Monetization Platforms & Tools: 72 Checkout, Newsletter, Membership, Course & Paywall Platforms
The software you run a method on and get paid through: checkout and digital product platforms, newsletter and membership tools, course builders, paywalls, stores and payment processors.
The software you run a method on and get paid through. Filter by the method you want to run and sort by web rank to see what the market actually uses; every page shows the platform fee, whether it handles sales tax as merchant of record, and payout speed.
Stripe 🧰 PlatformFree
The payments and billing platform behind most creator and SaaS checkouts; 2.9% + 30c, tax on you unless you add Stripe Tax.
Ghost 🧰 PlatformOpen source
Open-source publishing with newsletters, memberships and paywalls built in; 0% platform fee, hosted from $9 a month.
Shopify 🧰 PlatformPaid
The hosted store platform for merch, print on demand and physical products, from $29 a month plus a tiered card fee.
🔥 3 days free, then $1/month for your first 3 months (no credit card required)beehiiv 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Newsletter platform with paid subscriptions at 0% cut, a built-in ad network, referral program and boosts.
RevenueCat 🧰 PlatformFreemium
In-app subscription infrastructure for iOS, Android and web: paywalls, entitlements, analytics; free up to $2,500 MTR.
Lemon Squeezy 🧰 PlatformFree
Merchant-of-record checkout for software, SaaS subscriptions and digital products, now owned by Stripe; 5% + 50c.
Google Ad Manager 🧰 PlatformFree
The free ad server for publishers who sell direct deals and run their own header bidding alongside AdSense demand.
Substack 🧰 PlatformFree
Free newsletter hosting with one-click paid subscriptions; Substack takes 10% of paid revenue.
nopCommerce 🧰 PlatformOpen source
Free, open-source ASP.NET Core e-commerce platform you install and host yourself
Gumroad 🧰 PlatformFree
The simplest way to sell digital products and memberships; merchant of record, 10% flat fee, no monthly cost.
Circle 🧰 PlatformPaid
Community platform with paid memberships, courses, events and live streams, from $89 a month.
Patreon 🧰 PlatformFree
The best-known membership platform for creators: tiers, posts, community and merch, at 8-12% plus fees.
Paddle 🧰 PlatformFree
Merchant of record for SaaS and software at 5% + 50c: global tax, subscriptions, invoicing and fraud handled.
Kajabi 🧰 PlatformPaid
All-in-one courses, memberships, coaching, podcasts, email and websites for established creators, from $71 a month.
🔥 Free 30-day trial, no credit card required (longer than the industry-standard 14-day trial)Printful 🧰 PlatformFree
Print-on-demand fulfilment: you design, they print and ship each order; no inventory, margin is the difference.
WooCommerce 🧰 PlatformOpen source
Open-source e-commerce for WordPress: physical and digital products, subscriptions and memberships with extensions.
Kit (ConvertKit) 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Email marketing for creators with paid newsletters, digital product checkout, tip jars and a sponsor network.
Teachable 🧰 PlatformPaid
Course, coaching and digital product platform with checkout, drip and affiliates; plans from $39/mo, no free tier since 2025.
🔥 3 months for the price of 1 on paid plans, plus a 7-day free trial and 22% off with annual billingRewardful 🧰 PlatformPaid
Run an affiliate program on top of Stripe or Paddle in an afternoon, from $49 a month.
GitHub Sponsors 🧰 PlatformFree
Recurring and one-time sponsorship for open-source maintainers and developers, with zero fees for individuals.
Ko-fi 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Tips, memberships, commissions and a shop with 0% platform fee on donations; Ko-fi Gold at $8 a month.
Memberful 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Membership billing that plugs into your own site, newsletter and Discord; Patreon's more customisable sibling.
Lasso 🧰 PlatformPaid
WordPress affiliate link management with product displays, Amazon integration and click-to-revenue reporting.
Buy Me a Coffee 🧰 PlatformFree
Tip jar, memberships and digital extras for creators; 5% fee, instant payouts.
Fourthwall 🧰 PlatformFree
Creator merch and membership storefronts with print on demand built in, no monthly fee, YouTube and Twitch integrations.
Prebid.js 🧰 PlatformOpen source
The open-source header bidding wrapper: run your own auction across SSPs without a managed partner's cut.
Affilimate 🧰 PlatformPaid
Affiliate revenue analytics that pull commissions from every network into one dashboard, attributed to pages and links.
Skool 🧰 PlatformPaid
Simple paid community platform with courses and gamification, $99 a month flat and 2.9% on payments.
Adapty 🧰 PlatformFreemium
In-app subscription SDK with paywall A/B testing and analytics; free to $10k MTR.
Printify 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Print-on-demand marketplace of print providers with lower base costs than Printful; free and premium plans.
FirstPromoter 🧰 PlatformPaid
Affiliate and referral tracking for SaaS with Stripe, Paddle, Chargebee and Braintree integrations, from $49.
MemberPress 🧰 PlatformPaid
WordPress membership plugin: paywalls, subscriptions, courses and drip content with no revenue share.
Cookiebot (Usercentrics) 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Consent management platform that keeps European ad revenue personalised and compliant; free for small sites.
Thinkific 🧰 PlatformPaid
Course, membership and community platform: no free plan, 30-day trial, plans from $40/mo (annual) plus a 2.9% payment-processing fee.
🔥 30-day free trial (no permanent free plan) plus save 25% by paying annually, e.g. Basic from $40/mo instead of $54/moPayhip 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Sell downloads, courses, coaching and memberships with a free plan at 5% and paid plans at 0%.
Chargebee 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Subscription billing and revenue operations for SaaS, on top of Stripe, Braintree and other gateways.
Mighty Networks 🧰 PlatformPaid
Community and course platform with native apps and paid memberships, from $41 a month.
🔥 14-day free trial, no credit card required, plus 2 months free when billing the Launch plan annuallyLearnDash 🧰 PlatformPaid
The leading WordPress LMS plugin: courses, quizzes, drip, certificates and memberships on your own site.
AffiliateWP 🧰 PlatformPaid
WordPress affiliate program plugin for WooCommerce, EDD, MemberPress and more, from $149 a year.
Podia 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Courses, downloads, webinars, coaching and a website with simple pricing; free plan at 10%, paid from $33.
🔥 14-day free trial, full feature access, no credit card requiredBroadstreet 🧰 PlatformPaid
Ad server built for direct-sold local and niche advertising, with sponsor reporting and invoicing.
Outseta 🧰 PlatformPaid
Billing, CRM, email and member login in one tool for membership sites and small SaaS, from $37 a month.
Kickstarter 🧰 PlatformFree
All-or-nothing crowdfunding for creative projects; 5% fee plus payment processing on successful campaigns.
MailerLite 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Affordable email marketing with paid newsletter subscriptions and digital product sales via Stripe.
LearnWorlds 🧰 PlatformPaid
Interactive course platform with video quizzes, assessments, white-label apps and SCORM, from $29 a month.
🔥 30-day free trial (no credit card), plus 15% off for 6 months through Sep 30, 2026 — stacks with the standard 20% annual-billing discount
Geniuslink 🧰 PlatformPaid
Geo-aware affiliate links that send each reader to their local Amazon store, so international clicks earn.
Easy Digital Downloads 🧰 PlatformFreemium
WordPress plugin for selling digital products and software licences on your own site, free core plus paid extensions from $99.50/yr.
🔥 50% off introductory pricing on all EDD Pass plans (e.g. Personal $99.50/yr instead of $199, All Access $499.50/yr instead of $999); renewalTapfiliate 🧰 PlatformPaid
Affiliate tracking for e-commerce and SaaS with Shopify, WooCommerce and Stripe integrations, from $74.
Gelato 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Print on demand produced locally in 30+ countries for faster, cheaper international shipping.
Maven 🧰 PlatformFree
Marketplace and platform for live cohort-based courses; Maven takes 10% and helps with marketing.
Paid Memberships Pro 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Open-source WordPress membership plugin with a free core and paid add-ons.
PayPal 🧰 PlatformFree
The payout method most networks use and a checkout buyers already trust; 3.49% + 49c on commerce payments.
Piano 🧰 PlatformPaid
Enterprise subscription, paywall and audience platform used by major publishers.
Open Collective 🧰 PlatformFree
Transparent funding for open-source projects and communities, with fiscal hosting and public budgets.
Admiral 🧰 PlatformFree
Adblock recovery, consent management and visitor relationship tools for publishers.
ThirstyAffiliates 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Affiliate link cloaking, management and auto-linking for WordPress, with a free version.
Wecantrack 🧰 PlatformPaid
Affiliate conversion tracking that feeds network sales into Google Analytics and ad platforms.
AdButler 🧰 PlatformPaid
Ad server for direct sales, self-serve advertiser portals and email newsletter ads, from $149 a month.
Refersion 🧰 PlatformPaid
Affiliate and influencer management for e-commerce brands on Shopify, BigCommerce and WooCommerce.
Brilliant Directories 🧰 PlatformPaid
Hosted directory and membership-site builder with zero platform fee: from $97/month, or a one-time lifetime plan.