# Affiliate network fee calculator for vendors · Vendor Runbook > Source: https://vendorrunbook.com/compare/affiliate-network-fee-calculator-what-a-vendor-keeps-per-sale Calculator ## Affiliate network fee calculator: what a vendor keeps per sale Put in your price and the commission you pay affiliates. Hotmart uses the currency row you pick. The other rows follow their own published rules. By Vendor Runbook Editorial Desk. Updated 2026-10-22\. Rates taken from each network's own fee pages. Sale price (USD)The price the buyer pays, from $2 Affiliate commission (%)The rate you set, 0 to 100 Hotmart currencyThe help-center row for that currency US dollars, sale above $15 Euros, sale above €15 Pounds, sale above £15 Brazilian reais, sale above R$10 Cross-currency, sale above $5 JVZoo feeDepends on who processes the payment 5%, your own Stripe or PayPal 8.5%, JVZoo payment processing Digistore24 rateBoth rates are published by Digistore24 2.9% + $1, advertised starting rate 7.9% + $1, US regular margin CopeCart rate (EU, in euros)Card orders pay more from 31 Oct 2026 4.9% + €1, standard 6.9% + €1, credit card orders Work out my share For a $97 sale at 50% commission: | Network | Network fee | Affiliate gets | You keep | How it is worked out | | ------------------------------------------- | ------------- | ---------------- | -------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [ClickBank](/reviews/clickbank/pricing) | $8.28 | $44.36 | $44.36 | The fee comes off the price first, and the commission is a share of what remains. | | [Hotmart](/reviews/hotmart/pricing) | $10.60 | $43.20 to $48.50 | $37.90 to $43.20 | Dollar sale above $15\. The affiliate base is unstated, so both outcomes are shown. Optional payout outside Brazil: 90% in two business days, 10% held 15 days. | | [JVZoo](/reviews/jvzoo/pricing) | $4.85 | $48.50 | $43.65 | The fee and the commission are both worked out on the full price. | | [Digistore24](/reviews/digistore24/pricing) | $3.81 | $46.60 to $48.50 | $44.69 to $46.59 | Digistore24 does not say whether commission is paid on the full price or after its fee, so both outcomes are shown. | | [CopeCart](/reviews/copecart/pricing) | €5.75 | Not modelled | €91.25 before commission and VAT | The price is assumed to be in euros, and the commission is calculated from what is left after VAT and the fee. | | [BuyGoods](/reviews/buygoods) | Not published | Not published | Not published | Fees are agreed with each vendor at onboarding. | An estimate built from each network's published fee rule. It leaves out sales tax and VAT, shipping, refunds and chargebacks, reserves, payout charges, card processing on JVZoo's own-processor path, and ClickBank's one-time product approval fee. ### Worked example: one sale at 50% commission Take a $97 product. On ClickBank the fee comes off first: seven and a half percent of the price plus one dollar is $8.28, which leaves $88.72, and the affiliate's half is worked out on that smaller amount. The affiliate and the vendor each end up with about $44.36. JVZoo reverses the order. The affiliate's half is figured on the full price, so the affiliate gets $48.50, the 5% fee is $4.85 and the vendor keeps $43.65\. Switch to JVZoo's own payment processing and the fee rises to $8.25, leaving $40.25. Digistore24's fee on the same sale is $3.81 at its advertised starting rate and $8.66 at the regular margin its US help center lists. Its public pages do not say whether the affiliate's percentage applies before or after that fee, so the calculator shows a range: between $44.69 and $46.59 for the vendor at the lower rate, and between $39.84 and $44.17 at the higher one. CopeCart charges in euros, €5.75 on a €97 order at its standard EU rate and €7.69 on an order paid by card once the surcharge starts. Its help center calculates the affiliate commission from the amount left after VAT and its own fee. VAT depends on where the buyer lives, so the tool stops at the fee. BuyGoods publishes no fee, so there is nothing to calculate. On Hotmart the dollar row comes to $10.60, which leaves $86.40 before any affiliate percentage. A 50% affiliate might be paid from the $97 price or from the $86.40 left after the fee, so the vendor keeps $37.90 or $43.20\. [Hotmart's two-business-day schedule](https://help.hotmart.com/en/article/36866116752525/how-does-the-2-day-payment-schedule-work-globally-except-brazil-), outside Brazil, pays 90% of net revenue in two business days and holds the other 10% for 15 days. That hold stays inside the amount you keep. The schedule also adds a 0.97% processing fee on top of the platform fee in the row. My take: I'd judge a network by the line that says what you keep, because the headline percentage misleads. ClickBank's rate looks steeper than JVZoo's 5%, yet at this price the ClickBank vendor keeps more at any commission from about 42% up, since the affiliate's share is cut from a smaller base. Against JVZoo's 8.5% processing rate, ClickBank leaves the vendor with more at practically every commission level. On this dollar sale, Hotmart's vendor range sits below ClickBank's share. ### How each network defines its fee #### ClickBank: the fee first, then the split ClickBank's [seller page](https://www.clickbank.com/sell/) lists 7.5% + $1.00 per sale with no monthly subscription, plus a one-time $49.95 approval fee for a product. Its [fee article](https://support.clickbank.com/en/articles/10535137-what-are-clickbank-s-fees) describes the mechanics: ClickBank buys the product from you at 92.5% of the sale price minus the dollar, and your commission rate applies to that wholesale amount. Its own example pays a 50% affiliate $45.75 out of $91.50 on a $100 sale. ClickBank's [overview of how it works](https://www.clickbank.com/how-clickbank-works/) adds that sales tax and shipping come out after the fee, and this calculator leaves both aside. #### JVZoo: both cuts from the gross price The [JVZoo FAQ](https://www.jvzoo.com/faq) sets the fee at 5% when you take payment through your own processor and 8.5% when JVZoo processes it, with no listing fee. The [vendor agreement](https://www.jvzoo.com/vendoragreement) defines the fee as a share of the gross selling price, and the FAQ's own $100 example pays the affiliate its full $50 at either rate. Your own Stripe or PayPal processing charges on the 5% path are extra and are left out of the result. #### Digistore24: an advertised floor and a regular margin The [Digistore24 pricing page](https://www.digistore24.com/pricing/) advertises a fee starting at 2.9% with $1 added and says that the final rate may vary with product type, traffic source and sales volume. The [Digistore24 Inc. help article](https://help.digistore24.com/hc/en-us/articles/23694606727057-Costs-on-Digistore24-Inc-US) for US vendors lists 7.9% plus a dollar as the regular margin for all products. Use the higher rate for planning until your own contract shows otherwise. The [Digistore24 vs JVZoo comparison](/compare/digistore24-vs-jvzoo) covers what else sits in that margin, such as the security deposit. #### CopeCart: euros, with a card surcharge on the way CopeCart's [EU fee article](https://help-eu.copecart.com/en/articles/9061163-copecart-fee) gives the formula as the gross amount times 4.9%, plus €1, with no monthly or annual charge. The same page says new credit card orders pay a 2% surcharge from 31 October 2026, so those orders are 6.9% plus €1\. Pick the card rate in the form if most of your buyers pay by card. #### BuyGoods: terms agreed at onboarding [BuyGoods](https://buygoods.com/) invites vendors to apply but publishes no per-sale fee, so the calculator shows it as not published. Rates attributed to it on other networks' pages are left out on purpose. The [BuyGoods review](/reviews/buygoods) covers what is public about selling there. #### Hotmart fees for sellers, from the help-center table Hotmart's [fee article](https://help.hotmart.com/en/article/208298448/what-are-the-fees-charged-by-hotmart) says the platform fee is taken when a sale is approved. Every line in that table is 9.9% plus a fixed amount: $1.00 on dollar sales over $15, €1.00 over €15, £1.00 over £15, R$2.49 on Brazilian real sales over R$10, and $1.00 on sales over $5 when the buyer pays in a currency different from yours. The [Hotmart review](/reviews/hotmart) lists those rows along with the withdrawal schedules. ### Frequently asked questions How much does ClickBank take per sale? Seven and a half percent of the price plus one dollar. On a $47 product that comes to $4.53, before tax, shipping or refunds. What are the JVZoo fees for a vendor? A flat 5% of each sale when buyers pay through your own Stripe or PayPal, 8.5% when JVZoo processes the payment. There is no listing or monthly charge. What are the Digistore24 fees? Two figures come from Digistore24 itself: the low advertised floor on its pricing page and the higher regular margin its US entity lists. Which one applies is set for your product, so plan with both. What are the Hotmart fees for sellers? The charge comes off an approved sale. Pick the currency in the form and that row applies the matching line to your price. Is the affiliate commission taken before or after the network fee? ClickBank pays the affiliate a share of what is left after its fee. JVZoo pays it on the full price. CopeCart works it out after VAT and its own cut. Digistore24 and Hotmart leave that base off the fee pages used here, so those rows show a span. BuyGoods publishes no fee. Is the result what I will actually be paid? No. It is an estimate of one sale before refunds, chargebacks, reserves, tax and payout charges, all of which come out later. ### Changelog * Hotmart is in the table for dollar, euro, pound and Brazilian real sales, and for a sale paid in another currency. That row carries the payout note. * The first version covered ClickBank, JVZoo, Digistore24, CopeCart and BuyGoods. 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