Vendor fees
ThriveCart fees: what a vendor pays
The monthly plan and the processor rate, as ThriveCart states them, next to what the networks charge on a sale.
Summarize with:
The fee, in ThriveCart's terms
Standard is $47 a month or $37 a month billed annually, with a 30-day trial on new monthly plans. Pro+ is $87 a month or $67 a month billed annually, with the same trial. The campaign page lists Standard lifetime at $495 one-time (was $1,995). Lifetime Standard holders can add Pro+ for $295 per year. 0% to ThriveCart on sales. On a Standard subscription the processor fees page lists 0.10% on subscription bumps, 5% of the first retained payment on retention offers, and 0.10% on Advanced Adaptive Pricing. Affiliate Center is on Pro+. Tax calculation on the existing catalog note was 0.5% per eligible transaction on Standard and 0.35% on Pro+; this refresh does not restate a card rule for the trial.
How it compares
| Network | What it charges vendors |
|---|---|
| ThriveCart | Standard is $47 a month or $37 a month billed annually, with a 30-day trial on new monthly plans. Pro+ is $87 a month or $67 a month billed annually, with the same trial. The campaign page lists Standard lifetime at $495 one-time (was $1,995). Lifetime Standard holders can add Pro+ for $295 per year. 0% to ThriveCart on sales. On a Standard subscription the processor fees page lists 0.10% on subscription bumps, 5% of the first retained payment on retention offers, and 0.10% on Advanced Adaptive Pricing. Affiliate Center is on Pro+. Tax calculation on the existing catalog note was 0.5% per eligible transaction on Standard and 0.35% on Pro+; this refresh does not restate a card rule for the trial. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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
- ThriveCart adds no platform percentage per sale. You pay the processing fee that Stripe or PayPal already charges.
- Standard includes one bump, one-click upsells and downsells, sales tax automation, and unlimited products and funnels.
- New subscriptions include a 30-day trial. The one-time Standard license is sold on a separate checkout page.
- Tax calculation and collection are available, with a lower rate on Pro+ than on Standard.
- The homepage lists extra bumps, custom domains, subscription dunning, and JV contracts on Pro+, along with the affiliate center.
What to watch
- A new account does not get the affiliate center on Standard. Legacy Pro and Client accounts are the exception named in the setup article.
- Commissions go out through your PayPal account. Stripe and Authorize.net cannot send affiliate commissions from inside ThriveCart.
- You are the merchant of record, and the customer's money goes to your processor.
- Buyers report slow refunds for ThriveCart subscriptions.
- Sellers describe checkout downtime that blocked payment, and a Capterra review describes a refund that posted twice.
ThriveCart fee questions
Is this a per-sale network fee?
The note above is the monthly plan and the processor rate ThriveCart publishes. The other rows are networks, and they charge on a sale.
What is the catch with ThriveCart's pricing?
Affiliate tracking on a new account is a Pro+ feature, commissions are paid through your PayPal account, and you remain the merchant on the charge. One public comment describes a slow refund of the software subscription. Another describes checkout downtime that blocked a payment.
What we read
From ThriveCart
- https://thrivecart.com/
- https://thrivecart.com/company/processorfees/
- https://support.thrivecart.com/help/the-complete-affiliate-setup-walkthrough/
Other sources
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