Both take 20%. That is where the similarity stops. Ten rows of real differences on payouts, discovery, free tiers and audience, plus a straight verdict.
Last updated July 2026
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JustForFans and Fansly both take 20%, so neither pays more per dollar sold. Fansly is the better choice for most US creators because it has the larger audience and lets one account run a free tier and a paid tier side by side. JustForFans is the better choice if you are a male or LGBTQ creator, if piracy is costing you money, or if you will go exclusive for its 85% rate.
The comparison people expect to matter, the cut, is a tie. What actually separates these two is how fans find you, how you get paid, and which audience is already sitting on the platform. Those differences are large, and they push in opposite directions depending on what you sell and who buys it. The table below is the whole argument in ten rows.
Neither platform publishes its full fee schedule where a non-member can read it, so payout figures are marked as commonly reported.
| What you are comparing | JustForFans | Fansly | What it means for you |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard cut | 20% (you keep 80%) | 20% (you keep 80%) | Identical. Neither platform wins on the headline rate. |
| Best available cut | 15% under Exclusive Performer status | 20%, no loyalty tier exists | JustForFans is the only one of the two that will lower its own cut. |
| Cost of that better rate | You may not be on OnlyFans or any competitor | Not applicable | Exclusivity is the price. For most creators it costs more than 5 points. |
| Payout minimum | $50 commonly reported | $20 by Paxum or crypto, $100 by bank transfer | Fansly is cheaper to cash out of if you use Paxum or crypto. |
| Payout schedule | Weekly or monthly, you choose | Request based, 7 day pending period | JustForFans automates it. Fansly makes you ask each time. |
| Discovery | Searchable performer database by niche, tag and keyword | Tags, categories and browsing, plus a suggestion feed | Both beat OnlyFans here. Fansly surfaces more new creators day to day. |
| Audience size | Smaller, long established, strong male and LGBTQ base | Larger, growing fast, broad | Fansly has more fans. JustForFans has a more specific audience. |
| Content rules | Adult friendly, long track record | The most permissive of the large platforms | Fansly allows content categories some platforms restrict. |
| Free tier / paywall model | Subscription, PPV, store, texting, live | Free and paid tiers on one account, plus PPV and tips | Fansly free tiers are a genuine funnel advantage. |
| Anti-piracy support | Actively chases takedowns, a founding selling point | Standard DMCA handling | JustForFans has the stronger reputation here. |
Two rows deserve a second look. The exclusive tier is the only place either platform will move on price, and the condition attached to it is severe: JustForFans has to be your only fan platform, which for most creators costs far more in lost OnlyFans income than the 5 points are worth. The payout minimum row cuts the other way. Fansly is cheaper to cash out of at $20, but only through Paxum or crypto. If you want the money in a US bank account, the reported minimum jumps to $100, which is double the JustForFans floor. Our full breakdown of how much JustForFans takes and of how much Fansly takes works through the arithmetic on a $1,000 month.
There is no single winner here, so find the row that describes you.
| If this is you | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| You want the largest audience of the two | Fansly | More fans, more traffic, faster growth. At the same 20% cut, more buyers beats every other variable on this page. |
| You want a free tier to funnel fans into paid | Fansly | Fansly lets one account run a free tier and a paid tier side by side. That is a real conversion mechanic JustForFans does not match. |
| You want the lowest cut you can legally get | JustForFans | Exclusive Performer status pays 85%. It is the only loyalty discount either platform offers, and Fansly has no equivalent. |
| You are a male or LGBTQ creator | JustForFans | Its long established base in that market is a genuine differentiator, not marketing. The buyers are already there. |
| Piracy is already costing you money | JustForFans | Both handle DMCA. JustForFans built part of its reputation on chasing stolen content, and creators consistently report it acts. |
| You want your money without asking for it | JustForFans | Weekly or monthly automatic payouts, versus requesting every withdrawal on Fansly and waiting out a 7 day pending window. |
| You want to cash out small balances | Fansly | $20 by Paxum or crypto against a commonly reported $50 floor on JustForFans. Note the $100 minimum if you want a plain bank transfer. |
| You are still on both and cannot decide | Run both | Nothing stops you at the standard 80% split. Only the JustForFans exclusive tier forces a choice, and you can make that later once you know which converts. |
On the standard split, exactly the same: $800 either way, because both take 20%. Under JustForFans Exclusive Performer status you would keep $850, a $50 difference. That is the entire financial gap, and it only exists if you close every other platform you sell on.
Run that against what exclusivity actually costs. If your OnlyFans page earns even $300 a month, going exclusive on JustForFans to gain $50 costs you $240 net. The exclusive tier pays off for a narrow group: creators who already sell only on JustForFans, have no intention of opening anywhere else, and are earning enough that 5 points is meaningful money. At $1,000 a month that is $600 a year, which is real but not life changing. At $10,000 a month it is $6,000 a year, and the calculation changes completely.
The bigger variable is volume, not rate. A Fansly page with 200 subscribers at 80% beats a JustForFans page with 80 subscribers at 85% by a wide margin, and no fee tier closes that gap. This is why the honest answer to which platform pays more is usually whichever one your particular audience is already on, which you find out by testing rather than by reading fee tables.
Nothing in either platform's rules stops you from posting to JustForFans and Fansly at once on the standard 80% split. Plenty of creators do exactly that, because it costs nothing but the time to cross-post and it answers the question this whole page is about with real data instead of guesswork.
Give it 60 to 90 days. Post the same core content to both, keep one or two pieces exclusive to each so neither page is a dead mirror of the other, and promote both links from the same off-platform accounts. At the end, compare subscriber count, average revenue per fan and how much of each figure came from your own promotion rather than platform discovery. That last number is the one that tells you whether the platform is doing anything for you at all.
Only close a page once the other is clearly out-earning it, and remember that subscribers never transfer. If your problem turns out to be that neither page has enough fans, the platform was never the variable. Our guide to promoting a creator page off-platform applies identically to both, and the JustForFans promotion playbook covers the discovery quirks specific to JFF.
Apply to FansPromo freeFansly is better for most creators because it has the larger audience at the identical 20% cut, plus free tiers that funnel fans into paid subscriptions. JustForFans is better if you are a male or LGBTQ creator, if piracy is costing you money, or if you will go exclusive for the 85% rate.
Both pay 80% on the standard split, so neither pays more by default. JustForFans can pay 85% under Exclusive Performer status, but that requires leaving OnlyFans and every competitor. In practice Fansly usually pays more in dollars because the larger audience produces more sales at the same rate.
Yes. Running both on the standard 80% split is common and is usually the right move while you are learning which platform converts your audience. The only conflict is JustForFans Exclusive Performer status, which pays 85% but requires JustForFans to be your only fan platform.
Both beat OnlyFans, which offers essentially none. JustForFans has a searchable performer database you can be found in by niche, tag and keyword. Fansly has tags, categories and a suggestion feed that surfaces more new creators day to day. Fansly is the stronger of the two for passive discovery.
Neither is unsafe. Both verify creators, process payments through established providers and handle DMCA takedowns. JustForFans has the stronger reputation for actively pursuing pirated content, which is the one safety difference that shows up in creator income rather than just in policy documents.
Fansly is commonly reported at $20 by Paxum or crypto and $100 by bank transfer, with a 7 day pending period on earnings. JustForFans is commonly reported at $50, paid weekly or monthly on a schedule you set. Neither publishes these figures where a non-member can read them, so treat both as reported rather than official.
Only if your reason is audience size or free tiers, because the fee is the same. Subscribers do not transfer between platforms, so every paying fan has to sign up again and re-enter a card. Run both in parallel for a month or two rather than closing one cold.
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