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| Your shortlist | MonetizationPatreon |
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| General starting cost | Check vendor pricing |
| Billing and eligibility | View recorded plans (0) |
| The verdict | The default membership desk for many shows, with members-only private RSS into normal podcast apps. |
| Free tier | No free tier listed. A trial may be available. |
| Best for | Hosts who want a familiar fan membership page, bonus episodes or ad-free feeds, community posts, and private RSS for paying members. |
| Not the best fit | Networks that need a white-label subscription product with no Patreon branding, or anyone who refuses a percentage cut of every payment. |
| The gotcha | The cut is on every dollar you earn there, and processing fees stack on top, so the headline 10% is not your all-in cost. |
| Public plans | Read public plan notes
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| Pricing notes | US card / Apple Pay processing commonly cited as 2.9% + $0.30 on qualifying payments. Currency conversion, payout fees, and taxes can stack on top of the platform cut. |
| Category | Monetization |
| Tool type | Memberships and private feeds |
| Also listed in | No secondary categories |
| Revenue methods | Memberships and private feeds, Digital products |
| Monetization requirements | Paid content and private RSS can sit alongside a public show hosted elsewhere. |
| Price checked | 2026-09-14 |
| Next step | Visit Patreon |