Comparison

Unlockable vs Fourthwall

Merch and digital products for creators with an audience brand.

What each one costs

Unlockable

10% + 10% buyer fee

10% of your list price, plus a 10% privacy & security fee added to the buyer total. Card processing is covered, so £40 of content pays you £36 and the buyer pays £44.

Platform fee
10% creator-side + 10% buyer-side
Card processing
Covered by Unlockable

Fourthwall

5% digital, Free plan

5% on digital products on the free plan, plus 2.9% + $0.30 card processing, and 5% on memberships. Pro at $15/month removes the digital-product fee. It is a merchant of record.

Platform fee
5% digital (Free) / $15 per month (Pro)
Card processing
2.9% + $0.30 on US card transactions

On Unlockable a £40.00 sale pays you £36.00: the buyer covers the privacy & security fee, and card processing comes out of our share. Platform fee and processing are shown separately for Fourthwall because a percentage that excludes processing is not comparable to one that includes it.

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When Fourthwall is the better choice

Fourthwall’s 5% on digital products is a lower percentage than ours, and its Pro plan removes that fee entirely for $15 a month. It is also a merchant of record, so it handles sales tax, and it does physical products — print-on-demand, fulfilment and shipping — which we do not touch at all. If you sell merch alongside files, it is the only one of the two that does both.

When Unlockable is the better choice

Fourthwall is a shop that also sells digital files. We are a payment link for a single piece of content. If you want a branded storefront, a merch line and your tax handled, Fourthwall does more. If you want to drop one file behind one link tonight, there is nothing to design and nothing to configure here — but you will manage your own tax.

Where the two actually differ

Only the rows with a different answer. Everything else is the same on both.

Paid shareable links

Unlockable
Yes
Fourthwall
Partly

Voice notes

Unlockable
Yes
Fourthwall
No

Limited or expiring content

Unlockable
Yes
Fourthwall
Partly

Recurring memberships

Unlockable
No
Fourthwall
Yes

Courses

Unlockable
No
Fourthwall
Partly

Physical products

Unlockable
No
Fourthwall
Yes

Merchant of record (handles your sales tax)

Unlockable
No
Fourthwall
Yes

yes · partly · no

The link goes wherever you already post

You send it yourself — we do not connect to these accounts or post on your behalf, and your buyer does not need an account to pay.

Where these figures come from

Fourthwall’s fees were read from fourthwall.com/pricing on 26 September 2026. Pricing changes without notice, so check the source before making a decision on it. Unlockable’s own figures are our published 10% creator-side and 10% buyer-side fee, and Stripe’s UK card rate.

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