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Build it yourself, or launch with us.
You could launch on Kajabi, Uscreen, Stan or Substack and do the rest yourself. Here’s how that compares with launching your own product, built with a partner. An honest summary from each platform’s own website.
Launch on a platform
Choose a plan, set it up yourself with their tools, and run the marketing on your own. Most charge a monthly fee, a share of sales, or both.
Launch with Voyage
We plan the offer with you, design and build your own product on our platform, launch it under your name and help you grow it. No monthly fee: we take a share of sales, from 10%.
| Platform | Monthly fee | Fees on sales | Recipes | Programs and video | App under your name | Link in bio | Help growing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voyage | None | A share of sales, from 10% | Yes, with scaling, shopping lists and meal plans | Programs, challenges and video | Designed and built for you, in your own store listing | Included | A team that runs your marketing |
| All-in-one course platforms | |||||||
| Kajabi | US$179 to US$499, or US$143 to US$399 billed yearly | No share of sales; 0.5% to 2% extra with another payment processor | No | Courses, coaching and memberships | Branded app on the Pro plan (US$499 a month) | Its own site builder | AI tools, no team |
| Video membership platforms | |||||||
| Uscreen | US$49 to US$499 | US$0.99 to US$1.99 per active subscriber on larger plans, and 5 to 10% of one-off sales | No | Video catalogue and series | From the App Essentials plan, US$449 a month billed annually | No | Coaching on higher plans |
| Coaching apps | |||||||
| Trainerize | Free to US$380, rising with client seats | US$10 a month payments add-on, plus 3.15% + 30¢ per payment | Nutrition add-on, US$20 to US$45 a month | Workout builder and programs | Own store listing on the Studio plans | Profile and storefront page | Onboarding only |
| Everfit | Free to US$430, rising with clients | US$9 a month payments add-on, plus 3.15% + 30¢ per US card payment | Meal plan and recipe add-on, from US$39 a month | Workout builder and programs | Enterprise only, from 500 clients | No | None |
| Link-in-bio storefronts | |||||||
| Stan | US$29 or US$99 | 0% to Stan, plus Stripe’s fees | No | Courses and downloads | No, communities use Stan’s app | Yes | AI tools, no team |
| Linktree | Free to US$35 | 12% of product sales on the free plan, 9% on Starter and Pro, 0% on Premium, plus Stripe’s fees | No | Courses | No | Yes | Scheduling tools, no team |
| Newsletter platforms | |||||||
| Substack | None | 10% of subscriptions, plus Stripe’s fees | Recipe embeds, in beta | No | No, readers use the Substack app | No | Its network, no team |
| Membership tools | |||||||
| Memberful | US$49 | 4.9% | No | No | No, an API to build your own | No | Partner agencies |
| Mighty Networks | US$79 to US$354 billed annually | 0.5% to 2% | No | Courses and challenges | Mighty Pro only, from US$17,000 a year | No | Strategy sessions on higher plans |
| Member Kitchens | US$49 to US$199, plus a fee per active member | None listed | Yes, with nutrition data | No | No, an installable web app on Growth | No | Setup and migration help |
| GRO | Free to US$250, rising with followers; memberships add no monthly fee | 15% of membership transactions | No, it gates posts on your WordPress site | No | No | Not listed | Instagram and Facebook DM automation, no team |
| Creator app platforms | |||||||
| Clubb | No upfront cost | 10% of revenue | Yes, with servings controls, shopping lists and meal plans | Programs, challenges and video, with TV casting | Native iOS and Android app branded as you | Not listed | Email, push and automation tools; migration help |
| Passion.io | US$119 to US$599 billed yearly, or a custom plan | 3.9% on Launch down to 1.9% on Passion Plus, plus Apple, Google and Stripe fees | No | Interactive courses, challenges and video | Own store listing from Expand, US$599 a month billed yearly | Not listed | A growth coach on Passion Plus only |
| Playbook | None | 20% of net revenue, after app store and payment fees | Not listed | Programs, challenges, live streaming and video | A branded space inside the Playbook app; no listing of your own mentioned | Not listed | Creator management team and ad creatives |
| Fan memberships and communities | |||||||
| Patreon | None | 10% for new creators, plus payment processing (2.9% + 30¢ on US cards) | No | No | No, members use the Patreon app | No | None |
| Skool | US$9 or US$99 | 10% on Hobby, 2.9% on Pro | No | Courses, community and live calls | No, members use the Skool app | No | Affiliate tools, no team |
Taken from each platform’s own website on 8 October 2026, in US dollars. Plans and prices change, so check their sites before you decide. Card processing fees apply on every platform.
All-in-one course platforms
The best-known way to sell courses and memberships yourself.
Voyage vs Kajabi
Kajabi is an all-in-one platform for selling courses, coaching and memberships yourself.
Video membership platforms
Closest to us for fitness creators selling classes and programs on video.
Voyage vs Uscreen
Uscreen is a video membership platform popular with fitness instructors.
Coaching apps
Built for coaching individual clients, and priced by how many clients you coach.
Voyage vs Trainerize
Trainerize is personal training software, priced by how many clients you coach.
Voyage vs Everfit
Everfit is coaching software for trainers and nutrition coaches, priced by client.
Link-in-bio storefronts
Pages for selling e-books and downloads from your bio link. We include one too.
Voyage vs Stan
Stan is a link-in-bio storefront for selling digital products, courses and coaching.
Voyage vs Linktree
Linktree is the best-known link-in-bio tool: a page of links, with some selling built in.
Newsletter platforms
Writing first, with your publication inside the platform’s own network.
Voyage vs Substack
Substack is a newsletter platform where your publication lives inside its network.
Membership tools
General membership software, with a monthly subscription.
Voyage vs Memberful
Memberful is a membership tool from Patreon, popular with writers and podcasters.
Voyage vs Mighty Networks
Mighty Networks is a community platform with courses, challenges, events and livestreaming.
Voyage vs Member Kitchens
Member Kitchens is recipe membership software for established food creators.
Voyage vs GRO
GRO is Instagram and Facebook DM automation for creators, with paid memberships for WordPress sites.
Creator app platforms
Software for building a creator app yourself: the closest to what we build, without the team.
Voyage vs Clubb
Clubb is membership software built for food and fitness creators, with recipe tools, meal plans and a branded app.
Voyage vs Passion.io
Passion.io is a no-code app builder for creators and coaches, including fitness creators.
Voyage vs Playbook
Playbook is a platform and marketplace for fitness creators, free to start and paid for by a share of revenue.
Fan memberships and communities
Platforms where members join inside someone else’s app.
Voyage vs Patreon
Patreon is a membership platform where fans pay creators monthly, inside Patreon’s own app.
Voyage vs Skool
Skool is a community platform with courses, events and live calls.
Launch with Voyage.
Book a call and we’ll build a demo site with your own recipes or workouts in it, before you commit to anything.
