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COMPARISON

CraftingStore takes no cut.
It also takes no liability.

They are store software on top of gateways you bring: your PayPal, your Stripe, your tax returns, your disputes. Their own terms say it plainly, and so do we.

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WHO IS THE SELLER
PayNowPayNow2.5% as low as, plus the gateway fee. Tax, disputes and fraud are ours.
CraftingStoreYou0% of sales and a monthly plan, on top of your own gateway fees.
A percentage is the cheaper answer only until a tax registration, a dispute run or a gateway review lands on your desk.
MERCHANT OF RECORD
PayNowYouPayNow, we are the seller on every orderCraftingStore, CraftingStore is store software
GATEWAY ACCOUNTS
NoneYoursPayNow, processing is part of the platformCraftingStore, PayPal, Stripe or Mollie, you apply
TAX AND FILING
HandledYoursPayNow, registered, collected and remittedCraftingStore, their terms leave it with you

Line by line

CraftingStore
Cut of your sales
0%, paid for with a monthly plan instead
Gateway accounts
Your own PayPal, Stripe or Mollie to apply for and maintain
Merchant of Record
You are the seller
Tax registration and filing
Yours
Disputes
Against your gateway account, at their fee
When a gateway breaks
Their terms: yours to take up with the provider
Subscriptions
PayPal Business only
Payment methods
Whatever your connected gateways support
Local entity routing
Not offered
Adaptive currency
Not offered
Upsells and recovery
Not offered
Games supported
Minecraft-first, with Rust and RCON-based games
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PayNowMERCHANT OF RECORD
Cut of your sales2.5–3.5% platform fee by plan
Gateway accountsNone. Processing is part of the platform.
Merchant of RecordPayNow is the seller on every order
Tax registration and filingRegistered, collected and remitted by us
DisputesOurs to fight, no per-dispute fee
When a gateway breaksOne platform, one support queue
SubscriptionsCards, wallets and local methods
Payment methods120+ local methods, one toggle each
Local entity routingEU payments routed through our EU entity
Adaptive currencyBuyers see their own currency
Upsells and recoveryThree upsell placements, recovery emails
Games supportedRust, Minecraft, GMod, FiveM, Hytale, 7DTD and more
CraftingStore details as published on craftingstore.net, help.craftingstore.net and their terms, checked August 2026. See every method and its gateway fee →

In their words

Quoted from CraftingStore’s own help pages and terms of service.
THE MODEL
We are never the middleman”
WHEN IT BREAKS
It is your responsibility to contact the payment gateway directly in case of problems”
THE LIABILITY
You shall remain solely responsible for complying with your legal duties and obligations”
CraftingStore details as published on craftingstore.net, help.craftingstore.net and their terms, checked August 2026.

Included with PayNow. Yours on CraftingStore.

No cut of your sales also means no one standing behind the payments.

The gateway accounts

You apply to PayPal, Stripe or Mollie, get approved, and keep the account in good standing.

Tax registration and filing

EU OSS, UK VAT and US state nexus registrations, returns and deadlines are all yours.

Disputes and the ratio

The dispute fee, the evidence work per dispute, and a ratio that can end your own account.

Fraud screening

Whatever your gateway gives you, tuned by you, with the losses on your side.

Method coverage

You get what your connected gateways support, and adding local methods is your work.

Buyer support

Receipts, refunds and payment questions come to you, because you are the seller.

The honest part

Where CraftingStore wins

A small server taking the odd donation should take the cheaper option.
01

No cut of your sales

Their revenue comes from a monthly plan, not a percentage. For a small server taking occasional donations, that is genuinely cheaper.

02

A generous free tier

Unlimited packages and servers on the free plan, with a custom domain.

03

Money lands in your own account

Payments go straight into your PayPal or Stripe. If direct settlement matters more than liability cover, that is the trade.

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