Vendor fees
CartPanda fees: what a vendor pays
The monthly plan and the processor rate, as CartPanda states them, next to what the networks charge on a sale.
Summarize with:
The fee, in CartPanda's terms
The Basics plan is $0 for affiliates or pre-launch. Paid plans add a monthly fee plus 8.5% to 9.9% of each sale and $1 per sale on the US pricing page. CartPanda Pay international processing uses separate rates (from 8.5% + R$1.50) and a rolling reserve.
How it compares
| Network | What it charges vendors |
|---|---|
| CartPanda | The Basics plan is $0 for affiliates or pre-launch. Paid plans add a monthly fee plus 8.5% to 9.9% of each sale and $1 per sale on the US pricing page. CartPanda Pay international processing uses separate rates (from 8.5% + R$1.50) and a rolling reserve. |
| ClickBank | $49.95 once, when the first product is approved, then 7.5% + $1.00 per sale. No monthly fee. |
| Digistore24 | Nothing due until a sale. The per-sale rate starts at 2.9% + $1 and is set for each product, with a higher US margin. Payout charges are listed with the drawbacks. |
| BuyGoods | No public vendor fee. The terms are set when the account is approved. |
| JVZoo | Nothing due until a sale. 5% per sale if you connect your own Stripe or PayPal, or 8.5% if JVZoo processes the payment. |
| CopeCart | EU orders are 4.9% of the gross plus one euro, with no monthly fee. Card orders rise by 2 percentage points once the surcharge starts. The Americas billing example is 10% of the net plus one dollar. |
| WarriorPlus | No fee until a sale. 4.9% plus $0.10, or 2% on the high-volume tier. |
| MaxWeb | No vendor fee is published, and the terms list no account service fee. |
| SamCart | Core is $79 a month. Pro is $199 a month and adds the Affiliate Center. |
| Hotmart | No monthly fee. A USD sale above $15 is 9.9% + $1.00. |
| ThriveCart | Standard is $47 a month, or $495 paid once. Pro+ is $87 a month and adds affiliates. The platform fee on a sale is 0%. |
| PayKickstart | From $79 a month up to $3,000 in revenue, or 6% of revenue on Launch. Connect starts at 2.3% plus $0.20. |
| ClickFunnels | Launch $97 a month. Affiliate tools on Optimize at $297 a month, or Dominate at $5,997 a year. |
| Stan Store | Creator is $29 a month or $300 a year. Affiliate Share is on Creator Pro at $99 a month or $948 a year. The homepage advertises 0% transaction fees. |
What works
- One-page and three-step checkouts, with order bumps and one-click upsells after the purchase
- CartPanda is the company on the buyer's charge, with a published order lookup, refund windows and a phone number
- Basics is free for affiliates and for a store before launch, and the homepage says you can open an account with no credit card
- The US pricing page lists the monthly fee and the per-sale rate on the page itself
What to watch
- Paid plans add a monthly fee on top of a high percentage of each sale
- If the buyer gets a refund, CartPanda keeps the platform transaction fee
- CartPanda Pay holds a reserve, and the contract sets the number of days until a payout
- Trustpilot buyers report fast refunds and also partial or refused ones
- A Capterra review calls the features buggy, and vendor reviews outside CartPanda's own site are thin
CartPanda fee questions
Is this a per-sale network fee?
The note above is the monthly plan and the processor rate CartPanda publishes. The other rows are networks, and they charge on a sale.
What is the catch with CartPanda's pricing?
The monthly fee sits on top of a percentage of each sale. If the buyer gets a refund, CartPanda keeps its transaction fee. CartPanda Pay also keeps a rolling reserve. The affiliates are CartPanda's own.
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