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Fanvault vs Throne.
A privacy-first wishlist platform where fans buy real gifts that ship to a creator without either side seeing the other's details.
Rates verified 2026-08-29
The short answer
Throne is the better tool for anonymous physical gifting: fans buy from a creator's wishlist, Throne places the retail order itself, and the creator's address never leaves the platform, all at zero cost to the creator. Fanvault's wishlist is one rail of a full storefront, and it treats cash as a first-class citizen: tips are just tips and wishlist funds pay out through Stripe, where Throne bars tip-jar cash and prices Cash Gifts at a 9.75% fan-side fee. Pick Throne for blind-shipped gifts; pick Fanvault to run gifting next to auctions, drops, subscriptions and DMs.
At a glance
| Feature | Fanvault | Throne |
|---|---|---|
| Platform fee | 8% flat | 7% on Free |
| Monthly cost | None | None |
| Listing fee | None | None |
| Payouts | Stripe Connect, on settlement | Physical gifts ship to the creator; cash-type gifts accrue to a Throne balance with withdrawal options. |
| Physical fulfillment | Prepaid labels and tracking | Included |
| Auctions | Proxy bidding, anti-snipe | No |
| What they sell | Digital, physical, auctions, subscriptions, tips, wishlist | Wishlist gifts from any retailer, Partner gift store items, Crowdfunded big-ticket gifts, Cash Gifts tied to a real product |
What you keep
The same sale, run through both platforms. Fanvault's column is computed from the live platform rate, and Throne's from their published Free rate.
| Feature | Fanvault | Throne |
|---|---|---|
| $25 sale | $23 | $23.25 |
| $100 sale | $92 | $93 |
| $500 sale | $460 | $465 |
| $2,500 sale | $2,300 | $2,325 |
Throne pricing tiers
| Feature | Monthly | Annual | Seller fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Same | 7% |
- Free: Creators pay nothing. Fans pay the fees at checkout: 0% on partner-store items, 7% on gifts from other retailers, 9.75% on Cash Gifts, plus processing of 2.9% + $0.30 (3.9% + $0.30 on payout items).
Where Throne wins
- True two-way anonymity. Throne places the merchant order itself, so the fan never sees the creator's address and the creator never sees the fan's payment details. Nothing on Fanvault blind-ships a physical gift this way.
- Genuinely free for creators. Every fee is paid by the gifter at checkout, while Fanvault's wishlist rail takes its platform fee out of the contribution.
- Universal catalog. A creator can wishlist items from almost any online retailer, plus a 0%-fee partner store, with fan reach across dozens of countries.
- Streamer-native integrations: on-stream gift alerts and Twitch tooling that make gifting part of the show.
How to pick
Choose Throne if
- Address privacy from fans is the whole point and gifts should arrive as physical surprises
- You want a free wishlist that pulls from any retailer on the internet
- Gifting is a side channel and you sell nowhere, or somewhere else already
Choose Fanvault if
- You want gifting living next to a real storefront: auctions, drops, digital products, subscriptions and DMs
- You want plain cash support: tips with no product attached, paying out through Stripe like the rest of your revenue
- You would rather your fans pay a flat 3% processing fee than a variable stack that reaches 9.75% plus processing on cash-type gifts
Switching
Many creators simply run both: Throne for anonymous physical gifting, Fanvault for everything that is actually for sale. Moving the wishlist itself to Fanvault makes sense once the storefront is where fans already are, since contributions then sit in the same dashboard and payout rail as the rest of the revenue.
Fanvault vs Throne: common questions
- Is Throne really free for creators?
- Yes, at the point of use: signup costs nothing and every checkout fee is paid by the fan. The fan-side stack is 0% on partner-store items, 7% on gifts from other retailers, or 9.75% on Cash Gifts, plus card processing. Fanvault's wishlist takes its 8% platform fee from the contribution instead, with the buyer paying a flat 3% processing fee.
- Can fans just send money on Throne?
- Not as a tip jar. Throne's own rules require Cash Gifts to be tied to a real physical product; listing plain cash amounts is not allowed, and the cash-type route carries the 9.75% fee. On Fanvault, tips are a first-class feature with no product attached, and they pay out through Stripe like any sale.
- Which costs a fan less to support a creator with $100?
- For spendable money, Fanvault: a $100 tip costs the fan $103, and the creator receives $92, or $100 with an active fee waiver. On Throne the cash-gift route prices a $100 goal at $109.75 before processing of 3.9% plus 30 cents. For a physical gift the comparison flips toward Throne's partner store, where the service fee is 0%.
- Does Fanvault protect a creator's address like Throne does?
- Differently. Fanvault wishlist contributions fund an item the creator buys or fulfills, so no fan ever gets the address, but Fanvault does not place blind retail orders on the creator's behalf the way Throne does. If the blind-shipped surprise-gift mechanic is the product you want, Throne is the purpose-built tool.
Sources
Throne rates below were read from their own published pages on 2026-08-29. Prices change, so check theirs before deciding.
Free to start. Keep 92% of every sale.