Neither has a free plan; both give you a 14-day free trial. Stan is cheaper to start: Creator is $29 a month with 0% Stan fees and unlimited products, but email broadcasts, discounts, upsells and affiliates need Creator Pro at $99. Podia Mover is $49 a month with a 5% fee, 50 products and email for 100 subscribers, plus a website and blog. At $99 a month, Stan Creator Pro and Podia Shaker both take no platform fee; Podia's includes a website and 500 email subscribers, Stan's includes payment plans, funnels and Instagram auto-replies.
- You sell to a social media audience from one link and want the lowest price ($29, 0% fees)
- You want unlimited products on the cheapest plan
- You want Instagram auto-replies (Stan AutoDM)
Plain link.
- You want to email your buyers on the cheapest plan (100 subscribers on Mover)
- You want a website, blog and landing pages, not only a storefront
- You want a trial with no credit card
Plain link.
Key facts side by side
Source: Stan plans, Stan pricing post, Podia pricing, checked 2026-10-21 · Bars show size only. Stan yearly is $300 a year ($25 a month); Podia Mover yearly is $504 a year ($42 a month).
Free plans and trials compared
| Stan | Podia | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No ("Not at the moment!") | No |
| Free trial | 14 days on either plan | 14 days, no credit card |
| After the trial | Stan charges your first month unless you cancelled | You pick a paid plan to keep going |
| Refunds | Not stated | Within 72 hours of a payment; no partial refunds on yearly plans |
Sources: Stan plans, subscribing in the Stan app, Podia pricing FAQ.
Plans and what they include
| Feature | Stan Creator ($29) | Podia Mover ($49) | Stan Creator Pro ($99) | Podia Shaker ($99) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billed yearly | $300 a year | $504 a year | $948 a year | $1,008 a year |
| Platform fee | 0% | 5% | 0% | None |
| Products | Unlimited | 50 | Unlimited | 150 |
| Email sending | No (collection only) | Up to 100 subscribers | Broadcasts and flows | Up to 500 subscribers |
| Discounts and upsells | No | Not stated | Yes | Upsells: yes; discounts: Not stated |
| Affiliate program | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Website and blog | Not stated (storefront) | Yes | Not stated (storefront) | Yes |
Source: help.stan.store/article/31-creator-vs-creator-pro · stan.store/blog/stan-store-pricing · www.podia.com/pricing, checked 2026-10-21. Prices change; the vendor's page is the final word.
Stan Creator Pro also adds payment plans, Afterpay and Klarna, funnels, contact imports and pixel tracking. Podia's third plan, Earthquaker, is $179 a month with 1,000 subscribers and unlimited products.
Card processing: Stan's Stripe fees for a US account are 2.9% + $0.30 per purchase, +1.5% for a customer in another country, and a payout fee of 0.25% + $0.25 per payout (at least $1). Podia's processors (Stripe or PayPal) charge a standard 2.9% + 30¢.
An example from those numbers: at $1,000 a month in sales, Stan Creator costs $29 and Podia Mover $49 + $50 (5%) = $99, before processing. If you need email sending, the like-for-like prices are $99 on both (Stan Creator Pro, Podia Shaker).
Sources: Stan plans, Stan pricing post, Stan fees, Podia pricing.
Catches on each side
- Stan: no email sending on Creator. Broadcasts and flows need Creator Pro at $99 a month; the subscriber limit on Pro is not stated (Creator vs. Creator Pro).
- Stan: the app is iPhone and iPad only, and yearly plans can only be bought in a browser (subscribing in the Stan app).
- Stan: manage the plan where you bought it (app or browser) (subscribing in the Stan app).
- Podia: 5% on Mover sales, which makes Mover cost as much as Shaker at $1,000 a month in sales (pricing).
- Podia: over the subscriber limit, sending stops until you upgrade or remove subscribers (Podia Email FAQs).
- Podia: a 72-hour refund window (pricing FAQ).
Verdict
Pick Stan if you sell to a social audience from one storefront link and don't need to email your list yet: Creator is $29 a month with 0% fees and unlimited products.
Pick Podia if you want email, a website and a blog from the first plan: Mover is $49 with email for 100 subscribers, and Shaker at $99 drops the 5% fee and covers 500.
Full reviews: Stan Store review and Podia review.
FAQ
Is Stan cheaper than Podia?
Yes to start. Stan Creator is $29 a month with 0% fees; Podia Mover is $49 with a 5% fee. Both second plans cost $99 a month.
Can I send emails on Stan's $29 plan?
No. Email broadcasts and flows are Creator Pro features. Podia Mover includes email for up to 100 subscribers.
Do Stan or Podia take a cut of sales?
Stan takes 0% on both plans. Podia takes 5% on Mover and nothing on Shaker or Earthquaker. Processor fees apply on both.
Do they have free plans?
Neither. Both offer a 14-day free trial; Podia's needs no credit card.
What changed
- 2026-10-21: Written from Stan's and Podia's official help, pricing and blog pages.
Sources
All accessed 2026-10-21 (America/New_York).
- Stan, "Creator vs. Creator Pro": https://help.stan.store/article/31-creator-vs-creator-pro
- Stan, "Stan, Stripe, and PayPal Transaction Fees": https://help.stan.store/article/83-stan-stripes-transaction-fees
- Stan, "How to Subscribe on the Stan Mobile App": https://help.stan.store/article/406-how-to-subscribe-on-the-stan-mobile-app
- Stan, "Stan Store Pricing 2026" (prices and FAQ): https://stan.store/blog/stan-store-pricing/
- Podia pricing (monthly and yearly billing) and FAQ: https://www.podia.com/pricing
- Podia, "Podia Email FAQs": https://help.podia.com/en/articles/11371062-podia-email-faqs