Creators keep 100% · Forever

Last year, your platform took this much from you.

Every marketplace takes a cut of work you made, to an audience you built, on terms you didn't set. Find out exactly what that cost you — then see what it costs on @-Social™.

@-Social is where you sell your work. Buyers pay you directly, into your own account — we take 0% commission, and the only fee is your payment processor's standard rate.

The Fee Calculator

Real published 2026 rates. No estimates, no spin — sources listed at the bottom.

*Ko-fi takes no fee at all on one-time tips. The rate shown applies to memberships.
Gross, before any fees came out.
Per-transaction fees depend on this. Smaller orders hurt more.
They took
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On @-Social™ they'd take
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0%. Not an introductory rate. Not a tier. Just how @-Social™ works.
Taken You kept

So what does @-Social cost?

0% commission is not the same as free. We don't take a percentage of anything you sell — instead there's one flat annual fee, and that's the whole of it. A creator earning $40,000 pays exactly the same as one earning $400.

First 108 creators
$27/year
Locked at this price permanently.
Next 891 creators
$45/year
Also locked permanently.
Everyone after
$90/year
The standard price.

Locked means locked. Whichever price you join at is the price you keep — not for a year, not until we raise it. New features that cost real money to run may arrive later as a separate optional tier, but the price you signed up at never moves.

We're inviting the first 108 creators personally. If you'd like to be one of them, leave your email below and I'll be in touch when it opens.

Why zero

We don't make money when you make money.

Charging creators a percentage means the platform's incentive is your volume, not your independence. So we removed the percentage entirely — and built the business somewhere that doesn't cost you anything.

@S PHULOS™
Pledge 01

We take nothing

Customers pay you directly, into your own account. Your earnings never pass through our hands, never sit waiting on a payout date, and never have a percentage quietly removed on the way. @-Social™ earns 0% commission — and no plan to ever change.

Pledge 02

Every copy knows who bought it

Every file you sell carries a quiet mark unique to its buyer, so you always know which copy went where. Working today for documents. Images are next. Included from the start — never an upgrade. That's PHULOS™.

Pledge 03

You decide what a share is worth

Nothing, ten percent, or more — your number, your product, your call. No network setting the rate on your behalf, and no minimum you find you've been opted into. People share your work on terms you chose.

Pledge 04

Your personal data is your business

No profiles built, no audience sold to anyone, nobody following you around the internet on behalf of advertisers. Your personal data is never sold, never used to build a picture of you, and never used for anything else.

Pledge 05

Your people are yours

Your customers, your numbers, your storefront — yours to take with you the day you decide to. Not lent to you on good behaviour. What that has to mean in practice is written into the covenant below, published before we open rather than after.

Pledge 06

Never paid for out of your pocket

As @-Social™ grows its business, we will never be funded by a slice of what you earn. We make our money elsewhere. When a platform raises its fees, it's because someone behind it needed a bigger number — here, that number stays at zero.

The Anti-Lock-In Covenant

The measure of a fair platform is how easily you can leave it.

Big Tech's hold on creators was never really about fees. It was about the cost of walking away. So we're publishing the terms of leaving before we ask you to arrive.

These are commitments, not a list of features. @-Social isn't open yet — we're setting the standard it has to meet before we open, so you can hold us to it.

  • One-click full export, always. Products, customers, orders, analytics, attribution history — in open formats, on demand, at no cost, with no waiting period and no retention call. This ships before we ask anyone to depend on us.
  • No exit penalty, no exclusivity. Sell here and everywhere else at the same time. We will never require that @-Social be your only storefront, or your primary one.
  • Your URLs keep working. If you leave, we will redirect your links to wherever you went, for a minimum of twelve months. Your customers should not be punished for your business decision.
  • No hostage features. Nothing important gets locked behind "contact us." No feature exists whose main purpose is to make leaving harder.
  • Changes get notice, not surprises. Any change to these terms is published with a minimum of 90 days' notice, in plain language, with the prior version kept public for comparison.

Be one of the first 108.

Leave your email and I'll tell you the moment it opens. You'll also get the first Creator Economy Report — what the platforms actually take, tracked over time — free, either way.

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Platform fees, answered

How much does each platform actually take?

Short answers, current as of August 2026. Full sources at the bottom of the page.

How much does Etsy take per sale?

Etsy charges a 6.5% transaction fee on the total the buyer pays, a $0.20 listing fee each time an item sells, and payment processing of 3% + $0.25 for US sellers. That's roughly 10–15% of a typical order, before optional costs like Offsite Ads at 12–15%.

How much does Patreon take from creators?

Creators joining after August 2025 pay a 10% platform fee. Legacy creators remain on the older 5%, 8% or 12% tiers. On top of that, payment processing is 2.9% + $0.30, so the real total is usually 13–15%.

How much does Twitch take from subscriptions?

The default split is 50/50 — a streamer keeps about $2.50 of a $4.99 Tier 1 subscription. Better rates of 60/40 and 70/30 are available through the Plus Program, based on performance thresholds. Twitch takes the largest share of any platform in this calculator.

What percentage does Amazon KDP take from book sales?

On the 70% royalty tier — books priced $2.99 to $9.99 — Amazon keeps 30%, plus a delivery fee of about $0.15 per MB. Books priced outside that range fall to the 35% tier, where Amazon keeps 65%. The calculator shows the more generous tier.

How much does Gumroad charge?

A flat 10% platform fee plus $0.50 per transaction. Sales that come through Gumroad Discover are charged 30% instead.

Does Ko-fi take a cut of tips?

No. Ko-fi charges nothing on one-time tips — only standard payment processing applies. Memberships are charged 5%. It's the most creator-favourable platform in this comparison, which is exactly why it's included.

How much does Substack take?

10% of subscription revenue, plus Stripe processing of roughly 2.9% + $0.30 — so about 13% all in.

What does TikTok Shop charge sellers?

A 6% referral fee in the US, plus payment processing of roughly 1–3.8%. Creator commissions of 5–20% and fulfilment costs are separate and can push the real total closer to 30%.

How much does Amazon take from marketplace sellers?

The referral fee is 15% for most categories, ranging from about 8% for some electronics to 17% or more for apparel, with a $0.30 per-item minimum. FBA and storage fees are additional.

How much does Shopify cost?

The Basic plan is $39/month plus 2.9% + $0.30 per online card transaction. Because the fee is mostly fixed rather than a percentage, Shopify works out cheapest at higher revenue and expensive at low volume.

Which creator platform takes the least?

Of the twelve here, Shopify and Facebook Shop have the lowest percentage take, and Ko-fi charges nothing at all on one-time tips. Twitch takes the most at 50%, followed by Amazon KDP and YouTube memberships at around 30%.

Do these figures include payment processing?

Yes. The calculator shows what actually leaves your account, so card processing is included wherever a platform imposes it. Optional costs — advertising, fulfilment, currency conversion, payout fees — are excluded and would push every figure higher.