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Choose Brillay if you want to charge for one-off follower interactions: no application, no follower minimum, $0 per month, an 8% platform fee when a follower pays for work, and a 5% platform fee on tips and goals, both taken only when a follower pays, plus separate processing costs. Choose Passes if you want recurring memberships, paid DMs, 1:1 calls, and livestreams, and will complete its "Apply now" onboarding. 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.
Sources and date. Every figure below comes from primary pages: Brillay's pricing and how it works pages, and, for Passes, its homepage, platform comparison page, Terms of Service, payout guide, and Community and Content Guidelines. Pricing, eligibility rules, and features change, so re-check those pages before relying on exact terms.
How do Brillay and Passes compare?
Brillay puts Paid Questions, Personalized Videos, Custom Work, Tips, Goals, and Brand Collaboration Inquiries on one link, with creator-set pricing for paid request offers, an 8% platform fee when a follower pays for work, a 5% platform fee on tips and goals, and payouts in 41 countries. Passes sells recurring memberships and gated content alongside paid direct messages, 1:1 calls, livestreams, and group chats, and its published fee figures differ between its marketing pages and its Terms of Service.
Brillay’s Free plan costs $0 per month and charges an 8% platform fee when a follower pays for work and 5% on tips and goals, with card processing separate, according to Brillay pricing. From each paid order for work, subtract Brillay’s 8% and Stripe’s separate processing cost; the platform fee on tips and goals is 5%. You connect your bank through Stripe inside Brillay and manage your money from Brillay.
Brillay documents a five-step setup — claim a free link, turn on offers, add the link to a bio, have followers pay, then deliver the paid interaction — with no application and no follower minimum. Followers pay upfront, and you can decline a request. Nothing is owed after a tip or a goal contribution.
The Passes homepage states, “Passes takes just 10%. You keep 90% of everything you earn,” and the Passes platform comparison page lists Passes’ platform fee as “As low as 10% + $0.30/txn” against 20% for Fanfix and 10% for Patreon. That Passes comparison page footnotes its own figures as “based on publicly available data as of February 2026”. The advertised 10% is a floor rather than a guaranteed rate: the Passes Terms of Service state, “We take a 20% fee of all credit/debit Sales”.
The Passes Terms of Service set a bi-weekly payout cycle paid “within thirty (30) days of the end of each such bi-weekly period” to the creator’s bank account, require every payment to be at least $3 with no maximum payment threshold, accept payments in US dollars, and state that “All items are non-refundable”. The Passes payout guide sets a $50 minimum payout, a $50,000 daily maximum, and a limit of one payout every 24 hours, and states that automatic ACH payouts are free and arrive 3–5 business days after the scheduled date. The same Passes payout guide states that if a follower successfully disputes a charge, the disputed amount is deducted from the creator’s earnings; before choosing either platform, ask support who covers the loss after a successful chargeback.
The Passes homepage reports platform scale figures of “10,000+ Creators on Passes,” “1.5M+ Followers on the platform,” and “9 Figures Paid to creators,” and routes prospective creators through an “Apply now” call to action.
| Dimension | Brillay | Passes |
|---|---|---|
| Core model | One-off paid requests through Paid Questions, Personalized Videos, Custom Work, Tips, and Goals, plus Brand Collaboration Inquiries | Recurring memberships and gated content, plus paid direct messages, 1:1 calls, livestreams, group chats, and a merch or digital shop |
| Published platform fee | 8% when a follower pays for work; 5% on tips and goals | Marketing pages advertise “as low as 10% + $0.30/txn” (Passes; comparison page), but the Passes Terms of Service state a flat 20% fee on all credit/debit sales |
| Cost to start | Free plan costs $0 per month | The Passes homepage and comparison page publish no monthly subscription price for creators (Passes; comparison page) |
| Audience requirement | No follower minimum | The Passes homepage FAQ lists “Is there a minimum follower count to join?” without publishing a numeric threshold on the page |
| Joining process | No application | The Passes homepage directs prospective creators through “Apply now” |
| Interaction format | Paid Questions with one private question and one written reply, Personalized Videos by video, Custom Work by defined delivery, plus Tips, Goals, and Brand Collaboration Inquiries | Paid direct messages, live 1:1 calls, livestreams, group chats, memberships, and gated content (Passes) |
| Revenue shape | One-time payments: followers pay upfront for Paid Questions, Personalized Videos, and Custom Work, and you deliver later; you can turn down a request that is not for you. Tips and Goals carry no delivery at all. | Membership revenue (Passes) |
| How money reaches creators | Payments run through Brillay’s connected Stripe setup, with payouts supported in 41 countries (pricing; how it works) | $50 minimum payout, $50,000 daily maximum, one payout every 24 hours; free automatic ACH payouts arrive 3–5 business days after the scheduled date (Passes payout guide) |
| When money reaches creators | Stripe pays you out on the schedule shown for your account | Bi-weekly by default, paid “within thirty (30) days of the end of each such bi-weekly period” (Passes Terms of Service), though the comparison page advertises “Instant Payouts” |
| Payment-processing costs | Card processing is separate from the 8% platform fee when a follower pays for work and 5% on tips and goals | Every payment must be at least $3, with no maximum payment threshold and payments accepted in US dollars (Passes Terms of Service) |
| Refunds and chargebacks | Your support, correction and refund policies are yours to write, and the follower reads all three before paying; after delivery, Personalized Videos and Custom Work orders open a support conversation with you | “All items are non-refundable” (Passes Terms of Service); a successfully disputed charge is automatically deducted from the creator’s earnings |
| Checkout for followers | Followers pay upfront as guests, no follower account needed. For Paid Questions, Personalized Videos, and Custom Work, they pay upfront by card and you deliver inside the window you published. A tip or a goal contribution is done at checkout. | Every payment must be at least $3 and payments are accepted in US dollars (Passes Terms of Service) |
| Content restrictions | Check the current product and platform terms before offering content or services | The Passes Community and Content Guidelines prohibit content that is “hateful, fraudulent, defamatory, illegal, discriminatory, menacing, or promotes violence” |
| Age and eligibility rules | No follower minimum and nothing to apply for; current platform and payment-account eligibility rules still apply. | Creator accounts must be held by someone at least 18 years old, “regardless of whether you are authorized by a parent or guardian” (Passes Terms of Service) |
| Published scale | Brillay does not publish creator or follower counts on its pricing or how it works pages | “10,000+ Creators on Passes,” “1.5M+ Followers on the platform,” and “9 Figures Paid to creators” |
What does each platform keep on a $100 follower payment?
On a $100 follower payment, Brillay’s published 8% platform fee on paid work is $8, leaving $92 before Stripe’s processing fee; the final amount depends on Stripe’s actual fee. Passes' Terms of Service rate of 20% is $20, leaving $80 before any other costs; its advertised floor of 10% + $0.30 per transaction is $10.30, leaving $89.70 before any other costs. All figures are arithmetic applied to each company's published rates.
| $100 follower payment | Published rate | Platform fee | Amount before processing fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brillay | 8% when a follower pays for work (5% on tips and goals) | $8.00 | $92.00 |
| Passes, Terms of Service rate | 20% of credit/debit sales (Terms of Service) | $20.00 | $80.00 |
| Passes, advertised floor | “As low as 10% + $0.30/txn” (comparison page) | $10.30 | $89.70 |
These are calculations from published rates, not quotes from either company, and they exclude payment-processing fees, which Brillay states are deducted separately from creator earnings. Because the two Passes figures come from Passes' own marketing page and its own Terms of Service and conflict with each other, confirm the contracted rate that applies to your Passes account rather than assuming a blended number.
Who is Brillay best for?
Brillay fits consultants tired of answering the same questions for free, artists selling a fixed-scope commission or portfolio review, and creators who want supporters to tip or fund a named project without joining a membership. Brillay’s Free plan costs $0 per month, its platform fee is 8% when a follower pays for work and 5% on tips and goals, and its documented setup requires no application and no follower minimum (Brillay pricing; Brillay how it works).
Paid Questions lets you set a price for one private question and send one written reply on the delivery time you choose. Tips let a follower send you a one-time amount to say thank you, with nothing to deliver in return, which can feel less awkward than asking for general support with no context. The same link can also offer Personalized Videos, Custom Work, Goals, and Brand Collaboration Inquiries, so a follower who will never join a membership tier still has something on the page to pay for.
Brillay gives the people already asking you a way to pay for one question, commission, review, shoutout, or tip: there is no monthly fee to earn back first. Because one-off revenue depends on followers choosing to pay for individual interactions, test a clear offer and price with your own audience before assuming demand. Brillay charges an 8% platform fee when a follower pays for work and 5% on tips and goals, with card processing separate. New accounts show Paid Questions at $5 and Personalized Videos at $35 by default, but treat those as editable defaults, not price advice: if the same question keeps arriving from followers, test $20–$35 for one written answer and set a reply time you can keep.
Paid Questions include one private question and one written reply, Personalized Videos include one delivered video, and Custom Work includes one defined delivery, all within the delivery time you set.
Who is Passes best for?
Passes fits creators building recurring revenue from memberships and gated content, plus paid direct messages, 1:1 calls, livestreams, group chats, and a merch or digital shop. The Passes Terms of Service take “a 20% fee of all credit/debit Sales,” while the Passes comparison page advertises fees “As low as 10% + $0.30/txn”.
Passes’ two published fee figures conflict: the Passes comparison page advertises “As low as 10% + $0.30/txn” while the Passes Terms of Service state, “We take a 20% fee of all credit/debit Sales”. Neither number can be assumed to apply to a given account, and the comparison page footnotes its fee table as “based on publicly available data as of February 2026,” so ask Passes to confirm your contracted rate in writing before publishing a price.
Passes suits creators who can clear its payout thresholds: the Passes payout guide sets a $50 minimum payout and a $50,000 daily maximum, allows one payout every 24 hours, and offers free automatic ACH payouts that arrive 3–5 business days after the scheduled date. The same Passes payout guide states that a successfully disputed charge is automatically deducted from the creator’s earnings, and the Passes Terms of Service state that “All items are non-refundable”.
Passes routes prospective creators through an “Apply now” flow, while its public FAQ does not state a numeric follower threshold; confirm with Passes whether approval or any unpublished eligibility threshold applies. The same Passes homepage reports “10,000+ Creators on Passes” and “1.5M+ Followers on the platform”.
Passes has also run a new-creator incentive: the Passes launch bonus post states that creators who reach their first 90 days on the platform earn a 10% bonus on all net earnings from that period, paid out within two weeks of the 90-day window ending. Confirm directly with Passes whether that offer is still active before counting on it.
What is the short answer?
Pick Brillay to charge for individual follower interactions with no application, no follower minimum, $0 per month, an 8% platform fee when a follower pays for work, and a 5% platform fee on tips and goals. Pick Passes to run recurring memberships and live formats, accepting an application step and a fee published between 10% and 20% depending on the source.
- Choose Brillay for one-off paid interactions: Its Free plan costs $0 per month, it charges 8% when a follower pays for work and 5% on tips and goals, and it requires no follower minimum or application (Brillay pricing; Brillay how it works).
- Choose Passes for recurring memberships: It combines subscriptions and gated content with paid direct messages, live 1:1 calls, livestreams, group chats, and a merch or digital shop, and reports “10,000+ Creators on Passes”.
- Compare complete transaction terms before deciding: The Passes Terms of Service take 20% of all credit/debit sales while the Passes comparison page advertises “As low as 10% + $0.30/txn,” whereas Brillay publishes an 8% platform fee for work and 5% on tips and goals, plus separate card processing.
- Check payout thresholds before committing: Passes requires a $50 minimum payout, caps payouts at $50,000 per day, and allows one payout every 24 hours, while Brillay supports payouts in 41 countries through its connected payment setup.
- Consider using both for separate purposes: A recurring membership and a one-time paid-request page can serve different follower requests.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a large following to use Brillay or Passes?
No. Brillay has no follower minimum and requires no application. The Passes homepage lists “Is there a minimum follower count to join?” in its FAQ without publishing a numeric threshold, addresses creators “whether you’re just starting or an established creator ready to scale,” and routes them through an “Apply now” flow.
How do Brillay’s and Passes’ fees compare?
Brillay charges an 8% platform fee when a follower pays for work and 5% on tips and goals, on a Free plan costing $0 per month, with card processing separate. Passes publishes two different numbers: “Passes takes just 10%. You keep 90% of everything you earn” on its homepage and “As low as 10% + $0.30/txn” on its comparison page, against “a 20% fee of all credit/debit Sales” in its Terms of Service.
When does each platform pay creators out?
Brillay supports creator payouts in 41 countries. Connect your bank through Stripe, and Stripe pays you on the schedule shown for your account. Passes sets a $50 minimum payout, a $50,000 daily maximum, and one payout every 24 hours, with free automatic ACH payouts arriving 3–5 business days after the scheduled date. By default, the Passes Terms of Service pay bi-weekly “within thirty (30) days of the end of each such bi-weekly period”.
Can I run subscriptions or live events through Brillay?
No. Brillay offers Paid Questions, Personalized Videos, Custom Work, Tips, Goals, and Brand Collaboration Inquiries as one-time options; Paid Questions use a written answer, with no live call, no scheduling. Passes is the better match for subscriptions, live 1:1 calls, livestreams, and group chats, which are part of its advertised product set.
Can I use Brillay and Passes at the same time?
Yes. Use Passes when you want to run a membership; use Brillay when someone wants to pay once for a question, shoutout, defined service, tip, or project contribution. Refund terms differ, so check both — the Passes Terms of Service state “All items are non-refundable,” while on Brillay the refund terms a follower agrees to are the ones you wrote and published on your own page.
How can I start with Brillay?
Claim a Brillay link, turn on the offers you want, and share it — the Free plan costs $0 per month and Brillay takes 8% when a follower pays for work and 5% on tips and goals, with no application and no follower minimum (Brillay pricing; Brillay how it works).
If you want to get paid for the questions, shout-outs, and tips followers already send you — without an application, a follower minimum, or committing to run a subscription business — set up your free Brillay link and turn on the offers that fit how your audience already reaches out. See how one Brillay link can collect Paid Questions, Personalized Videos, Custom Work, Tips, Goals, and Brand Collaboration Inquiries. If your goal shifts toward building a membership business, that's the point at which a platform like Passes becomes worth evaluating on its own terms.