Honest comparison · updated July 2026
Fanvue fees, explained honestly
Fanvue is a legitimate, established subscription platform for creators — and it takes 20% of what you earn. Here is the 2026 fee picture, what it costs at real volumes, and where a simple paid link costs half that.
No subscription. No monthly fee. 10% only when you sell.
The short answer
As of 2026, Fanvue keeps 20% of creator earnings on subscriptions, pay-per-view and tips, after a promotional 15% rate that applies to new creators in their first year. Bank payouts are fee-free; crypto payouts carry about 1%. Fanvue is a genuine, well-funded platform with identity verification — the fee is simply the price of a hosted subscription business with a built-in fan feed and messaging. HushLink is not a subscription platform and does not replace that. What it does replace is the 20% cut on one-off sales: upload a single video, photo set, or guide, set a price, share one link, and pay 10% only on that sale — with no monthly fee and no subscription for your fans to manage.
HushLink in under a minute
Sell digital content with a simple link.
How HushLink works
The entire flow. There is no step four.
STEP 1
Upload content
A file, video, image, audio, or written piece. That is the whole product setup.
STEP 2
Set a price
Or a password, if you just want it gated. No store, no theme, no product page builder.
STEP 3
Share the link
One short link, anywhere — bio, DMs, stories. Buyers pay and unlock instantly.
Fanvue fees vs HushLink fees
| Feature | Fanvue | HushLink |
|---|---|---|
| Platform commission | 20% standard (15% promo in year one) | 10% per sale |
| Monthly subscription cost to you | None | None |
| Keep on a $50 one-off sale | $40 (at 20%) | $45 |
| Keep on $1,000/month of sales | $800 | $900 |
| Recurring fan subscriptions | Yes — core product | No — one-off content only |
| Fan feed, DMs, mass messaging | Yes | No |
| Buyer needs an account | Yes — fans subscribe | No — pay and unlock instantly |
| Payout method | Bank (free) or crypto (~1%) | Stripe — direct to your bank |
| Works alongside your existing platform | — | Yes — share HushLink links anywhere |
Pricing as of July 2026; check each provider for current plans. Card processing (~2.9% + $0.30) is charged by the payment processor on most platforms, including HushLink.
Pick Fanvue if…
- Recurring subscription income from a fan base is your main model
- You need a hosted feed, direct messaging, and mass-message tools
- You want everything — audience, content and billing — in one place
Pick HushLink if…
- You sell individual pieces of content rather than a monthly membership
- You want to keep 90% instead of 80% on one-off sales
- You want buyers to pay in two taps without creating an account
- You already have an audience elsewhere and just need a checkout link
Frequently asked questions
Get paid for your content today
Upload → set price → share. Keep 90% of every sale. No subscription, ever.