Alternatives
Stan Store alternatives.
5 real options for creators leaving Stan Store, with what each one is actually good at and what it costs.
Rates verified 2026-08-15
The short answer
There is no single best Stan Store alternative, because the right one depends on what you sell. Beacons is the closest match for most people leaving (free with a 9% fee, or $30 a month for 0%), and the rest of this page is the honest version of why you might pick one of the others instead.
Why creators leave Stan Store
- $29 a month starts before your first sale, and there is no free plan to test on
- No custom domain on any tier, so the page is always stan.store/yourname
- Digital only, so physical products and auctions need a second platform
- Creator Pro at $99 a month is where the funnel features actually live
None of these make Stan Store a bad product. They are the specific frictions that send people looking, and if none of them apply to you, staying is a perfectly good answer.
The options
- 1
Beacons
Free with a 9% fee, or $30 a month for 0%Best for: Starting free and only paying when you sell.
- 2
Fanvault
Free, flat 8% per saleBest for: Physical and digital in one storefront, with no monthly floor.
- 3
Kajabi
From about $89 a monthBest for: Serious course businesses that have outgrown a link page.
- 4
Podia
Low monthly tiersBest for: Courses and memberships with a gentler price than Kajabi.
- 5
Gumroad
Free, 10% flatBest for: Selling a single digital product with no subscription at all.
Side by side
| Feature | Cost | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Stan Store (current) | $29/mo, 0% fee | A link-in-bio storefront built around courses, coaching and funnels. |
| Beacons | Free with a 9% fee, or $30 a month for 0% | Starting free and only paying when you sell |
| Fanvault | Free, flat 8% per sale | Physical and digital in one storefront, with no monthly floor |
| Kajabi | From about $89 a month | Serious course businesses that have outgrown a link page |
| Podia | Low monthly tiers | Courses and memberships with a gentler price than Kajabi |
| Gumroad | Free, 10% flat | Selling a single digital product with no subscription at all |
Want the detailed head to head rather than the shortlist? Read Fanvault vs Stan Store, which runs the payout math on the same sale through both.
When to stay on Stan Store
- Funnels. Order bumps, upsells and affiliate tracking on Creator Pro are more developed than anything Fanvault offers, and for a course business that machinery is the product.
- 0% on sales, genuinely. Above roughly $363 a month in digital sales, Stan's flat subscription costs a creator less than our 8%, and at $5,000 a month it is not close.
- Booking and scheduling are native, so coaches do not need Calendly bolted on.
- It is purpose-built for one job. If you sell courses and nothing else, a tool that only sells courses is easier to run than one that also does auctions and shipping.
Switching costs time and momentum. If one of the points above describes the core of your business, the fee difference is unlikely to be worth the move.
Fanvault is free to join, takes a flat 8%, and you keep 92% of every sale.