Comparison

SponsoredBy vs Patreon

These are different jobs. Patreon sells access — your supporters pay to get something behind a wall, and Patreon hosts that content for you. A sponsorship wall sells recognition — your work stays public and your supporters get credit for funding it. Ask which one you are actually offering.

Side by side
 SponsoredByPatreon
What it’s for Public sponsorship. People fund work that stays free, and get credit for it. Recurring paid memberships, where supporters pay for access to content behind tiers.
Are supporters public? Yes. Every backer gets a plaque with their name, tier and how long they’ve backed you — or stays anonymous by choice. No public list of your patrons. A visitor sees a member count, which you can hide. Since 2026 a patron can choose to show the creators they back on their own Patreon profile, but that lives on the patron’s page, not yours.
Who holds the money You do. Every backing is paid into your own Stripe account; we never hold it. Patreon holds it and you withdraw. Payouts have minimums (from $10) and per-payout fees, and iOS purchases can be held far longer.
Cost Free plan takes 10%. Pro is $29/mo and takes 5%; Max is $49/mo and takes 3%. Stripe’s processing is separate. A flat 10% of what you earn for creators who published after 4 August 2025, plus payment processing, currency conversion and payout fees. Earlier creators keep older rates, but lose them if their page is ever unpublished.

Patreon figures were read from their own pricing page in August 2026. Pricing changes — check theirs before deciding.

Their strengths

What Patreon is built for

  • It delivers the reward. Hosted video, posts, chats, newsletters and podcast feeds are included, if what you are selling is access to them.
  • Subscription machinery that recovers failed payments automatically, which meaningfully reduces churn.
  • A large built-in audience that browses for creators to support.
  • Broader payout reach, through bank transfer, PayPal and Payoneer.
Our strengths

What a sponsorship wall does that Patreon doesn’t

  • Nothing goes behind a paywall. Your work stays free and public, which is the point for a lot of creators.
  • Your supporters are visible. On Patreon a visitor sees a number; here they see who, at what level, and for how long.
  • The money never touches us. It lands in your own Stripe account, and you are the merchant of record.
  • A lower cut on paid plans — 5% or 3% against a flat 10%.
Deciding
Patreon

Pick Patreon if…

Your supporters are paying for something you deliver — episodes, files, a community, early access.

SponsoredBy

Pick a wall if…

Your work is free and public, and what you are really offering a sponsor is credit and association.

Plenty of creators run both. A wall doesn’t ask you to move anything — it’s a link you add.

Free to try alongside whatever you use now.

A wall takes a few minutes to set up, costs nothing on the free plan, and doesn’t replace anything.

Create your wall → See pricing
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