Both platforms take the same flat 20%. Everything that actually changes your month is structural — discovery, tiers and buyer base. Here is the honest table.
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OnlyFans and Fansly compared on earnings-relevant features
OnlyFans
Fansly
Platform fee
Flat 20%
Flat 20%
You keep
80%
80%
Subscription tiers
One price per page
Up to four tiers
Native discovery
None — you bring the audience
Explore page + tags
Free-page DMs
Free pages can DM subscribers
Free accounts can receive DMs
Buyer base
Largest in the category
Smaller, growing
Scheduling
Native post scheduling
Native post scheduling
What the table means in practice
Because the fee is identical, "which platform pays more" is the wrong question. The right
ones: can you bring your own audience (OnlyFans rewards that most), do you need to be
discovered (Fansly's explore page does real work for small creators), and do you want tiered
pricing (Fansly supports up to four tiers, which the
pricing calculator can ladder for you).
Plenty of creators simply run both. Same content, two storefronts, one warning: the inbox
doubles, and unanswered messages are where estimates go to die — on either platform. That
workload is what
Velvetly carries: replies drafted in your voice on both platforms, with you approving
every send.
For earnings math they are identical: both take a flat 20%. OnlyFans brings the larger buyer base; Fansly brings discovery and multi-tier pricing. Creators who depend on being found favor Fansly; creators who bring their own audience usually earn more where the buyers are. Running both and comparing your own numbers beats any general answer.
Do OnlyFans and Fansly pay differently?
The split is the same 80/20 on both. Payout schedules and minimums differ slightly, and currency conversion affects both equally. The payout calculator on this site applies to either platform.
Can I use the same content on both?
Yes, and many creators do. The real cost of running both is the second inbox: two streams of fan messages that each expect your voice and your speed.