan if you meet all of the following conditions:

  • You published your creator page on or before August 4, 2025
  • Your page has remained published continuously — neither you nor Patreon has unpublished it for any reason

  To stay on your legacy plan:

  • Keep your creator page continuously published
  • Use the pause tool instead of unpublishing your creator page

  ⚠️ If you unpublish your creator page or if Patreon unpublishes it for any reason, your plan will switch to the standard 10% pricing upon republishing. 

  Legacy platform fee breakdowns

  Plan type	Platform fee (% of income you earn on Patreon)	Status	Notes
  Founders	5%	Unavailable for new creators (as of May 7, 2019)	Must not have changed plan after May 7, 2019
  Pro	8%	Unavailable for new creators (after August 4, 2025)	Includes core Patreon tools
  Pro + Merch	11%	Unavailable for new creators (after August 4, 2025)	Includes Merch fulfillment

  All fees are applied to successfully processed payments, not including payment processing, currency conversion, payout fees, and applicable taxes.

Payment processing fees

Payment processing fees cover the cost of using our payment infrastructure. This infrastructure includes:

• 24/7 fraud monitoring
  Fraud gets addressed before it hits your balance, so you never have to worry about it
• Recovering failed payments
  Declined payments get chased down with smart retries and reminders for expired card
• Streamlined checkout
  A simple checkout experience and quick authorization process make it easy for you to earn directly from fans
• Multiple payment methods
  A wide range of payment methods are accepted on Patreon, including PayPal, and major credit cards
• Trusted payments provider
  Patreon continuously meets global certification and compliance standards to help ensure your payments are secure

• If you published your page on or before August 4, 2025, and have not unpublished your page or Patreon has not unpublished your page for any reason, or you are not a creator on the Founders plan who has changed your currency, you can review the payment processing rates for legacy platform plans below.

  All creators on the standard 10% plan have standard processing rates, which vary by:

  • Payment method (e.g., credit card, PayPal)
  • Member’s location
  • Currency

  Processing rates (USD payouts only)

  Member's payment method	Payment processing rate (> $3)
  Credit card / Apple Pay	2.9% + $0.30
  PayPal / Venmo (US)	2.9% + $0.30
  PayPal / Venmo (non-US)	3.9% + $0.30

  Processing rates (non-USD payouts)

  Currency	Payment processing rate (> local amount)
  EUR	3.4% + €0.35 (> €3)
  GBP	3.4% + £0.35 (> £3)
  CAD	3.2% + CA$0.35 (> CA$3)
  AUD	3% + A$0.30 (> A$3)
  DKK	3.4% + DKK 2.60 (> DKK 25)
  NOK	3.4% + NOK 2.80 (> NOK 30)
  SEK	3.4% + SEK 3.25 (> SEK 30)
  CZK	3.4% + CZK 9 (> CZK 75)
  HKD	3.9% + HK$2.35 (> HK$25)
  HUF	3.4% + HUF 129 (> HUF 1000)
  NZD	3.9% + NZ$0.45 (> NZ$4)
  PLN	3.4% + PLN 1.75 (> PLN 15)
  SGD	3.9% + SGD 0.40 (> SGD 4)

• The following payment processing rates are only applicable to creators who published their page on or before August 4, 2025. If you unpublish your creator page for any amount of time, or if Patreon unpublishes your page for any reason, your account will be subject to Patreon’s standardized platform plan + applicable taxes and standard payment processing rate when you republish your page.

  Founders who have changed their payout currency remain on the Founders plan and retain their 5% platform fee, but are subject to the standard processing rates below rather than the Founders processing rates.

  What factors into your total payment fees?

  You can confirm your platform plan in your Settings. Your payment fees apply on a per-payment basis and include several components, depending on how your page is set up and where your fans are located.

  The following factors contribute to your total payment fee:

  •  
    • Your tier price
      If you're on a legacy platform plan, your tier price determines whether the standard or micropayment processing rate applies
    • Your payout currency
      Your payout currency determines which payment rate applies. For creators on legacy plans, it also affects whether the micropayment rate is used
    • Additionally, the amount paid out is impacted by the following:
      • Sales tax or VAT (if required)
        In some regions, tax must be collected from your members by law. Your payment processing fee is calculated based on the total payment amount, including any applicable tax. Learn more about sales tax and VAT
      • Currency conversion (if applicable)
        A 2.5% currency conversion fee applies when a fan pays in a currency that’s different from your payout currency. This fee is calculated on the full processed amount, including tax

  For details, please take a look at the Processing rates by currency table below.

  Processing rates (USD payouts only)

  Member's payment method	Micropayment rate (≤ $3)	Standard payment rate (> $3)
  Credit card / Apple Pay	5% + $0.10	2.9% + $0.30
  PayPal / Venmo (US)	5% + $0.10	2.9% + $0.30
  PayPal / Venmo (non-US)	6% + $0.10	3.9% + $0.30

  Processing rates (non-USD payouts)

  Currency	Micropayment rate (≤ local amount)	Standard rate (> local amount)
  EUR	5% + €0.15 (≤ €3)	3.4% + €0.35 (> €3)
  GBP	5% + £0.15 (≤ £3)	3.4% + £0.35 (> £3)
  CAD	5% + CA$0.10 (≤ CA$3)	3.2% + CA$0.35 (> CA$3)
  AUD	5% + A$0.10 (≤ A$3)	3% + A$0.30 (> A$3)
  DKK	5% + DKK 1.10 (≤ DKK 25)	3.4% + DKK 2.60 (> DKK 25)
  NOK	5% + NOK 1.50 (≤ NOK 30)	3.4% + NOK 2.80 (> NOK 30)
  SEK	5% + SEK 1.50 (≤ SEK 30)	3.4% + SEK 3.25 (> SEK 30)
  CZK	5% + CZK 3.85 (≤ CZK 75)	3.4% + CZK 9 (> CZK 75)
  HKD	5% + HK$1.20 (≤ HK$25)	3.9% + HK$2.35 (> HK$25)
  HUF	5% + HUF 54.70 (≤ HUF 1000)	3.4% + HUF 129 (> HUF 1000)
  NZD	5% + NZ$0.25 (≤ NZ$4)	3.9% + NZ$0.45 (> NZ$4)
  PLN	5% + PLN 0.70 (≤ PLN 15)	3.4% + PLN 1.75 (> PLN 15)
  SGD	5% + SGD 0.20 (≤ SGD 4)	3.9% + SGD 0.40 (> SGD 4)

• You’re on the Founders plan if you joined Patreon before May 7, 2019, and haven’t upgraded your plan in the past, changed your currency, or had your creator page unpublished by you or by Patreon for any reason.

  The following factors contribute to your total payment fees:

  • Your tier price
    If you're on a legacy platform plan, your tier price determines whether the standard or micropayment processing rate applies
  • Shared membership
    Fees are split between creators on our Founders plan when multiple memberships are combined in one transaction
  • A member’s payment method
    Different processing rates are applied based on your members’ payment method
  • Additionally, the amount paid out is impacted by the following:
    • Sales tax or VAT (if required)
      In some regions, tax must be collected from your members by law. Your payment processing fee is calculated based on the total payment amount, including any applicable tax. Learn more about sales tax and VAT
    • Currency conversion (if applicable)
      A 2.5% currency conversion fee applies when a fan pays in a currency that’s different from your payout currency. This fee is calculated on the full processed amount, including tax

  If you are on the Founders plan and change your currency, you will retain your 5% platform fee but will be subject to standard processing rates.

  Founders payment processing rates (USD only)
   

  Member's payment method	Standard rate
  Credit card / Apple Pay	1.6% + $0.30
  Paypal / Venmo	2.65% + $0.28

  How shared membership affects fees

  If a member supports multiple creators in a single transaction, and you’re on the Founders plan, you’ll share the processing fee with those other creators. This may reduce your individual fee for that transaction.

Creator-to-creator membership payments

When a creator’s Patreon balance is used to cover a membership payment to another creator, Patreon’s payment processing fee is not applied. If a creator’s Patreon balance doesn’t cover the full amount of their membership payment, we’ll charge their payment method, and payment processing fees will apply.

Fees on one-time purchases

It’s free to list your work for sale on Patreon (e.g., digital products, posts, and collections). One-time purchases are subject to the same fees as membership payments:

• Platform fee
  Between 5% and 12% of successfully processed sales + applicable taxes, depending on your platform plan
• Payment processing fee
  Varies by currency (e.g., 2.9% + $0.30 USD) standard payment process rate

Creators who started selling digital products before May 22, 2025, may be on a 5% one-time purchase fee + applicable taxes and payment processing rates.

Learn more about how sales work in our selling one-time purchases guide.

Currency conversion fees

A 2.5% currency conversion fee applies to any payment made in a currency different from your payout currency.

This fee is:

• Calculated on the full payment (including tax)
• Refunded if the member is refunded
• Shown under the Payment Fees column in your Earnings dashboard

You will receive your portion of membership payments in your payout currency based on the average exchange rate from the day before the payment was successfully processed.

Where supported and as applicable, we automatically convert the prices of offerings and memberships into a member’s local currency based on a currency conversion rate that may be determined at our sole discretion. You can learn more about how tiers are converted into other currencies.

If a paid member pays you in your payout currency, then there is no currency conversion fee applied.

Taxes applied to creator fees

Where required by law, Patreon collects VAT, GST, or sales tax on platform fees. These taxes:

• Are based on your business location and local regulations
• Are shown as a separate line item

Visit our Taxes on creator fees article to learn more about where Patreon applies taxes on fees and how it may affect you.

Payout transaction fees

Funds in your account balance already reflect the deduction of your platform fee, payment processing fees, and currency conversion fees. Patreon deducts a payout transaction fee when your balance is transferred from your Patreon account.

Your payout fee is not listed in the breakdown of fees within your creator earnings dashboard; however, you may find the payout fee for your payout method and currency of choice in the tables below.

• USD			Non-USD
  Payout method	US creators (USD)	Non-US creators: Patreon currency is US Dollars	Non-US creators: Patreon currency is their local currency
  Direct deposit (processed by Stripe)	$0.25 USD per payout Creators based in the US Virgin Islands or any other US territory or possession — with the exception of Puerto Rico — are not supported by our ACH direct deposit partner.	Not supported	Not supported
  Bank transfer (processed by Payoneer)	Not supported	Paying out from USD to Local Currency: $0.25 + 1.55% currency conversion fee per payout Paying out from USD to a USD bank account: $0.50 per payout See the exact list of eligible countries in the table below.	$0.50 (local equivalent) per payout  See the exact list of eligible countries and payout fees per currency in the table below.
  PayPal	1% (minimum of $0.25, capped at $20 USD) $10 minimum payout	1% (minimum of $0.25, capped at $20 USD) PayPal may add additional fees if you transfer from PayPal to your bank account. Fees vary depending on the currency of your account and your location. Learn more. ($10 minimum to be able to pay out)	Supported. See exact payout fees per currency in the table below.
  Payoneer Wallet	Not supported	$1.00 USD per payout to your Payoneer account. $ 25 minimum payout Payoneer may add additional fees if you transfer from Payoneer to your bank account. Fees vary depending on the currency of your account and your location. Learn more. Option to withdraw funds from your Payoneer account to your local bank account or the Payoneer Prepaid Debit MasterCard®, or $3.00 USD per global bank transfer*	Supported. See exact payout fees per currency in the table below.

  * Payoneer global bank transfer is a legacy feature only available to creators that connected a Payoneer account prior to December 19, 2018. If your Payoneer account is currently using global bank transfer and you would like to update to the Payoneer account or prepaid MasterCard to take advantage of the lower payout fees and flexibility, click Manage Payoneer Account under Payout Method on the Payout settings.

• Currency	Bank transfer fee (per payout)	Payoneer payout fee (per payout)	PayPal payout fee (per payout)
  EUR	€0.50	€0.75	€1.00
  GBP	£0.50	£0.75	£1.00
  CAD	$0.75 CAD	$2.00 CAD	$1 CAD
  AUD	$0.75 AUD	$1.00 AUD	$1.50 AUD
  DKK	$4 kr (DKK)	$5 kr (DKK)	$7 kr (DKK)
  NOK	$5 kr (NOK)	$7 kr (NOK)	$9 kr (NOK)
  SEK	$5 kr (SEK)	$7 kr (SEK)	$9 kr (SEK)
  HKD	HK$5 (HKD)	HK$8 (HKD)	HK$16.00 (HKD)
  SGD	S$0.75 (SGD)	S$1.5 (SGD)	S$3.00 (SGD)
  NZD	$1.00 NZD	$1.5 NZD	$3.00 (NZD)
  CZK	15 Kč (CZK)	16 Kč (CZK)	26.00 Kč (CZK)
  HUF	200 Ft (HUF)	235 Ft (HUF)	365.00 Ft (HUF)
  PLN	2 zł (PLN)	3 zł (PLN)	5.00 zł (PLN)

• Note: In all countries listed, Payoneer Wallet and PayPal are also available payout options. Please note that your bank country is separate from your country of residence. You may select the United States as your bank country, even if you reside outside the U.S., to enable local USD bank transfers.

  Local Currency Bank Transfer		Bank transfer - USD to local currency
  Country	Currency	Country	Currency
  Bulgaria	EUR	Albania	ALL
  Croatia	EUR	Andorra	EUR
  Czechia	CZK, EUR	Argentina	ARS
  Denmark	DKK, EUR	Australia	AUD
  Gibraltar	EUR	Austria	EUR
  Guernsey	EUR	Bangladesh	BDT
  Hungary	HUF, EUR	Belgium	EUR
  Iceland	EUR	Benin	XOF
  Isle Of Man	EUR	Bosnia and Herzegovina	BAM
  Jersey	EUR	Brazil	BRL
  Liechtenstein	EUR	Bulgaria	BGN
  Norway	NOK, EUR	Canada	CAD
  Poland	PLN, EUR	Chile	CLP
  Romania	EUR	China	CNY
  Slovakia	EUR	Colombia	COP
  Sweden	SEK, EUR	Costa Rica	CRC
  Switzerland	EUR	Croatia	EUR
  United Kingdom	GBP, EUR	Cyprus	EUR
  Canada	CAD	Czech Republic	CZK
  Hong Kong	HKD	Denmark	DKK
  Singapore	SGD	Egypt	EGP
  New Zealand	NZD	Estonia	EUR
  Austria	EUR	Finland	EUR
  Belgium	EUR	France	EUR
  Croatia	EUR	French Guiana	EUR
  Cyprus	EUR	Germany	EUR
  Estonia	EUR	Ghana	GHS
  Finland	EUR	Greece	EUR
  France	EUR	Guadeloupe	EUR
  Germany	EUR	Holy See (Vatican city)	EUR
  Greece	EUR	Hong Kong (SAR)	HKD
  Ireland	EUR	Hungary	HUF
  Italy	EUR	India	INR
  Latvia	EUR	Indonesia	IDR
  Lithuania	EUR	Ireland	EUR
  Luxembourg	EUR	Israel	ILS
  Malta	EUR	Italy	EUR
  Netherlands	EUR	Jamaica	JMD
  Portugal	EUR	Japan	JPY
  Slovakia	EUR	Kenya	KES
  Slovenia	EUR	Korea, South	KRW
  Spain	EUR	Latvia	EUR
  		Lithuania	EUR
  		Luxembourg	EUR
  		Malaysia	MYR
  		Mali	XOF
  		Malta	EUR
  		Martinique	EUR
  		Mayotte	EUR
  		Mexico	MXN
  		Monaco	EUR
  		Morocco	MAD
  		Nepal	NPR
  		Netherlands	EUR
  		New Zealand	NZD
  		Nigeria	NGN
  		Norway	NOK
  		Pakistan	PKR
  		Peru	PEN
  		Philippines	PHP
  		Poland	PLN
  		Portugal	EUR
  		San Marino	EUR
  		Senegal	XOF
  		Singapore	SGD
  		Slovakia	EUR
  		South Africa	ZAR
  		Spain	EUR
  		Sri Lanka	LKR
  		Sweden	SEK
  		Thailand	THB
  		Togo	XOF
  		Tunisia	TND
  		Turkey	TRY
  		Ukraine	UAH
  		United Arab Emirates	AED
  		United Kingdom	GBP
  		Uruguay	UYU
  		Vietnam	VND
  		Uzbekistan	UZS