What LoyalFans costs a working creator
Based on LoyalFans' creator terms and payout page as summarized by creator guides in October 2026, here is the deal:
- Platform fee of 20 percent on subscriptions, PPV, store sales and tips, so you keep 80 percent.
- Payouts twice a month. Earnings from the 1st to the 15th are paid within about 7 working days after the 15th, and the second half of the month within about 7 working days after month end.
- A 50 USD payout minimum, with fees and available methods that vary by method and by country.
LoyalFans can change these terms, so open your own payout settings before you decide. The two numbers that matter for a comparison are the 20 percent cut and the gap between earning money and receiving it, which can stretch past three weeks for a sale made on the 16th.
You keep from 1,000 USD
Public fees of each platform, may change.
What you keep at 20 percent versus 12 percent
A hypothetical page with round numbers, so you can check them yourself.
| Monthly sales | LoyalFans (80 percent) | Fansti (88 percent) | Extra a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 USD | 400 USD | 440 USD | 480 USD |
| 1,500 USD | 1,200 USD | 1,320 USD | 1,440 USD |
| 3,000 USD | 2,400 USD | 2,640 USD | 2,880 USD |
| 8,000 USD | 6,400 USD | 7,040 USD | 7,680 USD |
On Fansti the card processing fee is shown to the fan at checkout as its own line, so it never comes out of your 88 percent. Try your own mix of subscriptions, PPV and tips in the creator fee calculator.
Sites like LoyalFans compared
These are the platforms creators most often weigh against LoyalFans. Fees come from public pages, terms and creator reports, and they change.
| Platform | Fee (reported) | Payout schedule | Minimum | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LoyalFans | 20 percent | Twice a month | 50 USD | Live shows and a clip store |
| OnlyFans | 20 percent | On request or scheduled | 20 USD | Fans who already have accounts |
| Fansly | 20 percent | By method | By method | Discovery through its feed |
| Fanvue | 20 percent standard | By method | By method | AI tools |
| ManyVids | 40 percent on clips, 20 on subs | Weekly | 50 USD | Buyers searching a clip store |
| Fansti | 12 percent flat | Weekly or on request | 50 USD | Keeping more, paid weekly |
LoyalFans wins on live streaming and on its store, which can surface your clips to people who do not follow you yet. Fansti wins on what you keep and how fast it lands. If you are deciding between the big subscription sites, the full breakdown is on our OnlyFans alternative page, and the newest comparison covers the Fanvue alternative for creators leaving Fanvue.
LoyalFans tools and what Fansti offers instead
Most creators on LoyalFans earn from four things: subscriptions, PPV messages to regulars, clip sales and tips. Here is how each one works on Fansti.
- Subscriptions with up to 3 tiers and an optional yearly price, plus promo links with free trial days.
- PPV posts and PPV messages from 3 to 200 USD, with mass messages up to 4 a day.
- Clips sold as PPV posts on your page, with videos up to 2 GB each and a 50 GB library.
- Tips from 5 to 500 USD with a note, which is how most creators take custom requests.
Two things Fansti does not have: live streaming and a public store where strangers browse categories. If live shows are a big share of your income, keep LoyalFans for them and move your subscription and PPV regulars to the lower fee page.
Messaging is where regulars spend the most. If answering them every night is eating your evenings, many creators bring in a supervised chat team that sells and give each chatter their own seat, which Fansti's agency setup supports at no extra charge.
When a LoyalFans alternative makes sense
Moving pays off when your income comes from people who already know you. The usual signs:
- Most of your money comes from repeat fans and PPV messages, not from strangers finding you in the store.
- You earn at least a few hundred USD a month, so 8 points of every sale is a real number.
- You want money every week instead of waiting up to three weeks after a sale.
- You would rather be paid in USDT or USDC to your own wallet.
If most of your sales come from live shows or from LoyalFans store traffic, stay where those buyers are and run a second page alongside it. That way you test the move without risking the income you have.
How to move your regulars from LoyalFans
- Create your Fansti page and pass ID verification. Every creator is verified before the first sale.
- Set your subscription price and add a promo link with a few free trial days for fans who follow you over.
- Upload your best selling clips as PPV posts at the prices your regulars already pay.
- Tell regulars where to find you on your socials and link in bio. Check LoyalFans' rules on promoting other sites inside its messages before you send anything there.
- Keep both pages live for a month or two. New fans go to the page where you keep 88 percent while old subscriptions run out.
Subscriptions do not move between sites, so expect fans to subscribe again. The weekly schedule and the 7 day hold on new earnings are explained on the payouts page.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good alternative to LoyalFans?
A good alternative to LoyalFans for creators who earn from regulars is a subscription site with a lower flat fee. Fansti takes 12 percent of subscriptions, PPV and tips and pays out weekly, compared with a reported 20 percent and twice monthly payouts on LoyalFans. Fansly and OnlyFans also take a reported 20 percent.
How much does LoyalFans take from creators?
LoyalFans' terms set the platform fee at 20 percent of each fan payment, so creators keep 80 percent. Payouts are reported to run twice a month with a 50 USD minimum, and payout fees depend on the method and country.
Is LoyalFans better than OnlyFans?
LoyalFans is better if you want live streaming and a store where new buyers can find your clips. OnlyFans is better for reach, because more fans already have accounts. Both are reported to take 20 percent, so neither is cheaper. A lower fee site such as Fansti takes 12 percent.
How often does LoyalFans pay creators?
LoyalFans is reported to pay twice a month. Earnings from the first half of the month are paid within about 7 working days after the 15th, and the second half within about 7 working days after month end, once you clear the 50 USD minimum.
Can I be on LoyalFans and another site at the same time?
Yes. Many creators run two pages, keeping LoyalFans for live shows and store buyers and sending regulars to a lower fee site. Check each platform's rules on exclusive content and on linking to other sites in messages.
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