Beamly

Beamly is the rebrand of Podcastpage, evolved into a broader membership website builder that combines podcast hosting, public-facing site building, and paid subscription tools. The pricing pitch is the headline: 0 percent platform fees on memberships and digital products.

You pay a flat monthly fee for the Beamly subscription plus Stripe processing on transactions (2.9 percent plus $0.30) — that's it. Patreon's 8-12 percent and Supercast's variable cuts don't apply. All Beamly plans include membership features for free for up to 1,000 members, with paid add-ons to expand.

The 14-day free trial covers full platform exploration but there's no perpetual free plan — you pick a paid tier before trial end to keep your site live. Annual billing saves up to 20 percent versus monthly.

Subscribers can pay monthly or annually, get private podcast feeds compatible with major apps, and Beamly handles billing and access. Beyond memberships, the platform builds your podcast website (the original Podcastpage product) with episode listings, customizable themes, and SEO tools.

Where it shines is margin economics for any creator with predictable subscriber growth. Owning your Stripe relationship directly is also structurally meaningful — customer data lives with you, not the platform.

Where it falls short is polish and ecosystem. The UX isn't as refined as Patreon's, and listeners haven't been trained to subscribe via Beamly. Worth the trade-off if you have a direct audience and care about long-term margin.