Fanvue vs LoyalFans Creator Fees Compared

On what each company publishes, Fanvue still wins, but it is closer than most reviews say. Fanvue states in its own help center that creators keep 80%, that payouts start at $20 once you have uploaded five pieces of content, and that sales pend for about 7 days. LoyalFans states the same 80% on its payout page and a 20% fee in its terms of service, with payouts twice a month from a $50 minimum by ACH, wire, SEPA or Paxum. None of that is in its 29 article help center, and it publishes no payout fee amounts and no per sale pending period. Choose LoyalFans if its audience is where your buyers already are.

We run a competing platform, so weigh that as you read. It is also why this comparison uses only what each company writes down and what its public review record shows. Both audits were done from the companies’ own pages in September 2026, and the LoyalFans payout page and terms were rechecked on 1 October 2026.

Fanvue vs LoyalFans, side by side

What Fanvue pays creators

Fanvue pays creators 80% of what fans spend, and it says so on its own help pages. Creators who joined in 2022 were offered 85%, and the help center now states that rate has ended, so any review still quoting 85% is out of date. To withdraw, you need a balance of at least $20 and at least five uploaded pieces of content. Sales sit pending for about 7 days, stretching to as long as 30 days when the paying fan has not verified an email address. The only payout fee Fanvue documents is 1% on TripleA crypto payouts.

That is an unusually complete set of answers. Plenty of larger platforms publish less. Our full Fanvue review covers the rest of its terms.

What LoyalFans pays creators

80%, though not in its help center. Its payout page shows 80% to creators on live streaming, subscriptions, video store sales and messaging, and its terms of service state: “Our fee is 20% of the total Fan Payment and will be deducted from each Fan Payment.” Across its 29 article help center, the words commission, payout schedule and minimum never appear next to a number. What the help center does publish is the price range fans can be charged, $1 to $50 a month for a subscription, and a 5% lifetime referral share for bringing other creators to the site. Support runs by email only.

The payout page adds the schedule: two pay periods a month, the 1st to the 15th and the 16th to month end, each paid within 7 working days of closing, from a $50.00 minimum, with smaller balances rolling over, by ACH, wire transfer, SEPA or Paxum. If a payout ever arrives short, the terms are the page to point at. What LoyalFans still does not publish is the size of its payout method fees, which it shows only in account settings. Our LoyalFans review sets out what its help center, payout page and terms each say.

What an unchecked fee can cost you

LoyalFans’ 20% fee is written down, but its payout method fees are not public, and any platform can change its terms. Every five points of fee you did not expect is this much money a year:

That is why the published rate is the first thing to check, before audience, features or design. A creator on $3,000 a month who expects 80% and nets 75% after fees she did not check is down $1,800 by December, which is why it pays to save a copy of the terms on the day you join.

Is Fanvue better than LoyalFans?

For a creator deciding on the terms alone, narrowly yes. Fanvue tells you the rate, the minimum, the hold and the one fee it charges on withdrawals, all in its help center, and it answers most of its critics in public. LoyalFans publishes its rate, schedule, minimum and methods on its payout page and in its terms, but not its payout fee amounts or any per sale pending period, and it has never claimed its review profile. Where LoyalFans can still be the better choice is audience: if the fans who already buy from you are on LoyalFans, a documented rate somewhere else does not pay you anything.

Which pays faster, Fanvue or LoyalFans?

Both tell you, in different places. On Fanvue a sale pends for about 7 days before you can withdraw it, and up to 30 days if the fan who paid has not verified an email address, so your first real payout lands roughly a week to a month after your first sale. LoyalFans pays twice a month, within 7 working days of the 15th and of month end, from a $50 minimum, so how long a sale waits depends on where in the period the fan paid. It publishes no separate per sale pending period.

Is LoyalFans safe for creators?

It is an established site that has operated for years, so the risk is not that it disappears with your money. The risk is in the details its public pages leave out or put in the terms: payout method fees appear only in account settings, valid refunds and chargebacks can be deducted from your earnings (with 30 days to dispute a deduction), earnings it cannot pay for 12 months because of inaccurate account details are forfeited, and support is by email only. If you use it, keep your payout details current and screenshot your earnings page every time you are paid, so you have your own record.

Can you run Fanvue and LoyalFans at the same time?

Yes. Neither platform forbids selling elsewhere, and running both for a few months is the most reliable way to see what each actually pays you after fees, because you can compare the two payouts on the same content. Price the same set the same way on both, so the only variable is the platform, and point both from a single link you control.

Which is better for new creators?

Fanvue, for most. The five-upload rule before your first payout is a small hurdle, and in exchange you know exactly when money becomes yours and what it costs to withdraw. The platform’s pitch also leans on built-in AI messaging tools, which appeal to a creator who cannot answer every DM herself. If automated replies are the real draw, you can also run automatic replies to fan DMs as a separate tool, so the feature does not have to decide your platform.

LoyalFans suits a creator who wants a smaller, quieter site and already has buyers there. It is harder to recommend to a beginner, because the $50 minimum means a small page waits longer for each payout.

What the review record says

Fanvue shows 4.5 stars across 2,125 Trustpilot reviews, and its true average is 4.43. More telling is that it replies to 77.9% of its negative reviews. LoyalFans holds 1.7 stars across 51 reviews on a profile the company has never claimed, so no complaint there has received a public answer. Creator-platform ratings are barbell shaped, mostly five stars or one star with little in between, so the reply rate says more about how a company treats a problem than the average does.

A third option that publishes its rate

If you are choosing between these two because you want off OnlyFans, it is worth knowing where the fee actually lands. HerFans charges a flat 20% on everything, with no plan to pick, no monthly seller cost and no introductory rate that expires. The rest of the difference is not the rate at all. HerFans is women only, every creator passes a government ID check and a live check in front of her camera before she can publish, every file is checked before it appears anywhere, with anything the check cannot clear held for a person, and every file you upload carries your page address baked into it.

The honest summary: pick Fanvue over LoyalFans if you want every money term in one help center, and compare both against what every major platform pays creators before you commit. If you want to see the other options side by side, our Fanvue alternatives and LoyalFans alternatives pages do exactly that.