Patreon alternative
FAN ME vs Patreon
Patreon built the membership model. FAN ME rebuilt it around the creator's wallet: your fans pay into your own Stripe account, and FAN ME takes 0% of your membership revenue. Here is the honest side-by-side.
| FAN ME | Patreon | |
|---|---|---|
| Platform fee on membership revenue | 0% | 8–12% |
| Fans pay directly into your own Stripe account | ||
| Membership tiers | 5 medallion tiers | Custom tiers |
| Private, members-only feed (no public scroll) | ||
| Seven interface languages | ||
| Countdown drops & live auctions | ||
| Pay-per-unlock posts and tips | ||
| Fan XP, badges and Wall of Fame | ||
| Club goals and milestone unlocks | ||
| Installable mobile app (PWA) | ||
| Category and niche discovery pages | ||
| Member growth analytics |
Patreon details from its public pricing page — patreon.com/pricing. Fees change; check the source before deciding.
The fee difference in plain numbers
Patreon's paid plans take a share of everything you earn, on top of payment processing. FAN ME takes nothing on top of Stripe's processing fee. On $2,000 a month in memberships that is roughly $160–$240 a year… every month, staying with you instead of the platform.
Your money never sits with us
FAN ME uses Stripe Connect. Your fans' cards are charged straight into your own connected Stripe account, in your own name and currency, with your own payout schedule. There is no platform balance to wait for and no minimum payout threshold set by us.
Built for a private club, not a public feed
There is no algorithm and no public scroll on FAN ME. Your club lives at fanme.se/yourname and everything inside it is locked to paying members. Fans see your posts because they joined you — not because a ranking system chose to show them.
Tools Patreon does not have
Countdown drops, live auctions, pay-per-unlock posts, tips, club goals with milestone unlocks, fan XP and badges, wishlists, birthday surprises, an AI co-writer and duo clubs with guest passes. All included at 0%.
Who should stay on Patreon?
If you rely on Patreon's built-in audience discovery, its podcast RSS integrations or an existing decade-long backer list, moving is a real cost. Many creators run both: Patreon for legacy backers, FAN ME for new members where the full amount reaches them.
Five medallion tiers. 0% platform fee.
Iron, Wood, Bronze, Silver and Gold. Your fans pay you directly through your own Stripe account — FAN ME never takes a cut of your membership revenue.
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