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ProudStage EditorialUpdated July 10, 202611 min read

OnlyFans Alternatives Compared: The Real Fees After Every Cut

Most “alternatives” lists copy each other's numbers, and several of those numbers are wrong. We verified every figure below against each platform's own terms or help center in July 2026 — and marked the few things that can't be verified as exactly that.

Which platform actually takes the smallest cut?

The headline commission barely differentiates them: OnlyFans, Fansly, Fanvue, LoyalFans, JustFor.Fans and FanCentro all pay creators 80% (verified against each platform's own terms or help pages, July 2026). The real differences hide one layer down: payout minimums ($20 at Fanvue vs $100 at FanCentro), payout speed (weekly at ManyVids and JustFor.Fans vs monthly at FanCentro), per-product tiers (ManyVids pays 60% on some products, 80% on others), extra transfer fees (a $45 international wire at LoyalFans), and whether the platform brings you any buyers at all — the “discovery fee” nobody prices in. At small scale, those factors move more real money than the commission does.

The verified fee table (July 2026)

PlatformCreator's cutExtra feesPayout minPayout speedID checkDiscovery
OnlyFans80%None disclosedNot published*Not published*YesLimited (feed recommender only)
Fansly80%Not disclosed*Per method (SEPA $50)7-day pending, then 1–5 daysYesYes — FYP + search
Fanvue80% (promo uplifts for new creators)1% crypto payouts only$20 ($20–50 by region)7-day pending, then 3–7 daysYesYes (opt-out)
LoyalFans80% (85% first 3 months)Wire $45; ACH/Paxum free$50–150 by methodTwice monthlyYesYes (limited)
ManyVids60–80% by productPayout fee $1–5.50$50Weekly (Wednesdays)YesYes — full marketplace
JustFor.Fans80% (85% exclusive program)Fans pay $0.99/card sub$50Weekly or monthlyYesYes — public search
FanCentro80%None (all-in)$100Monthly, 7–10 daysYesYes — directory
Patreon90% (new pages; legacy 89–95%)~2.9% + $0.30 processing; iOS 30%$10–25 by methodOn demand, 1–5 daysRolling outYes — Explore
Ko-fi95–100% by tier/productPayPal/Stripe ~3% + $0.30None (direct)Instant (direct to your PayPal/Stripe)No (processor-side)Limited — no search

* Marked cells could not be verified from an official public page (OnlyFans' help center sits behind a login wall; Fansly doesn't publish a processing-fee breakdown). We'd rather show a gap than a guess. Every other figure comes from the platform's own terms, contract, or help center, fetched July 10, 2026. Platforms change fees without notice — treat the date as part of the data.

What the comparison blogs get wrong

Four numbers circulate widely and are — as of July 2026 — simply outdated:
  1. “FanCentro takes 25%” — its own help center says 80% to creators with no billing fees, and payouts are monthly, not weekly.
  2. “Ko-fi never touches your tips” — the new default account status takes 5% on all payments including one-time tips (you can opt out; the 0%-fee Gold tier is paid).
  3. “Patreon takes 8%” — that's the legacy Pro plan. Pages published after August 2025 pay 10%, plus processing.
  4. “ManyVids pays 60%, twice a month” — it's 60–80% depending on the product line, paid weekly on Wednesdays.

None of this makes those platforms bad — it makes stale lists expensive. If a comparison article doesn't date its numbers and link the platform's own page, assume it was copied from another list that didn't either.

How to compare beyond the headline percentage

  • Payout minimum × schedule is cash flow. Earning $80/month on a platform with a $100 monthly minimum means waiting two months for your first dollar; a $20 minimum with weekly payouts is money this Friday.
  • Per-product tiers beat averages. If most of your income is customs and tips, a platform's 80% on exactly those matters more than its 60% on products you don't sell.
  • Discovery is the invisible fee. A platform that brings you zero buyers charges you the difference in marketing labor. That's the real trade between the biggest platform and the ones with actual search and feeds.
  • Fee changes are a when, not an if. Two of the nine platforms changed their fee structure within the last year. Keep your audience portable — your name, your links, your list — so a fee change is an inconvenience, not a hostage situation.

Where ProudStage fits, stated honestly: ProudStage is not a content platform and doesn't compete in this table — it's the discovery page in front of whichever platform you choose, with 0% commission on tips. Your name, your links, portable by design.

FAQ

Does OnlyFans really take 20%?
Yes — verified in OnlyFans' own terms and creator contract: the fee is 20% of each fan payment, so creators keep 80%. Its UK parent company's statutory filings confirm creators received just over 80% of gross payments.
Which OnlyFans alternative pays creators the most?
By headline percentage they're nearly identical (80% at Fansly, Fanvue, LoyalFans, JustFor.Fans, FanCentro). Real differences are payout minimums, payout speed, per-product tiers, extra transfer fees — and whether the platform's discovery brings you buyers.
How often do these platforms pay out?
As of July 2026: ManyVids and JustFor.Fans weekly; LoyalFans twice monthly; FanCentro monthly; Fansly and Fanvue on request after a 7-day pending period; Ko-fi instantly (payments go straight to your PayPal/Stripe).
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