Patreon Revenue Calculator accuracy and testing

Formula source

• Gross pledge revenue = patrons x average pledge. Retained gross = gross x (1 - churn) x (1 - refund rate). Net revenue = retained gross - platform fee - processing fee - fixed fees - fulfillment cost.

Test cases

Known limitations

• These calculators are planning tools. They do not fetch current platform pricing, read private dashboards, model taxes, guarantee sponsor demand, or replace legal, tax, accounting, or contract review.

Assumptions

• All fees, rates, commissions, CPMs, conversion rates, refund rates, and costs are user-entered assumptions.
• No current Gumroad, Lemon Squeezy, Patreon, podcast advertising, or brand deal pricing is hardcoded.
• Platform and deal estimates depend on the assumptions entered and should be checked against your current agreement, dashboard, or invoice.
• Calculations are deterministic and run locally in the browser without storing private creator revenue data.

Unit handling

• Active Patrons accepts numeric values.
• Average Monthly Pledge accepts values in $.
• Churn/Failed Payment Rate accepts values in %.
• Platform Fee accepts values in %.
• Processing Fee accepts values in %.
• Fixed Fee per Patron accepts values in $.
• Refund/Reversal Rate accepts values in %.
• Monthly Fulfillment Cost accepts values in $.
• Estimated Monthly Membership Revenue is displayed as currency.
• Gross Monthly Pledge Revenue is displayed as currency.
• Fees and Adjustments is displayed as currency.
• Annualized Net Revenue is displayed as currency.

Rounding rules

• Number displays use up to 2 decimal places in the calculator UI.
• Currency outputs are displayed with standard US dollar formatting.
• Input precision follows configured step values where provided.

Version history

Change log