Podia Fee Calculator

    Model a month of Podia sales with the offer, plan, and processor you use. Mover starts with a visible 5% Podia transaction-fee scenario, while Shaker and Earthquaker start at 0% platform fee. Stripe or PayPal processing, plan cost, currency conversion, and other charges stay separate and editable because your account and country determine the actual terms.

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    Estimate what Podia keeps from each sale before you set a price or list a product. It covers Separate Podia plan fees, payment processing, optional charges, and monthly plan cost for courses, downloads, coaching, and memberships.

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    Inputs

    Values update results instantly. Adjust fee assumptions to match your seller dashboard.

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    Sale

    USD

    Gross charge for one course sale, download, coaching payment, or membership renewal.

    Completed payments in the month.

    Plan

    Starting contexts are Mover $49 monthly or $42 annual equivalent, Shaker $99 or $84, and Earthquaker $179 or $150. Edit plan cost below.

    Annual values are monthly-equivalent planning contexts. Replace the editable plan cost with your invoice or offer.

    Payment setup

    Podia's platform fee and your Stripe or PayPal processing are separate buckets.

    Plan cost

    USD

    Starts at $49 for Mover. Use $42, $84, or $150 for the researched annual-equivalent contexts, then verify your current invoice.

    Podia fee

    Turn on to replace the plan starting rate with your current agreement or scenario.

    %

    Mover starts at 5%; Shaker and Earthquaker start at 0% in this planning model. The field remains editable.

    Payment processing

    %

    2.9% is a starting estimate only. Replace it with your processor, country, card, and account terms.

    USD

    $0.30 is an editable starting estimate per payment.

    Optional charges

    %

    Optional allowance for cross-border conversion, separate from Podia's platform fee.

    %

    Optional gateway, payment-method, or account-specific percentage charge.

    USD

    Optional fixed charge for email, payment method, invoice, or another service.

    Results

    Live estimates based on your inputs and editable fee assumptions.

    Gross monthly sales

    $1,980.00

    Podia transaction fee

    $99.00

    Podia's platform fee only, separate from processor costs.

    Stripe or PayPal processing

    $63.42

    Currency and other charges

    $0.00

    Monthly plan cost

    $49.00

    Plan cost per sale

    $2.45

    Total deductions

    $211.42

    Estimated net payout

    $1,768.58

    Effective deduction rate

    10.7%

    What this means

    Course sales through Stripe leave an estimated 1768.58 after 211.42 of visible deductions. Monthly billing is the selected planning context.

    Podia monthly fee breakdown

    Interactive breakdown of fees, costs, and remaining profit.

    89%

    Distribution

    • Podia transaction fee
      $99.00
      5.0%
    • Payment processing
      $63.42
      3.2%
    • Plan cost
      $49.00
      2.5%
    • Net payout
      $1,768.58
      89.3%

    Total $1,980.00 · 4 segments · interactive

    Line-item breakdown

    Dollar amounts, share of revenue, and visual proportion.

    Gross monthly sales
    $1,980.00
    Podia transaction fee
    $99.00
    Stripe or PayPal processing
    $63.42
    Currency and other charges
    $0.00
    Monthly plan cost
    $49.00
    Plan cost per sale
    $2.45
    Total deductions
    $211.42
    Estimated net payout
    $1,768.58
    Effective deduction rate
    10.7%

    Assumptions used

    • • Mover, monthly billing, Course, Stripe.
    • • Podia platform 5.0%; processing 2.9% + 0.30 fixed.
    • • Optional charges 0.00; plan cost 49.00 across 20 sales.
    • • Podia platform fees and processor costs are separate; verify current terms before using the result.
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    How it works

    Methodology & formulas

    This calculator is transparent by design. Review the steps and formulas so you can trust the estimate and adjust assumptions when your dashboard differs.

    Calculation steps

    1. 1Choose the offer, Podia plan, billing context, and processor.
    2. 2Apply the plan-based Podia fee unless a custom override is enabled.
    3. 3Calculate processor fees and optional percentage or fixed charges from monthly sales.
    4. 4Add the visible monthly plan cost and compare total deductions with gross sales.
    5. 5Spread plan cost across sales only when volume is above zero so the result never shows Infinity.

    Formulas

    • Gross sales = average sale price × monthly sales
    • Podia fee = gross sales × Podia transaction fee %
    • Processing = gross sales × processing % + fixed fee × sales
    • Optional charges = gross sales × (currency + other %) + other fixed charge × sales
    • Total deductions = Podia fee + processing + optional charges + plan cost
    • Net payout = gross sales − total deductions
    • Plan cost per sale = monthly plan cost ÷ sales when sales are above zero

    Important assumptions

    • Podia's permanent free plan is retired in this model. The current planning contexts are Mover at $49 monthly or $42 annual equivalent, Shaker at $99 or $84, and Earthquaker at $179 or $150. All plan costs are editable.
    • Mover starts with a 5% Podia transaction-fee assumption. Shaker and Earthquaker start at 0% platform fee, but 0% does not remove Stripe or PayPal processing, plan cost, or optional charges.
    • Processing starts at 2.9% plus $0.30 per payment. It is the creator's processor cost, not a Podia transaction fee, and actual terms vary by processor, country, card, currency, and payment method.
    • Podia may return its platform fee on a refund while processor fees may not be returned. Check the current refund policy before treating net payout as cash received.
    • Taxes calculated or collected at checkout are not creator profit. The creator remains responsible for tax compliance, refunds, and customer obligations.
    • Verify current Podia, Stripe, or PayPal terms before publishing prices or forecasting cash flow.

    Sources & review

    Know what this estimate is built on

    Use these official references to locate the policy, plan, or help details behind the editable inputs.

    Calculator model reviewed: August 9, 2026

    Use the current terms

    These official references are starting points for published policies, pricing, or help. They do not validate every default in this calculator. Rates, plans, eligibility, regions, and account terms can change, so compare the editable fields with your account before relying on the result.

    Defaults are editable estimates. Match them to your current account, provider statement, official authority, lender, or adviser before making a pricing or investment decision.

    Calculator model reviewed: August 9, 2026. This date covers the page and calculator guidance, not a guarantee that every live platform rate or term was re-audited on that date.

    Worked example

    20 Mover sales at $99

    A Mover plan uses monthly billing at $49, 20 course sales at $99, Stripe processing at 2.9% plus $0.30, and no optional charges.

    Gross sales are $1,980. Podia's 5% transaction fee is $99, processing is about $63.42, the plan is $49, and estimated net payout is $1,768.58 before optional charges, refunds, taxes, and creator operating costs.

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