fee receipts · 2026-06-04
Patreon cut percentage in 2026: exact fees at every pledge amount
Patreon's platform fee is 8% on the Pro plan — but that's not the full cut. Stripe processing adds 2.9% plus a flat $0.30, and after November 1, 2026, iOS-billed subscribers trigger Apple's 30% IAP fee on top. Because of the flat $0.30, the total percentage taken varies by pledge size.
The percentage Patreon takes by pledge size
All receipts use Patreon Pro (8%). Processing fee is 2.9% + $0.30 (Stripe standard).
Total cut · Patreon Pro · web billing
Total cut · Patreon Pro · iOS billing · post-November 2026
Why the percentage is not flat
Stripe charges a flat $0.30 per transaction regardless of pledge size. On a $5 pledge, that $0.30 is 6% of the payment. On a $25 pledge, it's 1.2%. This makes smaller tiers proportionally more expensive for creators. Pricing below $5 is economically poor — the $0.30 flat fee alone exceeds 6% of revenue at those amounts.
How to avoid the iOS cut
Patreon added a web-only billing toggle to creator settings. When enabled, iOS users are redirected to subscribe on the web, avoiding Apple's 30%. Existing iOS-billed patrons are not retroactively moved. A platform built exclusively on web Stripe Checkout — like KeepTier — avoids the problem structurally with no toggle required.
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What is Patreon's cut on a $5 tier?
On Patreon Pro (8%), a $5 web pledge leaves the creator with $4.15 after $0.40 platform fee and $0.44 Stripe processing. That's 16.9% total taken. On Patreon Lite (5%), the creator keeps $4.21 (15.9% taken). The flat $0.30 Stripe fee is the dominant cost at this price point.
What is Patreon's cut on a $10 tier?
On Patreon Pro, a $10 web pledge leaves the creator with $8.61 (13.9% total taken: $0.80 platform + $0.59 Stripe). Post-November 2026 on iOS: $5.61 kept (43.9% taken). On Patreon Lite, $8.91 kept on web (10.9% taken).
How does Patreon's cut compare to KeepTier?
KeepTier charges 0% platform commission and a flat $9/mo. Only Stripe's 2.9% + $0.30 applies per pledge. On a $10 pledge, KeepTier creators keep $9.41 vs $8.61 on Patreon Pro. At 100 patrons paying $10: KeepTier saves $80/mo in platform fees. Break-even vs Patreon Pro is around $113/mo in total patron revenue.
Further reading
- What does Patreon take? The exact percentage at every pledge amount — full analysis including patron-side perspective, plan comparison, and scale math.
- Patreon fees explained (2026) — all fee layers including payout fees, currency conversion, and the Lite plan break-even.
- The Patreon Apple tax, explained — why November 1, 2026 is the deadline and how the 30% cut stacks.
Calculations use Patreon Pro (8%) and Stripe standard US rate (2.9% + $0.30) as of 2026-06-04. Apple IAP fee of 30% applies to iOS subscriptions from November 1, 2026.