Brillay vs. Minnect

Choose Brillay if you want open access, asynchronous text replies, and an 8% platform fee when a follower pays for work, 5% on tips and goals fee; choose Minnect if you want an approval-based expert marketplace with text, recorded video, and live phone or video calls at a 20% fee. Brillay is broader and lower-cost; Minnect is more call-focused and selective. Paid Questions let a follower pay upfront to ask one private question, and you send one written reply on your own time — no live call or scheduling.

Pricing and features can change, so review each company’s official pages before relying on these details.

Which platform should you choose?

Choose Brillay for a smaller platform fee, no application, and asynchronous text answers; choose Minnect for an approved expert profile that answers by text, recorded video, or live phone and video calls at a 20% transaction fee. Minnect is call-capable and selective, while Brillay is open-access and leaves more of each payment with the creator.

Brillay charges an 8% platform fee when a follower pays for work and 5% on tips and goals, with no monthly fee whether or not anything sells that month (Brillay pricing). Minnect publishes its current expert transaction fee in its official FAQ (Minnect FAQ); compare that figure with Brillay’s 8% platform fee for follower-paid work before choosing. On a $100 paid question, Brillay's platform fee is $8, with payment-processing fees deducted separately; Minnect's stated 20% transaction fee is $20.

Any creator can start a Brillay page without an application or follower minimum, and reply in writing on their own time in a private thread (how it works). Minnect is gated instead: anyone can apply through a questionnaire, but Minnect must approve the expert profile before users can make contact (Minnect for experts).

Minnect publishes an answer-rate claim on its official homepage; check the current figure and source date when comparing the platforms. Minnect's FAQ gives an expert 7 days to answer a question, and if the expert does not answer within those 7 days the asker's form of payment is not charged.

How do Brillay and Minnect compare?

Followers pay upfront, and you deliver on your own schedule.

Who is Brillay best for?

Brillay is best for creators who want paid questions to sit on the same page as their other follower offers, at the lower fee, with no gatekeeping. It costs $0 per month, charges an 8% platform fee when a follower pays for work and 5% on tips and goals, and needs no application or follower minimum to start (Brillay pricing; how it works).

Paid Questions can sit beside Tips, Personalized Videos, Custom Work, Goals, and Brand Collaboration Inquiries on one creator page, so different kinds of supporters use the same link.

A Paid Question stays one question and one written reply, and that fixed scope is what keeps a paid answer from turning into an open-ended consulting thread.

If people already come to you with detailed questions, try Paid Questions at $5 and state exactly what they get: one private question, one written reply, by the delivery time you set. There is no follower minimum, so you can test whether followers will pay before you have a large audience.

Followers pay upfront, and you reply in writing on your own time within the window you set. Creator payouts are available in 41 countries through Brillay’s Stripe account model.

Each paid question also ends when your written reply is sent: there is no next instalment to publish and no standing call slot to keep open for the following one.

On fees, Brillay's 8% platform fee when a follower pays for work is 12 percentage points lower than Minnect's 20% transaction fee, and tips and goals carry a 5% platform fee (Brillay pricing; Minnect FAQ). See Paid Questions for the one-question, one-written-reply format, or start with Tips if you want no-strings support before adding paid questions.

Who is Minnect best for?

Minnect is best for coaches, analysts, and other professionals who want a marketplace expert profile and live calls, and who accept a 20% cut. Minnect experts answer by text message, recorded video, phone call, or video call, and keep 80% of each transaction.

Minnect is an approval-gated marketplace: any user can apply by completing a questionnaire, but Minnect must approve the expert profile before users can make contact.

Minnect authorizes the asker's form of payment for a 7-day period, and funds transfer only if the expert accepts the booking or answers the question within that window. Minnect's FAQ also states that an expert has 7 days to answer a question, after which the asker's form of payment is not charged. Minnect tells askers they pay only when an expert responds and that there are no subscription fees.

Minnect is distributed as a mobile app. Check its current Google Play and MINNECT on the App Store listings for the latest download counts, ratings, review totals, app size, and category because those store metrics change over time.

Minnect publishes its current answer-rate claim on its official homepage; check the latest figure there before choosing. The tradeoff is price: Minnect's 20% per-transaction fee is $20 on a $100 question, while Brillay's 8% platform fee is $8 before payment-processing fees, with 5% on tips and goals.

What is the short verdict?

Brillay wins on cost and access at 8% on paid work with no application; Minnect wins on live interaction at 20% with an approved expert profile. On a $100 paid question, Brillay's platform fee is $8 before processing fees, compared with Minnect's $20 transaction fee (Brillay pricing; Minnect FAQ).

• Choose Brillay if you want an 8% fee on follower-paid work and 5% on tips and goals, no application or follower minimum, asynchronous text replies, and one page for Paid Questions, Tips, Personalized Videos, Custom Work, Goals, and Brand Collaboration Inquiries.
• Choose Minnect if you want an approved expert profile with text, recorded video, and live phone or video calls, and you accept its 20% transaction fee.

Both are free to join: Brillay has no startup or monthly fee, and Minnect states that there is no cost to join as an expert.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to be an established expert to use Brillay or Minnect?

No for Brillay, yes in effect for Minnect. Brillay requires no expert application and no follower minimum: any creator can create a page, enable paid requests, and set their own prices at $0 per month (how it works; Brillay pricing).

Minnect lets any user apply as an expert by completing a questionnaire covering details such as category, biography, and background, but Minnect must approve the expert profile before users can contact the applicant.

How much should I charge for a paid question?

A practical starting point is $5 for one private question and one written reply, then increase the price when demand or the depth of your answers justifies it. With Paid Questions, you set both the fixed price and the delivery time, so followers know the scope before paying.

Do Paid Questions have to stay in my social DMs?

No. Send people to your Brillay page instead. Their Paid Question lands in your Brillay inbox, and followers pay by card as guests before you start, with no account to create and no app to install. Minnect routes questions and bookings through an approved expert profile instead. Neither workflow requires moving paid conversations through a social platform's DM inbox.

Does a follower need to install an app to pay you?

On Brillay, no: the follower opens a shareable creator page in a browser and checks out as a guest by card, with no account to create and no app to install.

Minnect is app-first. Minnect is available through mobile apps; check its current Google Play and App Store listings for up-to-date download and rating information.

How does Minnect’s authorize-then-charge model work?

Minnect authorizes the asker's form of payment for a 7-day period and transfers funds only if the expert accepts the booking or answers the question during that window; an expert has 7 days to answer, and if they do not, the asker's form of payment is not charged.

Followers pay upfront; the 8% platform fee on follower-paid work and 5% platform fee on tips and goals are separate from Stripe’s processing fee.

What format are Brillay’s paid-question replies?

Brillay's Paid Questions are one private question and one written reply within the delivery time you set.

Minnect is the stronger fit when live interaction is essential, because Minnect experts can answer by phone call and video call in addition to text messages and recorded video responses.

How can you set up your free Brillay link?

Creating a Brillay page is free: there is no application, no follower minimum, and no monthly fee, and followers pay upfront, with an 8% platform fee when a follower pays for work and 5% on tips and goals (Brillay pricing; how it works). You complete Brillay’s Stripe payout setup to receive payouts and set your own prices.

For most creators fielding paid-question interest for the first time, the simplest place to start is the option that costs nothing to try and takes the smaller cut when a follower does pay: set up your free Brillay link, turn on Paid Questions, and see what it looks like when the questions you already get for free come with a price attached. A simple mechanism is to answer briefly once, then send your Brillay link and say that future detailed answers go through your Paid Questions offer at the displayed price. If you outgrow async text replies and specifically want scheduled live calls with a wider following, that’s the point at which a call-first tool like Minnect becomes worth the tradeoff in fee.