Bandcamp Fee Calculator

Enter your sale price, monthly sales volume, and sale type to calculate your net earnings after Bandcamp's revenue share and payment processing fees.
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How to Use This Calculator

  1. 1

    Enter Your Sale Details

    Set your sale price (e.g., $15.00), monthly sales volume (e.g., 50), and choose Digital Download (15% Bandcamp fee) or Physical Merchandise (10% Bandcamp fee).

  2. 2

    Review Your Results

    The calculator shows three result cards — Monthly Net Earnings, Annual Net Earnings, and You Keep (%) — plus an insights card with per-sale breakdown, fee details, and Bandcamp Friday savings.

Example Calculation

An independent musician sells a digital album at $15 per sale with 50 sales per month on Bandcamp.

Sale Price ($)

$15.00

Sales Per Month

50

Sale Type

Digital Download (15% fee)

Results

Monthly Net Earnings

$600.75

Annual Net Earnings

$7,209.00

You Keep

80.1%

Insights card shows net per sale of $12.

Tips

Higher Prices Improve Your Keep Rate

At $15 per digital sale you keep 80.1% ($12.02 net). Drop to $1 per sale and the fixed $0.30 payment fee crushes your margin — you keep only 52.1% ($0.52 net). Price albums at $10+ to stay above 79% take-home.

Physical Merch Earns a Better Cut

Selling a $25 vinyl as physical merchandise (10% fee) nets you $21.48 per sale — an 85.9% keep rate. The same $25 as a digital download would only keep 80.9%. Bundle physical items to boost overall margins.

Leverage Bandcamp Fridays

On Bandcamp Friday, the platform waives its revenue share. At $15 with 50 digital sales, you'd earn $713.25 instead of $600.75 — saving $112.50 that month. Time your releases to maximize first-Friday sales.

Scale Volume for Part-Time Income

At $10 per album with 100 digital sales/month, you net $791.00/mo ($9,492 annually). Double to 200 sales at $9.99 and you reach $1,580.36/mo ($18,964.30/yr) — approaching supplemental full-time income.

Understanding the deductions from your music sales is critical for independent artists.

The Bandcamp Fee Calculator breaks down the platform's revenue share and payment processing costs so you can determine your true net earnings.

For a $15 digital album with 50 monthly sales, an artist nets $600.75/month after Bandcamp's 15% share and payment fees — keeping 80.1% of gross revenue.

Fee Formula and How It Works

Bandcamp applies two separate deductions to every sale: a platform revenue share and a payment processor fee.

The platform takes 15% on digital sales and 10% on physical merchandise.

Payment processing (PayPal or Stripe) charges 2.9% of the sale price plus a fixed $0.30 per transaction.

bandcamp fee = sale price x platform rate (0.15 digital / 0.10 physical)
payment fee = sale price x 0.029 + $0.30
net per sale = sale price - bandcamp fee - payment fee

For a $15 digital album: Bandcamp fee = $2.25, payment fee = $0.73, net = $12.02.

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Fee Comparison: Digital vs. Physical vs. Bandcamp Friday

The table below shows how net earnings change across sale types for common price points:

Price Type Bandcamp Fee Payment Fee Net Per Sale Keep Rate
$10 Digital (15%) $1.50 $0.59 $7.91 79.1%
$15 Digital (15%) $2.25 $0.73 $12.02 80.1%
$25 Physical (10%) $2.50 $1.03 $21.48 85.9%
$15 Bandcamp Friday (0%) $0.00 $0.73 $14.27 95.1%

On Bandcamp Friday, the platform waives its share entirely.

A $15 digital sale nets $14.27 instead of $12.02 — that extra $2.25 per sale adds up to $112.50 on 50 sales.

Earnings Projections at Scale

Monthly net earnings scale linearly with volume.

Here are projections for common scenarios:

Scenario Price Sales/Mo Monthly Net Annual Net Keep Rate
Starter $10 100 $791.00 $9,492.00 79.1%
Default $15 50 $600.75 $7,209.00 80.1%
Merch seller $25 30 (physical) $644.25 $7,731.00 85.9%
High volume $9.99 200 $1,580.36 $18,964.30 79.1%
💡 If you receive international payments for music sales, our Wise Fee Calculator can help you compare cross-border transfer costs.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Bandcamp take from a digital sale?

Bandcamp takes 15% of digital sales. On a $15 album, that's $2.25. Add the payment processing fee of $0.73 (2.9% x $15 + $0.30) and your net is $12.02 per sale — you keep 80.1%.

What is the total fee rate on Bandcamp?

The total fee rate combines Bandcamp's revenue share and payment processing. For a $15 digital sale, Bandcamp takes 15% ($2.25) and payment processing takes about 4.9% ($0.73), for a combined 19.9% total fee rate.

How do physical merchandise fees differ from digital?

Physical sales have a 10% Bandcamp fee vs. 15% for digital. A $25 physical item nets $21.48 (85.9% keep rate) compared to $20.23 for a digital sale at the same price (80.9% keep rate). The formula is: net = price - (price x platform rate) - (price x 0.029 + $0.30).

How does Bandcamp Friday affect my earnings?

On Bandcamp Friday, the platform waives its revenue share entirely. You only pay payment processing fees (2.9% + $0.30). For $15 digital sales at 50/month, that means $713.25 instead of $600.75 — a $112.50 savings equal to the waived Bandcamp fee.

Why does a low sale price hurt my keep rate?

The fixed $0.30 payment processing fee hits low-priced items hardest. At $1 per sale, total fees consume 47.9% of revenue (keep rate: 52.1%). At $15 per sale, total fees are only 19.9% (keep rate: 80.1%). The $0.30 fixed fee is 30% of a $1 sale but only 2% of a $15 sale.

What are the payment processing fees on Bandcamp?

Payment processing fees are approximately 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction (PayPal or Stripe). On a $15 sale, that's $0.73. On a $10 sale, that's $0.59. These fees apply on every sale regardless of Bandcamp's revenue share or Bandcamp Friday promotions.