# ThriveCart fees for vendors · Vendor Runbook > Source: https://vendorrunbook.com/reviews/thrivecart/pricing 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. By Vendor Runbook Editorial Desk. Fees read on 2026-10-20. **Disclosure:**We may earn a commission when you buy through links on this page. It never affects our rankings. [How we research](/methodology). At a glance Starts at $37/mo Free trial 30 days Best for vendors who charge through their own payment processor, add Pro+ when partners promote the offer, and pay no platform percentage Founded 2016 Website [Official site](https://thrivecart.com/) ### 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](/reviews/clickbank/pricing) | $49.95 once, when the first product is approved, then 7.5% + $1.00 per sale. No monthly fee. | | [Digistore24](/reviews/digistore24/pricing) | 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](/reviews/buygoods/pricing) | No public vendor fee. The terms are set when the account is approved. | | [JVZoo](/reviews/jvzoo/pricing) | 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](/reviews/copecart/pricing) | 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](/reviews/warrior-plus-review/pricing) | No fee until a sale. 4.9% plus $0.10, or 2% on the high-volume tier. | | [CartPanda](/reviews/cartpanda/pricing) | 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](/reviews/maxweb-affiliate-network/pricing) | No vendor fee is published, and the terms list no account service fee. | | [SamCart](/reviews/samcart/pricing) | Core is $79 a month. Pro is $199 a month and adds the Affiliate Center. | | [Hotmart](/reviews/hotmart/pricing) | No monthly fee. A USD sale above $15 is 9.9% + $1.00. | | [PayKickstart](/reviews/paykickstart/pricing) | 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](/reviews/clickfunnels/pricing) | Launch $97 a month. Affiliate tools on Optimize at $297 a month, or Dominate at $5,997 a year. | | [Stan Store](/reviews/stan-store/pricing) | 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 * * Tax calculation fee * Affiliate link host pattern #### Other sources We read 11 discussions and reviews. Quotes are excerpts; open a link to read the original in context. 1. \[r1\] [Thoughts on ThriveCart ](https://www.reddit.com/r/digital%5Fmarketing/comments/1l8jeoj/thoughts%5Fon%5Fthrivecart/) Reddit 2. \[r2\] [Thoughts on ThriveCart ](https://www.reddit.com/r/digital%5Fmarketing/comments/1l8jeoj/thoughts%5Fon%5Fthrivecart/) Reddit 3. \[r3\] [Thrivecart vs Samcart decisions ](https://www.reddit.com/r/martechstacks/comments/1f64i9g/thrivecart%5Fvs%5Fsamcart%5Fdecisions/) Reddit 4. \[r4\] [Thrivecart vs Samcart decisions ](https://www.reddit.com/r/martechstacks/comments/1f64i9g/thrivecart%5Fvs%5Fsamcart%5Fdecisions/) Reddit 5. \[r5\] [ThriveCart reviews on Capterra ](https://www.capterra.com/p/234835/ThriveCart/reviews/) Capterra 6. \[r6\] [ThriveCart reviews on Capterra, page 2 ](https://www.capterra.com/p/234835/ThriveCart/reviews/?page=2) Capterra 7. \[r7\] [Thoughts on ThriveCart ](https://www.reddit.com/r/digital%5Fmarketing/comments/1l8jeoj/thoughts%5Fon%5Fthrivecart/) Reddit 8. \[r8\] [Do any of you really use thrivecart? ](https://www.reddit.com/r/digital%5Fmarketing/comments/13n9fw0/do%5Fany%5Fof%5Fyou%5Freally%5Fuse%5Fthrivecart%5Fif%5Fso%5Fare%5Fyou/) Reddit 9. \[r9\] [Do any of you really use thrivecart? ](https://www.reddit.com/r/digital%5Fmarketing/comments/13n9fw0/do%5Fany%5Fof%5Fyou%5Freally%5Fuse%5Fthrivecart%5Fif%5Fso%5Fare%5Fyou/) Reddit 10. \[r10\] [ThriveCart alternatives ](https://www.reddit.com/r/martechstacks/comments/1au0juj/thrivecart%5Falternatives/) Reddit 11. \[r11\] [Kartra vs ThriveCart ](https://www.reddit.com/r/EcommerceWebsite/comments/1j5nemr/kartra%5Fvs%5Fthrivecartwhich%5Fone%5Fshould%5Fi%5Fgo%5Ffor/) Reddit ### Related * [The full ThriveCart review](/reviews/thrivecart) * [ThriveCart alternatives](/alternatives/thrivecart) * [Affiliate networks for vendors, ranked](/best) * [Which affiliate network fits your offer](/compare/which-affiliate-network-fits-your-offer-a-picker-for-vendors) * [Fee calculator: what you keep per sale on each network](/compare/affiliate-network-fee-calculator-what-a-vendor-keeps-per-sale) * [Payout timeline: when each network releases funds from a sale](/compare/when-does-a-vendor-get-paid-payout-hold-and-reserve-timeline-by-affiliate-networ) --- [ ](/) For product owners selling through affiliate networks like ClickBank, BuyGoods, Digistore24 and JVZoo: approval, funnels, affiliates, payouts and chargebacks. 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