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 ~40,000 sends/mo (4 sends to your full list per month). Pick one, /pricing for Resend vs plan caps.
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 plan caps.
Showing the Starter subscription only ($29/mo). About 40,000 sends/mo is above Starter's included platform sending, so this comparison does not include the email cost of that workload.
Patreon vs Hyax: Feature comparison
| Feature | Hyax | Patreon |
|---|---|---|
| Content & Publishing | ||
| Blog / Website | Included | Creator page only |
| AI Writing Assistant | Included | Not included |
| Brand-trained AI | Included | Not included |
| Custom Domain | Included | Not included |
| SEO Optimization | Included | Not included |
| Lighthouse 85+ Score | Included | Not included |
| Email Marketing | ||
| Email Newsletters | Included | Partial |
| Email Automations | Included | Not included |
| Behavioral Segmentation | Included | Partial |
| A/B Testing | Included | Not included |
| Email Sequences | Included | Not included |
| Unlimited Sends | Included | Included |
| Monetization | ||
| Paid Memberships | Included | Included |
| Digital Products | Included | Partial |
| Courses | Included | Not included |
| 0% Platform Fees | Included | Not included |
| Community / Chat | Included | Included |
| Tiered Pricing | Included | Included |
| Platform & Tools | ||
| Analytics Dashboard | Included | Included |
| API Access | Included | Included |
| Link in Bio | Included | Not included |
| Help Desk / Knowledge Base | Included | Not included |
| Visual Workflow Builder | Included | Not included |
| Live Chat Widget | Included | Not included |
| Pricing Model | ||
| Flat Pricing | Included | 8–12% of income |
| Unlimited Subscribers | Included | Included |
| No Transaction Fees | Included | Not included |
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\u2019s $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.