Patreon
new creators · 10% flat
Take home
~$8,200
Of revenue
~82%
Total fees
~$1,800
10% + ~8% bundled processing
Private BetaFounding rate 3% locked for life · Same rate after public launchFounding rate 3% locked for life
Free to see your numbers.Pro to build your business.
Intelligence is free forever. When you're ready to turn your audience into a business, Pro gives you the streaming community, memberships, and payments — with your money staying always with you.
No credit card for FreeYour money, your Stripe
Intelligence Layer
Free
Your Creator Business Score™, always. No credit card. No expiry.
$0
Free forever — no strings.
Creator Intelligence
- Creator Business Score™ (monthly recalc)
- Audience quality signals
- Monetization readiness score
- Growth velocity tracking
- General revenue simulation
- YouTube integration
- Basic cohort benchmarking
Intelligence + Streaming Community
Pro
Your streaming community, your members, your data.
$49/month
$59/mo after public launch
Everything in Free, plus:
- Private streaming community + custom domain
- Tiered memberships + Login with my sub™
- Live streaming (4 streams/mo · up to 4h each)
- Video storage (24 GB · ~16h @1080p / 32h @720p)
- Up to 1,000 Monthly Active Members
- Unlimited connected YouTube subscribers
- Weekly score · individual simulation
- Local payments for your members
- Audience data ownership + export
Recommended for creators building now
Start Free - Apply to Beta →+ 3% of member revenue
founding rate, locked for life
For Growing Organizations
Business
Multi-creator operations, white-label, and API access.
Let's talk
Custom limits · lower revenue share at scale
Everything in Pro, plus:
- Multi-creator management
- White-label branding
- API access + custom integrations
- Dedicated infrastructure + SLAs
- Priority roadmap influence
- Custom MAU, storage & streaming limits
- Dedicated team
Available as add-ons
Extend Pro and Business with specialized capabilities
Each add-on is priced separately and available on request.
Mobile apps (iOS & Android)
TV apps (Apple TV, Roku, Android TV)
DRM protection
AI audio dubbing
AI video embedding
Smart Ads Engine™
Custom interactions
How the math works
Slide your revenue. See your take-home.
See how much you'd take home with each provider, based on your monthly membership revenue.
★ MediaCreators Pro
founding rate
$9,061
take home
91% of your revenue
Total fees
$49 + 3% + ~590 Stripe
$939
YouTube Memberships
30% cut
Take home
$7,000
Of revenue
70%
Total fees
$3,000
30% all-in · processing included
Circle Professional
$89/mo + 2% cut
Take home
~$9,121
Of revenue
~91%
Total fees
~$879
$89 + 2% + ~590 Stripe
Stripe processing (2.9% + $0.30 per transaction) is paid by you directly to Stripe — never through us. Patreon's processing is bundled into their fee. Numbers are illustrative and based on published pricing as of April 2026.
At $10,000 monthly revenue, you take home $9,061 with MediaCreators.
Creator control
Who actually owns
your creator business?
We don't compare on price — we compare on what matters: who controls your money, your data, and your audience.
MediaCreators Pro
Your moneyYours — Stripe direct
Audience dataFully yours, export anytime
Revenue share3% founding · ≤5% public
Patreon
Your moneyPatreon holds & disburses
Audience dataPatreon controls it
Revenue share10%
Circle
Your moneyVia Circle (Stripe underneath)
Audience dataPartial — limited exports
Revenue share1–2% + $89–$199/mo
Substack
Your moneySubstack via Stripe
Audience dataSubstack controls it
Revenue share10%
Skool
Your moneyStripe underneath
Audience dataLimited portability
Revenue share2.9% (Pro) + $99/mo · or 10% Hobby
YouTube
Your moneyGoogle holds funds
Audience dataGoogle owns subscriber data
Revenue share30% memberships · 45% long-form · 55% Shorts
* Based on published pricing as of April 2026. Rates may vary by plan or region.
Full comparisonEverything that's included — plan by plan
Full comparison
Everything that's included — plan by plan
Free
Pro
Business
Intelligence Layer
Creator Business Score
✓
✓
✓
Score recalculation
Monthly
Weekly
Daily
Revenue simulations
General
Individual
Individual + Custom
Cohort benchmarking
Basic
Full
Full + Custom
Historical score evolution
—
✓
✓
YouTube analysis
✓
✓
✓
TikTok / Instagram reach signals
—
✓
✓
Podcast analysis (RSS + imports)
—
✓
✓
Streaming Community
Monthly Active Members (MAU)
—
1,000
Custom
Connected YouTube subscribers
—
Unlimited
Unlimited
Video storage
—
24 GB~16h @1080p · 32h @720p
Custom
Livestreaming
—
4 streams/moup to 4h each
Custom
Private streaming community
—
✓
✓
Custom domain
—
✓
✓
Interactive live streaming
—
✓
✓
Video on Demand
—
✓
✓
PPV events
—
✓
✓
Tiered memberships
—
✓
✓
Login with my sub™ (YouTube OAuth)
—
✓
✓
Local payments for your members
—
✓
✓
Audience data ownership + export
—
✓
✓
Add-ons · additional cost
DRM protection
—
Add-on
Add-on
AI audio dubbing
—
Add-on
Add-on
AI video embedding
—
Add-on
Add-on
Smart Ads Engine™
—
Add-on
Add-on
Custom interactions
—
Add-on
Add-on
Mobile apps (iOS & Android)
—
Add-on
Add-on
TV apps (Apple TV, Roku, Android TV)
—
Add-on
Add-on
Scale & Customization
Multi-creator management
—
—
✓
White-label branding
—
—
✓
API access
—
—
✓
Custom integrations
—
—
✓
Dedicated infrastructure
—
—
✓
SLAs & uptime guarantees
—
—
✓
Priority roadmap influence
—
—
✓
Support & Onboarding
Support
Email
Priority
Dedicated team
Onboarding
Self-serve
Guided
White-glove
FAQ
Common Questions
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