Alternative to Patreon: Hyax
Patreon takes 8–12% of your income plus payment processing. Hyax takes 0%. Run memberships, sell products, and publish content — all for $29/mo flat.
Pricing at a glance
Patreon Pro charges 8% of all income, Premium charges 12%. The slider estimates Patreon\u2019s cut assuming 5% of subscribers are patrons at $5/mo on the Pro plan (8%). Actual costs depend on your patron count and pricing.
Hyax email cost (optional)
Assumes ~60,000 sends/mo (4 sends to your full list per month). Pick one — /pricing for Resend vs platform caps.
Save $571/mo with Hyax (95% cheaper)
That's $6852/year you keep in your pocket.
Patreon: Estimated 8% Patreon Pro fee assuming 5% patron conversion at $10/mo average. Your actual cost depends on income. Excludes payment processing. Verify on patreon.com.
Hyax: Starter plan ($29/mo), monthly billing, flat pricing, unlimited contacts, 0% platform fees. Does not include raw Resend charges when you use your own API key for unlimited sending — see pricing for email limits and overage.
Patreon vs Hyax: Feature comparison
| Feature | Hyax | Patreon |
|---|---|---|
| Content & Publishing | ||
| Blog / Website | Creator page only | |
| AI Writing Assistant | ||
| Brand-trained AI | ||
| Custom Domain | ||
| SEO Optimization | ||
| Lighthouse 85+ Score | ||
| Email Marketing | ||
| Email Newsletters | ||
| Email Automations | ||
| Behavioral Segmentation | ||
| A/B Testing | ||
| Email Sequences | ||
| Unlimited Sends | ||
| Monetization | ||
| Paid Memberships | ||
| Digital Products | ||
| Courses | ||
| 0% Platform Fees | ||
| Community / Chat | ||
| Tiered Pricing | ||
| Platform & Tools | ||
| Analytics Dashboard | ||
| API Access | ||
| Link in Bio | ||
| Help Desk / Knowledge Base | ||
| Visual Workflow Builder | ||
| Live Chat Widget | ||
| Pricing Model | ||
| Flat Pricing | 8–12% of income | |
| Unlimited Subscribers | ||
| No Transaction Fees | ||
Why switch from Patreon to Hyax
Platform fees on income
Patreon Pro takes 8% of all your income, Premium takes 12%. At $5k/mo, that’s $400–$600/mo gone. Hyax is $29/mo flat with 0% fees.
Your domain, your brand
Patreon pages live on patreon.com. Hyax gives you a custom domain, full website, blog with SEO, and complete brand control.
More than memberships
Patreon is memberships. Hyax is a full platform — courses, digital products, email marketing, community, help desk, and AI writing.
Ready to switch from Patreon?
Import your content and subscribers. Start building on Hyax today.