Beacons fee calculator
Beacons' free store takes 9% of each sale, one of the highest cuts here. See what you keep and when Creator Plus pays off.
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Card processors charge about 1.5% more for cards from outside the US.
Stan Store leaves you the most: $927.00 a month
BeaconsFreeFees $2.68 per sale · keep $17.32 per sale · $61.00 less$866.00you keep a month
- Price
- $20.00
- Beacons seller fee
- −$1.80
- Stripe card processing
- −$0.88
- You keep per sale
- $17.32
- × 50 sales a month
- $866.00
- You keep a month
- $866.00
Stan Store BestFees $0.88 per sale · keep $19.12 per sale$927.00you keep a month
- Price
- $20.00
- Stripe card processing
- −$0.88
- You keep per sale
- $19.12
- × 50 sales a month
- $956.00
- Creator plan
- −$29.00
- You keep a month
- $927.00
Lemon SqueezyFees $1.50 per sale · keep $18.50 per sale · $2.00 less$925.00you keep a month
- Price
- $20.00
- Lemon Squeezy fee
- −$1.50
- You keep per sale
- $18.50
- × 50 sales a month
- $925.00
- You keep a month
- $925.00
PayhipFreeFees $1.88 per sale · keep $18.12 per sale · $21.00 less$906.00you keep a month
- Price
- $20.00
- Payhip transaction fee
- −$1.00
- Stripe card processing
- −$0.88
- You keep per sale
- $18.12
- × 50 sales a month
- $906.00
- You keep a month
- $906.00
Ko-fiStandardFees $1.88 per sale · keep $18.12 per sale · $21.00 less$906.00you keep a month
- Price
- $20.00
- Ko-fi service fee
- −$1.00
- Stripe card processing
- −$0.88
- You keep per sale
- $18.12
- × 50 sales a month
- $906.00
- You keep a month
- $906.00
EtsyFees $2.35 per sale · keep $17.65 per sale · $44.50 less$882.50you keep a month
- Price
- $20.00
- Etsy transaction fee
- −$1.30
- Listing fee
- −$0.20
- Etsy Payments processing
- −$0.85
- You keep per sale
- $17.65
- × 50 sales a month
- $882.50
- You keep a month
- $882.50
GumroadDirectFees $3.38 per sale · keep $16.62 per sale · $96.00 less$831.00you keep a month
- Price
- $20.00
- Gumroad fee
- −$2.50
- Card processing
- −$0.88
- You keep per sale
- $16.62
- × 50 sales a month
- $831.00
- You keep a month
- $831.00
When does a paid plan pay off?
At $20.00 a sale, with the official rates.
- Beacons Creator Plus ($30.00/mo) beats Beacons Free from 17 sales a month ($340.00 in sales). worth it for you
- Stan Store ($29.00/mo) beats Lemon Squeezy (free) from 47 sales a month ($940.00 in sales). worth it for you
- Payhip Plus ($29.00/mo) beats Payhip Free from 49 sales a month ($980.00 in sales). worth it for you
- Payhip Pro ($99.00/mo) beats Payhip Free from 100 sales a month ($2,000.00 in sales).
- Ko-fi Gold ($12.00/mo) beats Ko-fi Standard from 13 sales a month ($260.00 in sales). worth it for you
Estimates for US-based sellers of digital products priced in USD, not financial or tax advice. Fees checked 2026-10-17. Sales tax and VAT aren't included: some platforms collect them for you, and some charge their fee on them too. See every fee and its official source.
How Beacons fees work
On the Free plan Beacons charges a 9% seller fee on store sales. Creator Plus costs $30 a month ($25 a month paid yearly) and takes 0%. The $10 Creator plan keeps the 9% fee.
Payouts go to your own Stripe or PayPal account, which charge processing on top: Stripe is 2.9% + $0.30, plus 1.5% for cards from outside the US. On a $20 sale on the Free plan you keep $17.32.
Creator Plus saves 9% of each sale, so at $20 it beats the Free plan from 17 sales a month.
Checked 2026-10-17 against Beacons: Pricing and Stripe: Pricing (US). All fees and sources
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