Vendor fees
CopeCart fees: what a vendor pays
The platform fee, any one-time charge and payout costs, as CopeCart states them on its own pages.
Summarize with:
The fee, in CopeCart's terms
EU: 4.9% of gross + €1 per sale, no monthly fee; card orders 6.9% + €1 from 31 Oct 2026. Americas help example: 10% of net + $1.
How it compares
| Network | What it charges vendors |
|---|---|
| CopeCart | EU: 4.9% of gross + €1 per sale, no monthly fee; card orders 6.9% + €1 from 31 Oct 2026. Americas help example: 10% of net + $1. |
| ClickBank | $49.95 one-time activation fee when your first product is approved (not charged if it is not approved). 7.5% + $1.00 per sale (9.8% + $1.30 for eligible Klarna transactions). $5.00 pay period processing fee per payment issued. 10% of each pay period held as a return allowance for about 12 weeks. No monthly subscription. |
| Digistore24 | No setup or monthly fee. Transaction fee starting at 2.9% + $1 per sale; the vendor says the final rate may vary by product type, traffic source and sales volume. Payout fees $2.50 ACH, $40 international wire. |
| BuyGoods | No vendor fee schedule is published on BuyGoods-owned pages. Vendors apply through a form; entry is by recommendation, referral or proven track record. |
| JVZoo | No setup or monthly fee. 5% platform fee per sale when using your own Stripe or PayPal; 8.5% per sale when using JVZoo payment processing. |
What works
- Published EU rate of 4.9% of the gross sale + €1, with no monthly or annual platform fee
- Reseller (merchant of record) model with monthly credit notes; US sales tax collected automatically, EU VAT and UAE tax on request
- Nine payment methods, buy-now-pay-later, professional collections and a Deal Closer for sales made by phone
- An in-account marketplace where affiliates search offers by keyword, commission and income level
What to watch
- EU card orders move to 6.9% + €1 from 31 October 2026, well above Digistore24's starting rate
- Payouts arrive in two parts: 80% fourteen days after the sale and the last 20% after forty days
- The Americas entity's own billing example uses 10% of the net amount + $1; the 2.9% + $1 on the English homepage is an early-adopter rate for sellers who qualify
- No published affiliate count, and the marketplace is weighted toward German-speaking sellers
CopeCart fee questions
Is the affiliate commission paid before or after the network fee?
Networks differ. Some take their fee off the top and split what is left between you and the affiliate, others pay the commission on the full price and take the fee out of your share. Ask the network which applies before you set your commission rate.
What is the catch in CopeCart's pricing?
Which CopeCart you sign with decides your fee. The EU list rate, the Americas billing example and the homepage's early-adopter rate are three different numbers, so get yours in writing before you price the funnel.