As a seller, you’ll make different earnings on your digital products depending on your membership when sold on the ArtStation Marketplace. However, all sellers who sell via their ArtStation-powered website will earn 95% of the sale.
Pro Members:
ArtStation Selling Fee - 5%
Transaction Fee - $0.30 per order item
ArtStation or Community Promotion Fee - 3%
Contract Affiliate Fee - 20%-80% (These are optional payments set by the seller)
That means that as a Pro member, you’ll make 92% of your sale price minus the transaction fee on all ArtStation-promoted or Community-promoted sales. On all self-promoted sales or sales made through your ArtStation-powered website, you’ll earn 95%.
For more information on your earnings on the ArtStation Marketplace, check out our Earnings Calculator.
Non-Pro member:
The fee for all sales made via the ArtStation Marketplace or your ArtStation profile for free members is 12% plus the 30 cent transaction fee.
Non-Pro members can still earn 95% on sales from their ArtStation-powered website.
Both Community and Contract affiliate sales are disabled for Non-Pro marketplace sellers.
Selling on your ArtStation-powered website
When selling via your ArtStation-powered website, here is a breakdown of the fees to see how much you will earn:
Pro Members:
ArtStation Selling Fee - 5%
ArtStation Promotion Fee - 0%
Transaction Fee - $0.30 per order item
Seller earns 95% (- Transaction fee)
Example: If you sell an item that is $10, you will earn $9.20.
Non-Pro member:
The fee for all sales made via the ArtStation Marketplace or your ArtStation profile for free members is 12% plus the 30 cent transaction fee.
Non-Pro members can still earn 95% on sales from their ArtStation-powered website.
Both Community and Contract affiliate sales are disabled for Non-Pro marketplace sellers.
FAQ
I'm confused, what is my ArtStation-powered website?
Every artist on ArtStation is given a free portfolio website to showcase your work (and only your work) to recruiters and clients without the distraction of the community and the potential for your clients/customers clicking to other competing artists.
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What is the Transaction fee?
The transaction fee a fixed $0.30 fee applied to all items sold in the digital marketplace.
What is the ArtStation Promotion fee?
If the product is discovered with no referrer on the Marketplace or via an ArtStation promotion or marketing campaign, ArtStation acts as an affiliate and retains the 15% commission.
What is the ArtStation Selling fee?
The selling fee is the fee paid to ArtStation for selling the product.
The selling fee is a fixed percentage of the sale price. For Pro users, the selling fee is 5%. For Non-Pro users, the selling fee is 12%.