Stan

Creator storefront with no free plan and no platform fee on sales

Overview

Stan, branded as Stan Store, is a link in bio storefront built mainly for selling: digital products, courses, coaching calls, memberships and lead magnets are presented as store items behind the creator’s link. The company’s founder is John Hu, and Stan says creators have made more than US$400 million using it, a company figure[4].

Unlike most rivals, Stan has no free plan. Its Creator plan (US$29 a month) includes a mobile and desktop storefront, calendar and booking tools, an unlimited course builder, recurring subscriptions, email collection, community features, analytics and Stan AutoDM for automated Instagram replies. Creator Pro (US$99 a month) adds discount codes, upsells and order bumps, Stan Payments with Afterpay and Klarna, affiliate management, email broadcasts and flows, payment plans and pixel tracking for Meta, Google, Pinterest and TikTok[4]. Stan states that it takes no platform fee on sales on either plan; Stripe or PayPal processing fees still apply[4].

The model suits creators with steady sales, for whom a flat fee costs less than a percentage. For people who mainly want to list links, the absence of a free tier and a design oriented to checkout are drawbacks.

Stan features

  • Unlimited online course builder
  • Calendar booking for paid calls
  • Stan AutoDM Instagram replies
  • Email broadcasts and flows on Creator Pro
  • Upsells, order bumps and payment plans
  • Pixel tracking for four ad platforms

Stan pricing

Creator: US$29/month or US$300/year. Creator Pro: US$99/month or US$948/year. 14-day free trial; no free plan. No Stan platform fee on sales; Stripe or PayPal processing fees apply.

Stan strengths and limitations

Strengths

  • No platform fee on sales
  • Courses, bookings and memberships in one store
  • Email marketing and upsells on Pro
  • 14-day trial

Limitations

  • No free plan
  • US$29 minimum is high for link-only use
  • Email and discount tools require the US$99 plan
  • Limited page design compared with general link tools

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