Vendor fees
SamCart fees: what a vendor pays
The monthly plan and the processor rate, as SamCart states them, next to what the networks charge on a sale.
Summarize with:
The fee, in SamCart's terms
Core is $79 a month or $710 a year. Pro is $199 a month or $1,790 a year. Yearly billing is 25% off. Order bumps, one-click upsells, upgrades, A/B testing, Subscription Saver and the Affiliate Center are on Pro. SamPay is 2.9% + 30¢ with no added platform fee on SamPay. Tax collection is 50 bps on Core and 35 bps on Pro. Dedicated Live Support is $19 a month.
How it compares
| Network | What it charges vendors |
|---|---|
| SamCart | Core is $79 a month or $710 a year. Pro is $199 a month or $1,790 a year. Yearly billing is 25% off. Order bumps, one-click upsells, upgrades, A/B testing, Subscription Saver and the Affiliate Center are on Pro. SamPay is 2.9% + 30¢ with no added platform fee on SamPay. Tax collection is 50 bps on Core and 35 bps on Pro. Dedicated Live Support is $19 a month. |
| 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. |
| CartPanda | The Light plan is $0.99 a month, plus 9.9% and $1 per sale. Advanced is $299 a month at 8.5%. Basics is free. |
| MaxWeb | No vendor fee is published, and the terms list no account service fee. |
| 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
- The subscription includes sales pages, a hosted checkout, subscriptions, courses and reporting.
- SamPay's published rate is the processor fee, separate from the monthly plan.
- Pro adds one-click upsells, order bumps, A/B tests, Subscription Saver and a private affiliate program you manage.
- Affiliates earn nothing until you set a rate, and the last link the buyer clicks gets the credit.
What to watch
- The affiliate program, bumps, upsells and third-party processors are on Pro
- You export a CSV and send affiliate payments by PayPal MassPay, check or another method you choose
- The terms make the vendor responsible for tax, and SamPay runs on Stripe Connect
- Operators say the monthly software subscription no longer pays off for a single business
- A Trustpilot post describes a renewal charge after a low-priced course
SamCart fee questions
Is this a per-sale network fee?
The note above is the monthly plan and the processor rate SamCart publishes. The other rows are networks, and they charge on a sale.
What is the catch with SamCart's pricing?
You approve each affiliate and pay them from an exported file. Order bumps, upsells and the affiliate program are on Pro. You handle sales tax, and the subscription still bills in a month with no sales.
What we read
From SamCart
- https://www.samcart.com/
- https://www.samcart.com/features/payment-processors
- https://www.samcart.com/pricing
- https://help.samcart.com/support/solutions/articles/60000648176-the-affiliate-center
Other sources
We read 11 discussions and reviews. Quotes are excerpts; open a link to read the original in context.
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- [r11] SamCart vs ThriveCart on G2
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