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Creator adjusting a ring light next to a camera before recording a members-only video for her fans

Memberships, paid messages and tips

Fan memberships for every creator, the OnlyFans and Patreon alternative

Sell monthly memberships, paid messages and tips to your fans. You keep 80 percent and get paid every week.

You would keep about $1,456.38 a month

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Your page

fanbase.org/@yourpage

$4.99 $8.99 $22.99 a month
Supporter
Inner circle
Producer
  • New member joined your $8.99 tier
  • A fan sent a $5 tip
  • Paid message unlocked

Yours yearly$17,476.56

Free to join. No account needed to see your page. Example estimate, your real earnings depend on your fans.

How it works

From link in bio to weekly payouts in three steps

  1. Creator setting up a membership page on a laptop
    01

    Set up your page and tiers

    Pick a handle, add a photo and up to three tiers from $4.99 to $49.99 a month. Bundles for 3, 6 or 12 months are one click.

    Insider$9.99
    3 mo, 10% off12 mo, 20% off
  2. Creator sharing a link with fans from a phone backstage
    02

    Share one link with your fans

    Put fanbase.org/@you in your bio, stories and video descriptions. Fans join with an email and pay by card or crypto.

    fanbase.org/@mayalund Copy
  3. Creator reading a payment notification on a phone in the evening
    03

    Post, chat and get paid weekly

    Post for members, sell paid messages and pay per view, take tips. Withdraw to your bank or crypto wallet every week.

    Cleared

    $642.80

    Payout

    Friday

For every kind of creator

A mainstream home for fans who want more

Explore creators
Music creator at work
Music

Early demos, studio diaries, live Q&A and members-only releases.

Ideas and pricing
Fitness creator at work
Fitness

Monthly programs, form checks by message and live workouts.

Ideas and pricing
Food creator at work
Food

Members-only recipes, cook-alongs and kitchen notes.

Ideas and pricing
Gaming creator at work
Gaming

Behind the scenes, priority chat and member game nights.

Ideas and pricing
Podcasts creator at work
Podcasts

Ad-free episodes, bonus shows and first listens for members.

Ideas and pricing
Art creator at work
Art

Process videos, high resolution files and commission slots.

Ideas and pricing
Education creator at work
Education

Lessons, worksheets and office hours for students.

Ideas and pricing
Lifestyle creator at work
Lifestyle

Daily vlogs, close friends posts and direct replies.

Ideas and pricing

Four ways to earn

Your biggest fans can do more than a flat monthly tier

Memberships that renew every month

Up to three tiers with their own perks and price. Members get your feed, early releases and anything you lock to their tier.

Music
ML

Maya Lund

fanbase.org/@mayalund

Indie songwriter. Demos, studio diaries and a live Q&A every month.

Supporter $4.99 /mo
Inner circle $9.00 /mo
Producer $24.99 /mo

Example page. Tiers and perks are set by the creator.

Paid messages with locked media

Answer questions, send form checks, voice notes or bonus clips. Set a price on any message and fans unlock it from their balance.

Your form check from Tuesday is ready. I filmed the fix for your squat depth.
Video, 2:41. Unlock $8
Unlocked. That cue helped a lot, thank you
Tip sent, $5

Pay per view posts

A full tutorial, a live recording, a bonus episode. One price, anyone can unlock it.

Unlock $12

Tips

On your page, any post and in chat.

$3$5$10$25
Friends on a sofa watching a creator's new cooking video together
Food
DO

Dan Okafor

fanbase.org/@dancooks

Weeknight cooking that tastes like the weekend. Recipes, cook-alongs and kitchen notes.

Kitchen pass $5.00 /mo
Cook-along $12.00 /mo
Chef table $29.00 /mo
  • 1 Handle and link
  • 2 Category
  • 3 Your pitch
  • 4 Tiers

Your page, piece by piece

A page fans understand in five seconds

A short handle
fanbase.org/@you fits any bio and reads well out loud on a stream or a podcast.
One clear pitch
One line that says what members get, written in your own words.
Tiers side by side
Fans compare perks and prices at a glance and pick the one that fits.
Posts that tease
Public posts show your work. Locked posts show the title and price, so fans know what they are buying.

Payouts and fees

You keep 80 percent and get paid every week

One fee, shown up front. No monthly plan, no setup cost, no fee on payouts from our side.

  1. Day 0

    A fan pays you

  2. Day 7

    Earnings clear

  3. Weekly

    Bank or crypto

A podcaster planning the month at a tidy desk with a laptop and a paper planner

Example month, after the 20 percent fee

$1,734.40

Next payout Friday

Memberships

$1,240

Messages

$318

Tips

$176

  • FanBase

    Platform fee
    20%
    Paid messages
    Yes, with PPV and tips
    Adult content
    Separate verified 18+ section

  • Patreon

    Platform fee
    10% for new creators
    Paid messages
    No
    Adult content
    Not allowed

  • OnlyFans

    Platform fee
    20%
    Paid messages
    Yes
    Adult content
    Mixed with everything

  • Fansly

    Platform fee
    20%
    Paid messages
    Yes
    Adult content
    Mixed with everything

  • Ko-fi

    Platform fee
    0 to 5%
    Paid messages
    No
    Adult content
    Not allowed

Creator side, at the time of writing (October 2026). Payment processing on other platforms may be extra.

You might be thinking Patreon is cheaper. It is, if memberships are all you sell. Paid messages and tips often bring in more than the fee difference.

You might be thinking my fans will not switch. They do not have to leave anything. They add one membership with an email.

You might be thinking this is an adult site. It is not. Adult pages live in a separate verified section.

See the full fee breakdown

Safety and verification

Checked people, reviewed posts, a walled off 18+ section

Fans pay with confidence when they know who is on the other side. Creators earn with confidence when their work is not next to something they never signed up for.

How we keep it safe Two trust and safety specialists reviewing content on monitors in a calm office

Identity checked

Every creator is verified with a government ID and a selfie before the first payout.

Reviewed before it goes live

Every post is reviewed, and every upload is compared with lists of known illegal material.

Zero tolerance

Anything involving a minor is removed, the account is closed and the case is reported to the authorities.

Adult stays separate

Verified 18+ creators only, in their own section that fans must opt in to after an age check.

A musician packing a keyboard into a case after a gig in an empty venue

Switch from Patreon or OnlyFans

Move your members in an afternoon

  1. 1. Copy your tiers and perks as they are, so members get the same thing.
  2. 2. Post your fanbase.org link with a 3 or 12 month bundle discount for switchers.
  3. 3. Run both pages for one billing cycle, then point everything to FanBase.
Read the Patreon alternative guide
A small creator management team planning a content calendar on a wall of sticky notes

For managers and agencies

The math for a team running five creators

Example. Five creators with 250 members each at $9 is $11,250 a month in memberships. At 80 percent that is $9,000 paid out, before a single paid message or tip.

5

creators

1,250

members

$9,000

monthly payout

Payout reports per creator as CSV, the same 20 percent fee, no seat fees.

FanBase for agencies

Questions

What creators ask before they start

Anything else? Write to support@fanbase.org.

Is FanBase only for adult content?

No. FanBase is built for musicians, coaches, chefs, gamers, podcasters, artists, educators and influencers. Adult creators are identity verified and kept in a separate, age gated 18+ section that never appears in mainstream categories, search or the homepage.

How much do I keep and when do I get paid?

You keep 80 percent of every payment. Earnings clear 7 days after each payment, and once your cleared balance reaches $50 you can withdraw. Payouts go out every week to a bank account or a crypto wallet.

What does it cost to start?

Nothing. Joining is free and there is no monthly plan for creators. FanBase earns a 20 percent fee only when a fan pays you.

How is this different from Patreon?

On top of memberships you can sell paid messages, pay per view posts and take tips, so your most engaged fans can support you more than a flat tier allows. Payouts are weekly and you can export your fan list any time.

Can my fans see adult content by accident?

No. The Adult 18+ section is a separate catalogue. A fan only sees it after confirming their age and turning it on in settings, and adult pages carry an age check of their own.

Can I bring my Patreon members?

Yes. Set up tiers that match what members already get, share your fanbase.org link, and offer a 3, 6 or 12 month bundle with a discount to make switching easy.

How do fans pay?

By card or crypto. Memberships renew monthly until the fan cancels, and access lasts until the end of the paid period. Fans can also keep a wallet balance for tips, paid messages and pay per view posts.

Who owns my content and my fan list?

You do. FanBase only gets a license to host and show your content to the fans you choose. Your fan list and earnings export to CSV whenever you want.

Guides for creators

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Move Patreon members to a new platform without losing your community

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