Alternatives / Patreon
Patreon takes 10% of what your fans pay, plus processing, for new creators. Rovalty has no members or fans. Brands use it to pay creators per 1,000 verified views.
| Rovalty | Patreon | |
|---|---|---|
| Fee | 0% commission | 10% for new creators, plus processing and payout fees |
| Pays on | Each 1,000 verified views | Fan memberships and one-time purchases |
| Tracking | Official TikTok, Instagram and YouTube APIs | Audience and growth insights |
| Branding | yourbrand.rovalty.com free, your own domain on paid plans | Your Patreon creator page |
| Pricing | Free, then $29, $79 and $199 a month | Free to start, fee on earnings |
Rovalty suits creators curious about brand income paid per verified view, and brands wanting creators to promote them. Patreon is the better pick for memberships, paid posts and fan income, which Rovalty doesn't offer in any form. It's a second income next to Patreon, not a place to move members.
Our pick, for brands paying creators per view. Written by Rovalty and last checked .Patreon is a membership platform where fans pay creators monthly or annually, and buy digital products. It's about your own audience. A creator on it can join a brand's Rovalty campaign for a different kind of income. A founder who wants creators promoting a product would run a Rovalty campaign, since Patreon isn't built for that.
Patreon's core features are a creator page, memberships, digital sales and community tools. Every dollar comes from people who already follow you. Its pricing page describes no brand-paid campaigns or sponsorship tools.
Anyone publishing a page after August 4, 2025 is on the standard 10% plan. Legacy creators keep their rates unless their page gets unpublished, even briefly. Patreon publishes this openly, so nothing here is a surprise.
Payments over $3 by card or Apple Pay carry 2.9% + $0.30, on top of the platform fee. Non-US PayPal and Venmo cost 3.9% + $0.30. These charges are standard for fan payments and have nothing to do with getting promoted.
In a Rovalty campaign, a brand pays you for views on a video you post. You don't need members. But you do need to join a brand's page and meet its terms, and earnings aren't guaranteed.
Patreon has no way to pay a creator to promote you. Rovalty lets you set the rate, budget and per-video cap, then counts views through official TikTok, Instagram and YouTube APIs.
Rovalty has no memberships, paid posts or community. No one should cancel anything to use it. Think of it as work you can take on while your Patreon carries on as normal.
Patreon pays you for your relationship with fans. Rovalty campaigns pay for reach on a brand's behalf. Those can happily coexist.
| Rovalty | Patreon | |
|---|---|---|
| Pay per view | ✓Yes | ✕No |
| Official API view tracking | ✓Yes | ✕No |
Rovalty's plan is set by tracked views, not sales. Growth is shown as an example.
Source: This compares Patreon's standard 10% platform fee, leaving out processing, with a flat Rovalty plan. It isn't like for like. A creator pays Patreon's fee, while a brand pays for a Rovalty plan.
Some of these are also fan-funded, with different fees. Others are paid by brands, and those are a different job.
| Tool | Pays on | Cost or fee |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Rovalty | 1,000 verified views | 0%, plans from free |
| #2 Kajabi | Students buying courses | From $179 a month |
| #3 Teachable | Students buying courses | 7.5% on Starter |
| #4 Ko-fi | Fans and supporters | 0% tips, 5% on other |
| #5 Buy Me a Coffee | Supporters | 5% plus Stripe fees |
| #6 Rewardful | Stripe revenue | 0%, 3% optional |
| #7 PartnerStack | Sign-ups, sales | 10% on Spark |
| #8 Tapfiliate | Conversions | None listed |
| #9 Refersion | Store sales | 2% to 3% |
| #10 GrowSurf | Referred actions | 3% on affiliate |
Kajabi combines courses, communities, websites and email in one platform and says it takes no revenue share. Plans start at $179 a month, and its affiliates, on Growth and up, earn on sales rather than views.
Teachable hosts courses, coaching and digital products, with unlimited students on its main plans. Starter still takes 7.5% of sales, and its affiliates on higher plans earn a share of revenue rather than pay for views.
Ko-fi lets fans tip creators and buy shop items, commissions and memberships, with no monthly cost on its free option. It still takes 5% on non-tip sales without Gold, and it offers no brand pay based on views.
Buy Me a Coffee gives creators one-time support, memberships and a shop, with free posts and email. It takes 5% per transaction plus Stripe fees, and it has no way for brands to pay on views.
Rewardful gives software companies a native Stripe connection and charges 0% on affiliate revenue, with optional paid payouts. Its commissions follow revenue, and its pricing page lists no view-based pay for your own creators.
PartnerStack runs affiliate, co-sell and referral programs for B2B SaaS, with a marketplace and automated commission payouts on one invoice. It charges a fee on commissions and triggers pay on events like sales, not on views.
Tapfiliate covers affiliate, referral, influencer and partner programs from one tracking system, with published overage rates. Its pricing lists no transaction fee, but its tracking stops at clicks and conversions, with no view-based pay.
Refersion gives ecommerce brands cookieless first-party tracking and a marketplace for finding affiliates. Its paid Shopify plans still take 2% to 3% of affiliate sales, and its offers pay on orders, not views.
GrowSurf rewards customers and members when a referred friend takes an action you define, with gift cards, cash or credits. Its affiliate option takes a 3% success fee, and neither path offers view-based pay for creators.
Don't unpublish anything. Patreon says unpublishing can move legacy creators to the standard 10% plan. Nothing is imported to Rovalty, and your members stay where they are.
Sign in with Google and link your TikTok, Instagram or YouTube accounts. Check the rate, minimum views and any follower minimum first. Rovalty is not a job board, so you need the brand's link.
Include the mention, name or link the campaign asks for, then submit your video link. Brands launching their own page share it with creators themselves and pay directly from a weekly statement.
Stay on Patreon if members support your work. Rovalty offers nothing for that, and you shouldn't move anyone. Member income can also be steadier than campaigns, since brand budgets end. Use Rovalty only to add brand view work, or as a brand that wants creators promoting you.
Last checked November 1, 2026
Written by Rovalty, so we have a stake in this list, and the ranking is our own. We read Patreon's public pages on that date, and prices and features can change.
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