Alternatives guide
Best Stan Store alternatives
A flat monthly fee, which rewards high volume.
Best Stan Store alternatives compared
The platforms people most often weigh against Stan, and what each one is actually best at. Unlockable is one row, including what it does not do.
| Platform | Best for | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Stan | A flat monthly fee, which rewards high volume. | $29/mo or $99/mo |
| Unlockableours | One link for one piece of content. Not a storefront, and no recurring memberships. | 10% + 10% buyer fee |
| Unlockt | The closest product to Unlockable, and the one to compare properly. | See their pricing page |
| Patreon | Built for recurring membership, not one-off sales. | See their pricing page |
| Gumroad | The established digital-product store, with tax handled for you. | 10% + $0.50 direct |
Fees are shown only where we have checked them against the provider’s own page. For the rest, follow the link rather than trusting a number.
Unlockable vs Stan
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
Stan
$29/mo or $99/mo
A subscription rather than a percentage: $29/month for Creator or $99/month for Creator Pro, with processor fees still applying.
- Platform fee
- Subscription, 0% transaction fee
- Card processing
- Additional
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 Stan because a percentage that excludes processing is not comparable to one that includes it.
When Stan is the better choice
Because Stan charges a subscription rather than a percentage, it takes 0% of each sale. Once your monthly sales are large enough, that is cheaper than any percentage model — including ours — and the saving grows with every sale. It also bundles courses, coaching and community, which we do not offer.
When Unlockable is the better choice
This one is pure arithmetic. If you sell a lot each month, a flat $29 beats a percentage and Stan wins on cost. If you are starting out or sell occasionally, a monthly fee is money spent before you have earned anything, and a percentage that only applies when you make a sale is the lower-risk shape. Neither is wrong; they suit different volumes.
- You keep £36.00 on a £40.00 sale — processing is our cost, not yours
- The buyer pays the fee, so your listed price is what you intended to charge
- No monthly fee and no membership: nothing is charged until something sells
- Expiring links, view caps and unlock caps, for a drop rather than a download
- A voice note on the link, so a sale arrives with a person attached
Where the two actually differ
Only the rows with a different answer. Everything else is the same on both.
Voice notes
- Unlockable
- Yes
- Stan
- No
Limited or expiring content
- Unlockable
- Yes
- Stan
- Partly
Recurring memberships
- Unlockable
- No
- Stan
- Yes
Courses
- Unlockable
- No
- Stan
- Yes
Coaching / calls
- Unlockable
- No
- Stan
- Yes
Community features
- Unlockable
- No
- Stan
- 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.
- TikTok
- X
- Telegram
- Discord
- Bluesky
- YouTube
Where these figures come from
Stan’s fees were read from stan.store/ 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.
Try it on one piece of content
No monthly fee, no membership. Upload something, set a price, share one link.