Platforms change pricing and features — verify on the provider’s official pages.
Whop is the better fit for selling repeatable products such as courses, paid communities, and software subscriptions. Brillay is designed for one-time paid requests and support such as private questions, personalized videos, tips, and services. Brillay has no follower minimum and charges an 8% platform fee when a follower pays for work, 5% on tips and goals platform fee when a follower pays; separate Stripe processing also applies. 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.
Which platform should I pick?
- Pick Whop if you sell a repeatable product or ongoing access, such as a course, paid community, software subscription, or digital download. Whop's official documentation describes a product storefront with an integrated Course app, an affiliate program that pays a default 30% commission per referred sale, and an App Store of add-on tools for these business models (Whop: Add apps, Whop affiliate program).
- Pick Brillay if followers keep asking to pick your brain, commission a small piece of work, request a Personalized Video, or support your work through Tips or Goals. Brillay has no monthly fee or follower minimum (pricing and how it works). It is built for individual paid requests and one-time support, with nothing to publish on a schedule and no subscription for either side to maintain.
The platforms are not mutually exclusive. A creator could use Whop for a course or community while using Brillay for one-off requests outside a subscription or course structure — for how Brillay compares with a follower-subscription app, see Brillay vs. Passes.
How do Brillay and Whop compare?
| Dimension | Brillay | Whop |
|---|---|---|
| Business model | Link-in-bio page for one-off paid requests from followers; creators share their own page with followers | Storefront builder for courses, paid communities, software, downloads, and other access-based products |
| Creator eligibility | No follower minimum; creators can create a page and connect Stripe (how it works) | Whop’s referenced official pricing and fee pages do not publish a follower minimum |
| Formats offered | Six offer types: Paid Questions, Personalized Videos, Custom Work, Tips, Goals, and Brand Collaboration Inquiries (how it works) | Educational Programs, Paid Groups, and SaaS are named among Whop's supported business models |
| Monthly cost | Free to start with no monthly fee (pricing) | Free to start with no setup fee or monthly cost (Whop pricing) |
| Platform fee | 8% when a follower pays for work; 5% on tips and goals; no platform fee is charged when no follower pays (pricing) | Whop’s official schedule does not list a separate general platform-fee percentage; it itemizes payment, payout, and other applicable fees instead (Whop fee schedule) |
| Card processing | Separate from Brillay’s 8% fee for work and 5% fee on tips and goals; standard US Stripe online-card pricing is approximately 2.9% + $0.30 per successful transaction (Brillay pricing and Stripe pricing) | 2.7% + $0.30 per domestic card transaction, plus 1.5% for international cards and 1% when currency conversion applies (Whop fee schedule) |
| Payout | Payouts are handled through Stripe Connect to the creator’s bank account (how it works) | Next-day ACH costs $2.50 per payout; instant, crypto, Venmo, and wire methods have additional charges of 4%–5% plus a flat charge, or $23 for wire (Whop fee schedule) |
| Best fit | Creators offering one-time paid requests and support | Creators and businesses selling repeatable products or ongoing access |
As of September 9, 2026, Whop’s official fee schedule, Course app documentation, App Store listing, and affiliate-program page are the sources for the payment, payout, product, and 30% default-commission figures above. Its official fee schedule does not list the previously reported general 3% integration fee, so that third-party figure is not included in this comparison.
What would the fees look like on a $10 or $100 domestic-card sale?
The following examples apply the published rates to simple domestic US online-card transactions. Brillay estimates for work combine its 8% platform fee with standard Stripe pricing of approximately 2.9% + $0.30; tips and goals carry a 5% Brillay fee instead. Whop estimates apply its published domestic-card rate of 2.7% + $0.30. Taxes, disputes, international-card charges, currency conversion, payout fees, and optional services are excluded.
| Sale amount | Brillay estimated deductions | Brillay amount after listed fees | Whop estimated card-processing fee | Whop balance before payout fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10 | $0.80 Brillay fee + approximately $0.59 Stripe processing = approximately $1.39 total | Approximately $8.61 | $0.57 | $9.43 |
| $100 | $8.00 Brillay fee + approximately $3.20 Stripe processing = approximately $11.20 total | Approximately $88.80 | $3.00 | $97.00 |
On a $10 payment, Brillay’s listed 8% platform fee on paid work plus standard US Stripe processing would total approximately $1.39, leaving approximately $8.61 (Brillay pricing and Stripe pricing).
On a $10 domestic-card payment, Whop’s published 2.7% + $0.30 processing rate would equal $0.57, leaving $9.43 before any payout or other applicable fees.
These examples compare fee mechanics, not overall value. Whop and Brillay serve different product types, and Whop payout charges can further affect the final amount transferred to a seller.
Who is Brillay best for?
Brillay fits creators whose followers want to pay for one specific request through Paid Questions, Personalized Videos, Custom Work, or Tips, or contribute cash toward a named Goal with a progress bar. A Goal is one named funding target with a progress bar on your Brillay page, funded by supporters' contributions with no all-or-nothing cutoff and nothing to ship; for a comparison with gift-funding tools, see Brillay vs. Throne. Its Paid Questions and Personalized Videos give followers one-time ways to request a written answer or a custom video. Paid Questions provide one written answer with no live call and no scheduling; creators comparing paid-question tools can read Brillay vs. Minnect.
You can start without a follower minimum, put every offer behind one Brillay link, and let followers pay by card without creating an account. You might charge $5 for a Paid Question, $25 for a portfolio review through Custom Work, $50 for a defined commission, or accept a $3 Tip—the price is your choice. Brillay gives interested followers a clear choice: pay once for a defined request, leave optional Tips, or contribute to a named Goal without joining a membership. That makes the first paid request a test you can run this week rather than a launch you have to prepare for.
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. Creators in 41 countries can get paid. Followers pay upfront, you deliver inside the window you set, and you can decline a request you would rather not take.
The 8% charge on work and 5% charge on tips and goals are Brillay’s platform fees, not the creator’s complete payment cost. Applicable Stripe processing is separate; standard US online-card pricing is approximately 2.9% + $0.30 per successful transaction.
A follower here buys one finished thing from you, not a seat in something you then have to keep running.
Who is Whop best for?
Whop is built for sellers with repeatable products or ongoing access to distribute, including online courses, paid communities, and software subscriptions. Whop's official documentation lists Educational Programs, Paid Groups, and SaaS among its supported business models, and its educational-programs page states that sellers can "host your course, create a community around it, and accept payments" in one place (Whop: Educational Programs, Whop: Paid Groups, Whop: SaaS). Sellers can organize these products through a customizable “whop” and use commerce features such as billing and a default 30% affiliate commission.
Whop is broader than Brillay, but its fee structure is also more itemized. Because Whop fees can change, verify the linked Whop fee schedule before you choose; the current examples on this page use the schedule cited above for domestic, international-card, and currency-conversion charges. Payout and other transaction-specific charges can also apply.
Whop’s pricing page states that sellers can start without setup fees or monthly costs. Unlike Brillay, however, Whop is organized around products and access rather than dedicated formats for a single private answer or personalized video. Creators weighing a paid-subscription content platform instead of a storefront may also want to read Brillay vs. Fanfix. Brillay can go live before a course has lessons or a download has a file: Custom Work lists what you will do and how fast, so the first order can arrive before the first deliverable exists.
Where does Whop clearly win?
Whop outperforms Brillay on business-model breadth, product delivery, integrations, and community/course tooling — while Brillay focuses on one-time paid requests rather than product distribution. Sellers who need those capabilities should pick Whop.
- Business-model breadth. Whop's own support documentation lists Paid Groups, Educational Programs, Coaches, Agencies, SaaS, Newsletters, Events, and Direct-to-consumer E-commerce as supported business models. Brillay instead provides six focused offers for one-time follower support, requests, project funding, and brand inquiries.
- Product delivery. Whop's Course app packages structured lessons for sale, and sellers can add a waitlist to review and approve members before granting access — delivery workflows Brillay's single-interaction format is not built to handle (Whop: Add apps).
- Integrations. Whop's own "Add apps" documentation states "there are hundreds of apps to choose from" in its App Store, covering chat, forums, support tickets, and other add-ons sellers can attach to a product — an extensibility layer Brillay does not provide (Whop: Add apps).
- Community and course tooling. Whop sellers can organize chat, courses, and other access under one product using built-in team-management roles for content, payments, and support, while Brillay's single-purpose page format centers on one-time paid requests.
Frequently asked questions
What is the main difference between Brillay and Whop?
Whop is a commerce platform for selling repeatable products and ongoing access, including courses, paid communities, software subscriptions, and downloads. Brillay puts Paid Questions, Personalized Videos, Custom Work, Tips, Goals, and Brand Collaboration Inquiries behind one creator link, so followers can choose a one-time way to pay or contact you without joining a membership.
How much will Brillay or Whop take from a $10 or $100 sale?
For a standard domestic-card transaction, Whop publishes a processing rate of 2.7% + $0.30, with separate payout and situational fees.
Brillay charges 8% when a follower pays for work and 5% on tips and goals, and creators also pay applicable Stripe processing separately (Brillay pricing and Stripe pricing). Whop therefore has lower listed transaction deductions in the simple $10 and $100 examples above, but the platforms provide different products and workflows.
Can I sell Paid Questions or Personalized Videos on Whop?
Whop's official list of supported business models — Paid Groups, Educational Programs, Coaches, Agencies, SaaS, Newsletters, Events, and Direct-to-consumer E-commerce — does not include a dedicated paid-question or personalized-shoutout category (Whop: Whop Support). A seller could construct a similar workflow using its general product or community tools, but Brillay’s Paid Questions and Personalized Videos are specifically designed for those requests.
Will Brillay work if my audience is small?
Brillay has no follower minimum (how it works). Whop’s referenced official pricing and fee pages do not publish a follower-count requirement. In either case, product fit matters more than audience size: Whop requires something repeatable to sell, while Brillay focuses on individual paid requests.
What is the honest tradeoff?
Whop is the stronger fit when customers buy a repeatable product or continuing access, such as a course, paid community, or software subscription. Its broader commerce toolkit comes with an itemized schedule covering payment processing, payout methods, disputes, and other applicable charges.
Brillay is the stronger fit when a follower pays for one defined outcome: one written reply through Paid Questions, one video through Personalized Videos, or one delivery through Custom Work. Followers pay upfront, and you deliver on your own schedule. One reply or one delivery finishes the order: unlike a paid group or a subscription, nothing you sold depends on you showing up again next month.
For a broader market comparison, the creator guides below line up platform fees side by side.