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Superpeer no longer operates as a standalone site. Skillshare acquired Superpeer in March 2024 and sunset the standalone Superpeer platform on December 31, 2024, moving 1-on-1 Sessions into Skillshare. Brillay is the asynchronous alternative: a follower pays upfront for a written answer, a personalized video, or a defined deliverable, with no live call and no calendar. 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.
Brillay is for creators who want paid answers, custom videos, or defined deliverables without booking calls. Followers check out by card as guests — no account to create between deciding to pay and paying — and you can decline a request you would rather not take. There is no follower minimum or monthly fee; the platform fee is 8% when a follower pays for work and 5% on tips and goals (pricing). That leaves a straightforward question about what you are actually selling. A live-call platform is the better choice when the conversation itself is the product. When the buyer only wants one answer, it can be priced and written on your own time, inside a window you set — no class to publish first and no hour to hold.
Is Superpeer still available in 2026?
No. Superpeer was shut down as a standalone product. Skillshare announced the acquisition of Superpeer's creator tools on March 13, 2024 (Skillshare press release), then published a teacher notice stating that the standalone site would close by the end of 2024.
"We wanted to give teachers a heads up about an upcoming change at Skillshare: we will be sunsetting Superpeer as a standalone site in preparation for migrating key features into the Teacher Hub on Skillshare. We plan to sunset the standalone version of Superpeer by December 31, 2024."
— Skillshare Help Center, Sunsetting Superpeer as a Standalone Site
The same notice confirms that Superpeer profiles, Superpeer widgets, and direct links to individual Superpeer 1-on-1 Sessions or digital products stopped being visible after December 31, 2024, and that channel subscriptions, streams, series, and newsletters were not carried over (Skillshare Help Center). If you are searching "Brillay vs. Superpeer" to pick between two live products, the real comparison is Brillay versus Superpeer's successor inside Skillshare.
What replaced Superpeer for paid 1-on-1 video calls?
Skillshare 1-on-1 Sessions replaced Superpeer's paid video-call product. Skillshare describes 1-on-1 Sessions as personalized coaching or advice delivered through a private video call, where the teacher sets their own lengths, prices, and availability (How 1-on-1 Sessions Work).
Skillshare states that each session is generally 30 to 60 minutes long and typically costs $50 to $250 USD (How 1-on-1 Sessions Work). Participants do not need a Skillshare membership to book one (How 1-on-1 Sessions Work).
Brillay offers clearly scoped requests: one written reply through Paid Questions, one video through Personalized Videos, or one delivery package through Custom Work. The price, the scope and the delivery window sit on your page before anyone asks, so a paid question or a custom request arrives already defined instead of starting as a DM negotiation. You deliver on your own time, with no live call and no scheduling: followers pay upfront, and the only deadline is the reply window you set yourself (how it works). A booked session has to be worth an hour on two calendars; a written answer only has to be worth writing, so you can price it for the followers who would never clear a slot.
How do Brillay and Skillshare 1-on-1 Sessions compare?
A Brillay Paid Question can go on sale before you have recorded a class: the paid product is the written answer to that follower's question. The table below uses each platform's own published documentation.
| Dimension | Brillay | Skillshare 1-on-1 Sessions (Superpeer's successor) |
|---|---|---|
| What the buyer purchases | One paid question, custom video, defined service, tip, or contribution toward a Goal — delivered on your own time | A private, live 1-on-1 video call, generally 30 to 60 minutes (Skillshare Help Center) |
| Entry requirement | No follower minimum and no application; creators publish a page and connect Stripe | An approved Skillshare teaching account plus a published class |
| Platform fee | 8% when a follower pays for work; 5% on tips and goals | 10% platform fee plus applicable transaction fees (Skillshare Help Center) |
| Processing fee | Stripe, billed separately; 2.9% + $0.30 is typical US domestic online-card pricing (Stripe pricing) | 2.9% + $0.30 Stripe credit card processing fee, per Skillshare (Earn from Your Skillshare Shop) |
| When you get paid | Followers pay upfront when they send the request, and you deliver inside the window you set | Earnings are added to your balance 14 days after the sale or session is completed |
| Scheduling | None; no calendar and no time-zone matching | The teacher sets availability and the buyer books a slot (Skillshare Help Center) |
What does each one cost a creator per sale?
Skillshare's published rate for 1-on-1 Sessions and digital products is a 10% platform fee plus a 2.9% + $0.30 Stripe credit card processing fee (Earn from Your Skillshare Shop). Brillay has an 8% platform fee when a follower pays for work and 5% on tips and goals; Stripe processing is deducted separately from creator earnings, and creators can receive payouts in 41 countries. There is no monthly fee either, so a quiet month with no orders costs you nothing at all.
On a $100 sale, the illustrative arithmetic is a $10 platform fee on Skillshare versus an $8 platform fee on Brillay for paid work or $5 for tips and goals, with roughly $3.20 of card processing in both columns. These are examples, not a promise of exactly what you will receive; taxes, refunds, disputes, currency conversion, and international-card charges can change the final amount. Stripe's published US pricing lists 2.9% + $0.30 as typical domestic online-card pricing, with additional charges for international cards and currency conversion.
The percentage gap between the two platform fees is small; the practical difference is timing. A follower pays upfront when they send a request. Skillshare states that it releases earnings after a 14-day holding period.
Do you need a published class to start selling?
Skillshare gates 1-on-1 Sessions behind teaching credentials, while Brillay is available at any audience size. On Skillshare, you need an approved Skillshare teaching account and a published class before you can set up an offering, and you must be eligible to be paid through Wise (How 1-on-1 Sessions Work).
"Teachers with a published class can start hosting 1-on-1s on Skillshare!"
— Skillshare Help Center, How 1-on-1 Sessions Work
Brillay has no follower minimum and no application: a creator publishes a page, connects Stripe, and can accept a paid request at any audience size. That matters when other platforms make you reach a follower threshold or publish a class before you can charge. YouTube's fan funding features, for example, require 500 subscribers plus 3 public uploads in the last 90 days and either 3,000 valid public watch hours in 12 months or 3 million Shorts views in 90 days (YouTube Partner Program overview). You do not need a large audience to test whether followers will pay: a $25 Paid Question or a $50 portfolio review through Custom Work can be on your page tonight, priced by you.
Where should you point an old Superpeer link?
Anywhere except Superpeer. Skillshare's notice states that Superpeer profile pages, Superpeer widgets, and direct links to individual sessions or products stopped being visible after December 31, 2024. Skillshare's own guidance in that notice was to repoint 1-on-1 links to a teacher profile page on Skillshare.
If you would rather not rebuild inside a class-based marketplace, Brillay gives you your own page at any audience size. One Brillay link in your bio can carry Paid Questions, Personalized Videos, Custom Work, Tips, Goals, and Brand Collaboration Inquiries; followers pay by card as guests, with no follower account needed. That also makes the paid ask less awkward: the link presents clear choices, so you are not negotiating payment in a DM.
The broader lesson from the Superpeer sunset is worth keeping: a bio link that points at a single third-party product page dies with that product. A link that points at your own page, with offers you control, survives.
Live call or async answer for paid advice?
It depends on whether the value is in the conversation or in the answer. A live call is better when the problem needs back-and-forth, screen sharing, or real-time diagnosis. An asynchronous paid answer is better when the buyer wants a specific response, when your audience is spread across time zones, or when you do not want to defend calendar slots.
Brillay is for one-time paid answers, custom videos, and defined services you deliver on your own time, with no live call and no scheduling. With Paid Questions, a follower asks one private question and you reply in writing on your own time, within the reply window you set. For Personalized Videos, the follower sends written instructions and you deliver one video. For Custom Work, the follower can attach up to five files, and you deliver one package containing text, files, or links at your set price and delivery time.
We compare the two formats in more depth in paid Q&A vs. 1-on-1 calls. If a calendar-based booking tool is still what you want, Brillay vs. Topmate covers that comparison instead, and if what you actually need is a merch and membership storefront rather than one-off paid interactions, see how Brillay compares to Fourthwall. Nothing to apply for, nobody ranking you, and the answer is written instead of booked.
Frequently asked questions
What reply time should I choose when my backlog is already busy?
Choose a reply time you can meet even during your busiest backlog, with extra room for research or specialist questions. A longer reliable window is better than a short promise that turns a full queue into missed deadlines.
How much should I charge when people keep coming to me with questions?
For a focused written answer, a practical starting point is around $20–$35. Set a higher fixed price when the question needs research or specialist knowledge.
Did Superpeer shut down?
Yes. Skillshare acquired Superpeer's creator tools in March 2024 and sunset the standalone Superpeer site by December 31, 2024, after which Superpeer profiles, widgets, and direct session links were no longer available.
What is the closest replacement for Superpeer's paid 1-on-1 calls?
Skillshare 1-on-1 Sessions is the direct successor, since Skillshare migrated the feature into its own platform. Skillshare charges a 10% platform fee plus applicable transaction fees on each booked session (How 1-on-1 Sessions Work).
Does Brillay do live video calls like Superpeer did?
No. Brillay offers a written answer instead of a live 1:1 video call. It offers one private written answer, a personalized video, or a defined service with a set price and delivery time.
Is Brillay cheaper than Skillshare 1-on-1 Sessions?
Skillshare's 10% platform fee is higher than Brillay's 8% platform fee for paid work and 5% fee on tips and goals (Earn from Your Skillshare Shop and pricing). Both bill card processing separately, so the gap on a typical sale is about two percentage points of the platform fee.
Can I use Brillay without any followers or a published class?
Yes. Brillay has no follower minimum and no application step; you publish a page and connect a Stripe account to get paid. Skillshare requires an approved teaching account and a published class before you can offer 1-on-1 Sessions (How 1-on-1 Sessions Work).
Ready to replace the link Superpeer took down?
If people keep coming to you with questions, give them one link where they can pay your set price for an answer instead of booking an appointment. Create your free Brillay page