CompareStan Store alternativeUpdated October 2026
More than a link in bio. Your own website and app.
Stan keeps your store at stan.store/yourname, on one of Stan’s themes. Drate gives you a website and app made around you, on your own domain, with memberships, members-only posts and video, courses and a community together. It’s ready in minutes, from $9 a month.
Why creators leave Stan Store.
No domain of your own.
Stan can’t connect a custom domain, so your store is always stan.store/yourname. A domain you own can only forward visitors there.
A Stripe account Stan runs.
Stripe on Stan is an account Stan manages, with no Stripe login. You cash out by hand, your whole balance at once, from $10.
$29 before you sell a thing.
There’s no free plan. After a 14-day trial, Stan costs $29 a month whether you sell or not, or $99 for Creator Pro.
What you get on Drate.
Your website and your app.
A whole site on your own domain, in your look, not a store page on stan.store. On Pro, members get your own iOS and Android app, not Stan’s shared Community app, which Stan lists for iOS only.
Everything you sell, together.
Memberships, members-only posts, video and downloads, courses and a community on one site, with one sign-in for your fans.
Plans from $9 a month.
Drate Regular costs $9 a month and takes 5% of membership sales, and nothing on downloads you sell in your shop. Pro adds your own app for $12 a month or $99 a year.
$9 a month, not $29.
What you pay in a month before you’ve sold anything.
- Drate
- $9a month on Drate Regular, plus 5% of membership sales
- Stan Store
- $29a month on Stan’s cheapest plan, after a 14-day trial
How switching works.
No big move. Build your site, invite your customers over, and keep your Stan store up until they’ve joined you.
Start your site.
Pick a starting point, add your name and choose your look. Your site is ready in minutes, and nothing is public until you publish.
Add what you sell.
Recreate your memberships, add your courses, and upload your posts, video and downloads.
Invite your customers.
Put your new site in your bio and tell your customers. Members join and pay on your site.
Stop their Stan billing.
When a member moves, cancel their Stan subscription. Stan says closing your account or deleting a product won’t stop it.
Side by side.
Everything below is included in Drate’s Regular plan unless it says otherwise.
| Feature | Drate | Stan Store |
|---|---|---|
| Your home | ||
| Your own website, domain and look | Included | stan.store page |
| Your own iPhone and Android app | On Pro | Not offered |
| Memberships & content | ||
| Monthly & yearly memberships | Included | Included |
| Fixed-length passes | Included | Subscriptions with an end date |
| Members-only posts, video & downloads | Included | Included |
| Courses & content library | Included | Included |
| Members community feed | Included | Included |
| Paid coaching & bookings | Included | Included |
| Discord roles by membership | Included | Via Zapier |
| Keep Patreon connected | Included | Not offered |
| Merch | ||
| Merch store | Included | Self-shipped |
| Print on demand, no inventory | Included | Not offered |
| Money | ||
| Monthly price | $9 or $12 | $29 or $99 |
| Fee on membership sales | 5% on every plan | 0%, on plans from $29 a month |
| Who pays you | Your Stripe, directly | Stan-managed Stripe or your PayPal |
Stan Store details are from its public pricing and help pages, checked October 2026. Prices exclude payment processing, which applies on every platform. Plans change, so check the latest before you decide.
Sources
- Stan: Can I Create a Custom Domain for My Stan Store?
- Stan: How to Connect Stan with Stripe
- Stan: How to Access Your Stripe Custom Account
- Stan: How to Cash Out Inside Stan
- Stan: Creator vs. Creator Pro
- Stan: Stan, Stripe, and PayPal Transaction Fees
- Stan: How to Cancel Your Customer’s Subscription
- Stan: How to Use the Community App
- Stan: Stan Store Pricing: Plans, Costs, and What You Get