Payhip vs Stan Store: what you keep
Selling $99 courses, Payhip leaves you more up to 5 sales a month ($495); from 6 sales, Stan Store does. At 60 sales of $99 a month across 4 courses, you keep $5,651 on Payhip (Pro) and $5,721 on Stan Store (Creator).
Where the lead changes
| Sales a month at $99 | Leaves you more |
|---|---|
| 1 to 5 | Payhip |
| 6 to 400 | Stan Store |
One course, monthly billing, each platform on whichever of its plans leaves the most at that volume.
Three sizes of business
| Scenario | Payhip | Stan Store | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting out: 10 sales of $49, 1 course | $448.29 Free Forever | $443.79 Creator | $54 |
| Growing: 60 sales of $99, 4 courses | $5,651 Pro | $5,721 Creator | $840 |
| Established: 150 sales of $297, 12 courses | $43,114 Pro | $43,184 Creator | $840 |
Monthly take-home after subscription, platform fees and card processing, on monthly billing; bold marks the larger.
What the numbers say
- At other course prices: selling $49 courses, Payhip leaves more up to 11 sales a month and Stan Store from 12; selling $297 courses, Payhip leaves more up to 1 sales a month and Stan Store from 2.
- At 60 sales of $99 a month, the subscription, platform fees and card processing together take 4.9% of revenue on Payhip and 3.7% on Stan Store.
- At 150 sales of $297 ($44,550 a month), everything taken, card processing included, comes to $1,436 a month on Payhip and $1,366 on Stan Store, $840 a year apart.
- Paying yearly at 60 sales a month: Payhip lists no yearly price; Stan Store saves $48 a year (Creator).
How each one charges
- Payhip: Payhip has a free plan; paid plans cost $29 to $99 a month. Free Forever takes 5% of each sale and Plus takes 2% of each sale; Pro takes nothing. Card processing adds 2.9% + $0.30 per sale.
- Stan Store: Stan Store's plans cost $29 to $99 a month ($25 to $79 billed yearly). No plan takes a transaction fee. Card processing adds 2.9% + $0.30 per sale.
Where the money goes at 60 sales a month
- Stan StoreYou keep $5,721 (96.3%)Creator plan: $29 subscription, $0 platform fees, $190.26 card processing.
- PayhipYou keep $5,651 (95.1%)Pro plan: $99 subscription, $0 platform fees, $190.26 card processing.
Try your own sales numbers on all 12 platforms, or see every platform's fees in one table.
Prices checked against each platform's own pricing page on .