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The best platform for creators to sell services in 2026 depends on buyer source and offer type. Fiverr fits browsable freelance gigs, Cameo fits personalized videos, Topmate fits booked calls, Whop fits productized access, Beacons fits an all-in-one storefront, and Brillay fits one-off services sold directly to an existing audience. Custom Work lets you offer clearly scoped commissions and services: you set the price, the scope and the delivery time, and followers submit a brief and pay before you start.
Platforms can change their pricing, access rules, and features; confirm current terms on each provider’s official pages before choosing. Brillay’s current terms are published on its pricing page.
Quick verdict by use case:
| If you need to… | Best fit | Published fee |
|---|---|---|
| Sell one-off services directly to followers you already reach | Brillay | 8% when a follower pays for work, 5% on tips and goals |
| Reach buyers who don’t already know you, via browsable listings | Fiverr | 20% seller commission (Payment Terms) |
| Sell a personalized video shoutout as recognizable talent | Cameo | 30% website booking share (talent hub) |
| Book paid calls, priority DMs, or webinars | Topmate | 10% on own-link sales (pricing) |
| Sell a course, paid community, or software access | Whop | No flat platform rate; 2.7% + $0.30 on cards and wallets (fee schedule) |
| Run an all-in-one storefront, media kit, and link-in-bio | Beacons | 9% on Free/$10 tiers, 0% on $30+ tiers (pricing) |
Why do creators need a platform to sell services?
Creators need a platform because a paid service has to collect money, state a scope, and set a delivery deadline in one place. Custom Work covers defined, one-time jobs — editing a reel, reviewing a portfolio, giving written feedback, or recording a personalized video — each sold at an agreed price rather than as a subscription. Where the buyer comes from decides most of this. Fiverr is the better choice when you need the marketplace to find buyers who have never heard of you, and you accept that its search decides where your listing ranks. When the demand is already yours — people asking in your comments and DMs — a marketplace mainly introduces competitors between you and them.
Every platform in this comparison monetizes that transaction with a percentage of the sale rather than a listing fee, and the published percentages span a 22-point range: Beacons 9% on its free plan (pricing), Topmate 10% on own-link sales, Brillay 8% on paid work and 5% on tips and goals, Fiverr 20% (Payment Terms), and Cameo 30% on website bookings (talent hub). The percentage is only half of what separates them. On a marketplace the fee buys discovery; on your own page there is nothing to apply for and nobody ranking you, because the follower arrived from your own bio link rather than a roster.
Creators generally choose between two platform models:
- Marketplaces, such as Fiverr and Cameo, let buyers browse listings and talent profiles, and they are the two most expensive options in this comparison: Fiverr takes a 20% seller commission (Payment Terms) and Cameo takes 30% of each website booking.
- Creator-controlled storefronts, such as Topmate, Whop, Beacons, and Brillay, give creators a link to promote through their own channels, and their published rates include 0% on Beacons’ $30-per-month Creator Plus plan (pricing), Topmate’s 10% own-link commission, and Brillay’s 8% fee on follower-paid work (5% on tips and goals). Brillay's side of that list sells one request at a time, so there is nothing to publish on a schedule and no subscription for either side to maintain.
The right choice therefore depends on whether buyers will find the creator through the platform or arrive through the creator’s social profiles, videos, newsletter, or community.
Payment processing is a separate cost on top of the platform percentage on both models: Stripe lists 2.9% + 30¢ per successful domestic card charge on its public pricing page (Stripe pricing), and Brillay states that creator earnings equal the follower payment minus the platform fee minus the processing fee.
How do the platforms compare for selling custom work?
Published platform fees for selling custom work range from 0% to 30% of each sale. Brillay’s pricing page states an 8% platform fee when a follower pays for work; Fiverr’s Payment Terms state that each successfully completed order credits the seller with 80% of the purchase amount, a 20% commission; and Cameo’s talent site advertises a 70/30 split on website bookings. Topmate’s pricing page states 10% on every sale made through a creator’s profile or link; Beacons’ plans page lists a 9% transaction fee on its Free and $10-per-month Creator plans and 0% on plans costing $30 or more; and Whop’s official fee documentation publishes no flat platform percentage at all, listing 2.7% + $0.30 for card and wallet payments instead.
| Platform | Best for | Model | Published platform fee | Published follower requirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiverr | Freelance gigs such as design, writing, editing, and voiceover | Marketplace where buyers browse service listings | Sellers receive 80% of each successfully completed order, equal to a 20% seller commission, and funds clear after 14 days (Payment Terms and Help Center) | No published follower minimum |
| Brillay | Custom Work, Paid Questions, Personalized Videos, and Tips sold to existing followers | Creator-controlled page; the creator brings followers | 8% when a follower pays for work; 5% on tips | No follower minimum |
| Cameo | Personalized video shoutouts from recognizable creators and public figures | Talent directory that followers can browse | Cameo advertises a 70/30 split for website bookings, meaning talent keeps 70% and Cameo takes 30%; Apple’s 30% is deducted first on iOS bookings | No published follower minimum (talent hub); separate eligibility or onboarding rules may still apply |
| Topmate | Booked calls, priority DMs, webinars, and digital products | Creator storefront with an optional marketplace layer | 10% for sales through a creator’s own link and 20% for marketplace sales (pricing) | No published follower minimum (pricing) |
| Whop | Courses, paid communities, software, and productized access | Storefront builder with a browsable marketplace layer | No single flat platform-fee percentage; Whop’s fee schedule lists 2.7% + $0.30 on cards and wallets, 1.5% capped at $5 on ACH, and 15% on financing | No published follower minimum |
| Beacons | An all-in-one storefront and link-in-bio with paid requests | Creator-controlled link-in-bio storefront | 9% on Free and Creator at $10/month; 0% on Creator Plus at $30/month and Creator Max at $90/month (pricing) | No published follower minimum (pricing) |
What does each platform cost at $100 and $1,000 in monthly sales?
On a $1,000 month, the published headline percentages leave a creator with $920 on Brillay, $910 on Beacons’ free plan, $900 on Topmate’s own link, $800 on Fiverr, and $700 on Cameo — a $220 spread across these options. The line-by-line math below excludes payment-processing, currency-conversion, tax, and refund costs:
- Brillay’s 8% platform fee leaves a creator with $92 of a $100 sale and $920 of $1,000 in monthly sales, before any Stripe payment-processing cost; tips and goals carry a 5% fee instead.
- Topmate’s 10% own-link platform fee leaves a creator with $90 of $100 and $900 of $1,000 in monthly sales, before payment-processing cost (pricing).
- Beacons’ 9% platform fee on its Free and $10-per-month Creator plans leaves a creator with $91 of a $100 sale, before subscription or payment-processing cost (pricing). Comparing only the 9% transaction fee against the $30-per-month Creator Plus plan’s 0% fee, Creator Plus only recovers its subscription cost once monthly sales pass roughly $333 (0.09 × $333 ≈ $30); this comparison excludes payment-processing and other costs on both plans.
- Fiverr’s 20% seller commission leaves a seller with $80 of a $100 order and $800 of $1,000 in monthly orders, before any additional processing costs (Payment Terms).
- Cameo’s 30% website booking share leaves talent with $70 of a $100 booking and $700 of $1,000 in monthly bookings, before Apple’s separate 30% deduction on iOS bookings.
- Whop publishes no headline platform percentage, so a $100 card sale carries its listed 2.7% + $0.30 payment-processing charge, or $3.00, plus any payout and add-on fees the creator’s setup triggers (fee schedule).
Who is Brillay best for?
Brillay is best for creators who can already reach followers — even a small audience — and want to sell one defined service one time, with no membership. It costs $0 per month, charges 8% when a follower pays for work and 5% on tips and goals, and sets no follower minimum (pricing and paid requests from your followers).
From one Brillay bio link, followers can buy Custom Work, Personalized Videos, or Paid Questions, or send Tips; they pay as guests, no account needed.
Brillay has no follower minimum and nothing to apply for (how it works). Set a fixed price, write exactly what the follower gets, what you need from them, and what is not included, then make one delivery by your chosen deadline; Custom Work keeps the scope and delivery time written down before the follower pays, whether it is a $25 portfolio review or $50 reel edit.
Followers pay upfront; you can decline a request.
Brillay processes payments through Stripe and supports creator payouts in 41 countries; creators manage payout setup inside Brillay. Chargeback risk still exists, so clear scope and on-time delivery matter.
The difference is structural, not only a gap in headline percentages: Fiverr’s 20% seller commission (Payment Terms) and Cameo’s 30% website booking share (talent hub) pay for a browsable listing, while Brillay’s 8% applies when followers the creator sends to the page pay for work, and 5% when they send tips or back goals.
How do Fiverr, Cameo, Topmate, Whop, and Beacons differ?
Fiverr and Cameo operate as marketplaces where buyers browse listings, Topmate and Beacons blend a creator-controlled storefront with an optional marketplace layer, and Whop is a storefront builder built for repeatable products such as courses and paid communities rather than one-off services. Their published takes on a $100 sale differ by $22: Beacons $9 on its free plan, Topmate $10 on an own-link sale, Brillay $8, Fiverr $20, and Cameo $30 (each on the provider’s own pricing page).
How does Fiverr compare?
Fiverr suits standardized freelance gigs — design, writing, voiceover, editing — sold to buyers who browse its marketplace rather than to an existing audience. Its Payment Terms credit sellers with 80% of each successfully completed order, a 20% commission, and its help center adds a 14-day clearing period before earnings can be withdrawn.
Fiverr’s Payment Terms state that each Order a seller successfully completes credits their account with earnings equal to 80% of the purchase amount, a 20% seller commission. Fiverr’s help center adds that freelancers receive 80% of the client’s cleared payment and that funds are subject to a 14-day clearing period before they can be withdrawn.
Fiverr also charges the buyer on top of the seller commission: its help center states the service fee is 5.5% of the purchase price, with $3.50 added to orders under $200 (Fiverr Help Center). Fiverr’s Gig setup documentation sets the minimum starting price at $5, though some categories require more. That rate is higher than Topmate’s 10% own-link rate and Brillay’s 8% rate on paid work (5% on tips and goals), but lower than Cameo’s published 30% website share.
How does Cameo compare?
Cameo is a personalized-video marketplace, not a general services platform: the paid deliverable is a custom recorded video ordered through a browsable talent directory. Cameo takes 30% of each website booking, and its talent site tells talent they have 4 days to fulfil a request before it expires.
Cameo’s talent site advertises a 70/30 website split, meaning talent keeps 70% and Cameo takes 30%, with Apple’s 30% deducted first on iOS bookings (Cameo for Talent and talent hub). The same page tells talent they set their own price and keep 70%, and notes that a $5.00 price is adjusted to US $5.99 in the iOS app (Cameo for Talent). Neither page specifies a follower threshold or guarantees discovery, so creators should confirm current eligibility and onboarding requirements directly.
How does Topmate compare?
Topmate is a creator-controlled storefront for booked calls, priority DMs, webinars, and digital products, with an optional marketplace route. Its pricing page states that it charges 10% on every sale made through a creator’s profile or link, with no upfront fee and no credit card required to start.
Topmate’s pricing page states a 10% commission on a sale through the creator’s own link and 20% when a sale comes through its marketplace. Its direct-link rate is two percentage points above Brillay’s 8% on follower-paid work, which falls to 5% on tips and goals, while its marketplace rate matches Fiverr’s 20% seller commission. Topmate’s refund policy states that approved refunds are generally initiated within 5–7 business days.
How does Whop compare?
Whop is built for repeatable digital products, courses, and communities rather than one-off personalized services. It is the only platform in this comparison with no headline commission at all: its fee schedule lists 1.5% capped at $5 for ACH payments and 15% on financing alongside the 2.7% + $0.30 card rate.
Whop does not publish one flat platform-fee percentage comparable to Fiverr’s 20% or Brillay’s 8% on paid work and 5% on tips and goals. Whop’s official fee documentation instead lists 2.7% + $0.30 for card and wallet payments, 1.5% capped at $5 for ACH payments, and 15% on financing (fee schedule). Because those components are itemized rather than blended, a Whop creator should total the applicable charges for their specific product, payment method, and payout setup (pricing).
How does Beacons compare?
Beacons is the broadest toolkit in this comparison, combining a link-in-bio page, media kit builder, online store, and email marketing tool. It is also the only option here sold as a subscription ladder, with four tiers at $0, $10, $30, and $90 per month (pricing).
Beacons’ plans page lists a 9% transaction fee on its Free and $10-per-month Creator plans and 0% on Creator Plus at $30/month and Creator Max at $90/month. A paid Beacons plan can have a lower percentage fee than Brillay, but the monthly subscription remains due regardless of whether the creator makes a sale.
Is there a truly free platform for creators to sell services?
No platform in this comparison is free in both senses at once: each takes either a percentage of every sale or a monthly subscription. Brillay, Topmate, and Whop are free to start with no monthly fee, Beacons’ free plan charges 9% per sale, and Beacons’ 0% transaction-fee tiers cost $30 or $90 per month (pricing).
Topmate states that it has no upfront or recurring fee but charges 10% for own-link sales or 20% for marketplace sales (pricing).
Beacons offers a free plan with a 9% transaction fee, while its 0% transaction-fee tiers cost $30 or $90 per month (pricing). Whop is free to start but itemizes processing, payout, and add-on costs rather than publishing one comparable percentage (fee schedule).
On Fiverr and Cameo, “free” refers only to listing: Fiverr takes 20% of every completed order (Payment Terms) and Cameo takes 30% of every website booking (talent hub), and neither cited page states that access is unrestricted or free of separate eligibility requirements.
Which platform is cheapest for selling custom work?
Brillay’s 8% fee on follower-paid work, with 5% on tips and goals, is the lowest published percentage among the free-to-start direct-link options here, ahead of Topmate’s 10% own-link commission, Fiverr’s 20% seller commission, and Cameo’s 30% website booking share. Beacons’ free plan is slightly higher at 9%, but only until a paid tier changes the math. Topmate’s rate is published on its pricing page and Brillay’s on its pricing page.
Beacons charges 9% on its free and $10-per-month tiers, or 0% on plans costing $30 or $90 per month (pricing). Its $30 Creator Plus plan only beats the 9% tier once monthly sales exceed roughly $333, because 9% of $333 is about $30 (pricing).
Fiverr’s seller commission is 20% (Payment Terms), while Cameo’s website share is 30% (talent hub). Those platforms use marketplace or directory models, so comparing percentages alone does not account for differences in how buyers find offers.
There is no universally cheapest platform, but the spread is large: on $1,000 of monthly sales the published percentages leave $920 on Brillay and $700 on Cameo, a $220 difference on identical revenue (pricing and talent hub). Compare the total fee against the storefront, booking, delivery, or marketplace functions you actually need. See how to price services without undervaluing your time after choosing a platform.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best platform for a creator with no following?
Fiverr is usually the most relevant option for general freelance services with no audience, because buyers browse its listings — at the cost of a 20% seller commission and a 14-day clearing period on earnings (Payment Terms and Help Center). Cameo suits personalized videos from publicly recognizable talent at a 30% website booking share, while creator-controlled tools such as Brillay and Topmate require the creator to send people to the offer page.
Can I sell services on Brillay without a following?
Yes. Brillay sets no follower minimum, costs $0 per month, and charges 8% when a follower pays for work and 5% on tips and goals (paid requests from followers and pricing), and its published setup process lists no application requirement. Creators normally bring followers to Brillay through a bio link, video description, social post, newsletter, or community.
Do these platforms take a fee only when a sale happens?
No monthly fee, you only pay a small platform fee when you get paid. 8% platform fee when a follower pays for work, 5% platform fee on tips and goals. Card processing is separate. Fiverr sellers receive 80% of successfully completed orders (Payment Terms), and Topmate applies its 10% or 20% commission to sales (pricing).
Cameo publishes a 70/30 website booking split (talent hub). Beacons charges 9% per sale on its free tier but bills $30 or $90 per month for its 0% tiers whether or not a sale happens (pricing), and Whop charges 2.7% + $0.30 per card payment rather than one flat platform rate (fee schedule).
What can I sell, and how much should I charge?
Examples include editing and feedback for thumbnails, reels, resumes, and portfolios; custom songs, voiceovers, and personalized videos; tutoring; and quick paid advice. On Brillay, use Custom Work for a defined deliverable such as a portfolio review, reel edit, mini audit, written feedback, or custom asset; use Personalized Videos for one custom video.
See what creators can sell without a course, services content creators can sell, and how to write a custom request offer for additional examples and guidance on defining scope.
What should you read next?
For direct platform comparisons, see Brillay vs. Cameo and Brillay vs. Whop. For paid questions and advice, see the best paid Q&A platforms roundup.
In summary, marketplaces route browsing buyers to a listing and charge the most for it — Fiverr 20% and Cameo 30% — while creator-controlled tools charge less on the assumption the creator brings the buyer: Beacons 9% on its free plan, Topmate 10% on own-link sales, and Brillay 8% on paid work and 5% on tips and goals (all on each provider’s published pricing page). Which model costs less depends on where a creator’s buyers actually come from.
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