Compare · For food creators
The best membership platforms for food creators.
An honest roundup of where recipe creators launch a paid membership: who each platform suits, what it costs and what you get. We’re one of the options, so every figure comes from each platform’s own website, with the date we checked it.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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.
- Launch with Voyage (us)Best for: a partner to plan, build, launch and grow it with youWe design and build your own recipe membership on our platform, launch it under your name and help you grow it. No monthly fee; a share of sales, from 10%.How pricing works
- KajabiBest for: Course creators happy to build and market it themselvesKajabi is an all-in-one platform for selling courses, coaching and memberships yourself, with no recipe tools.Voyage vs Kajabi
- StanBest for: Selling e-books and one-off downloads from your bio linkStan is a link-in-bio storefront for selling digital products, courses and coaching.Voyage vs Stan
- LinktreeBest for: A simple page of links to your blog and channelsLinktree is the best-known link-in-bio tool: a page of links, with some selling built in.Voyage vs Linktree
- SubstackBest for: Writers who want discovery through a newsletter networkSubstack is a newsletter platform where your publication lives inside its network.Voyage vs Substack
- MemberfulBest for: Adding paid access to a newsletter or podcast you already runMemberful is a membership tool from Patreon, popular with writers and podcasters.Voyage vs Memberful
- Mighty NetworksBest for: Community-led memberships with courses and eventsMighty Networks is a community platform with courses, events and livestreaming.Voyage vs Mighty Networks
- Member KitchensBest for: Deep recipe and nutrition tooling you run yourselfMember Kitchens is recipe membership software for established food creators.Voyage vs Member Kitchens
- GROBest for: WordPress food blogs charging for ad-free access and gated postsGRO is Instagram and Facebook DM automation for creators, with paid memberships for WordPress sites.Voyage vs GRO
- ClubbBest for: A branded recipe app you set up and market yourselfClubb is membership software built for food and fitness creators, with recipe tools, meal plans and a branded app.Voyage vs Clubb
- PatreonBest for: The quickest way to take monthly support from fansPatreon is a membership platform where fans pay creators monthly, inside Patreon’s own app.Voyage vs Patreon
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%.
Before you choose
- What is the best membership platform for food creators?
- It depends on who does the work. Recipe creators who want to set it up and market it themselves usually choose between Member Kitchens for deep recipe and nutrition tools, Clubb for a branded recipe app, and Substack or Patreon as the simplest way to start charging. If you’d rather have a partner plan, build, launch and grow it with you, that’s what Launch with Voyage does, with no monthly fee and a share of sales from 10%.
- How much do recipe membership platforms cost?
- Platforms charge a flat monthly fee, a share of sales, or both, and card fees apply on all of them. From each platform’s own website on 8 October 2026: Kajabi: monthly fee, US$179 to US$499, or US$143 to US$399 billed yearly; fees on sales, No share of sales; 0.5% to 2% extra with another payment processor. Stan: monthly fee, US$29 or US$99; fees on sales, 0% to Stan, plus Stripe’s fees. Linktree: monthly fee, Free to US$35; fees on sales, 12% of product sales on the free plan, 9% on Starter and Pro, 0% on Premium, plus Stripe’s fees. Substack: monthly fee, None; fees on sales, 10% of subscriptions, plus Stripe’s fees. Memberful: monthly fee, US$49; fees on sales, 4.9%. Mighty Networks: monthly fee, US$79 to US$354 billed annually; fees on sales, 0.5% to 2%. Member Kitchens: monthly fee, US$49 to US$199, plus a fee per active member; fees on sales, None listed. GRO: monthly fee, Free to US$250, rising with followers; memberships add no monthly fee; fees on sales, 15% of membership transactions. Clubb: monthly fee, No upfront cost; fees on sales, 10% of revenue. Patreon: monthly fee, None; fees on sales, 10% for new creators, plus payment processing (2.9% + 30¢ on US cards). Launching with Voyage has no monthly fee; we take a share of sales, from 10%. Revenue share vs monthly fee
- Do I need my own app for a recipe membership?
- Not to launch. A membership on the web works on every phone, and web sign-ups carry no app store fees. An app helps once members cook from you every week: Clubb and Voyage offer one under your name, Member Kitchens includes an installable web app on its Growth plan, and Substack and Patreon members use those platforms’ own apps. Recipe app vs recipe website
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.
