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A PayNow alternative, with the whole sum
PayNow's fee looks lower than ours, and it is. But PayNow adds its own payment costs on top, and those are higher. Here is what one sale costs at both, and when PayNow is the better choice.
The numbers side by side
PayNow prices as published by PayNow, checked in October 2026. Prices change; check theirs before you decide.
Minecraftstore.io
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PayNow | |
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| Platform fee | 5% per sale, minimum €0.25 | 3.5% on Free, 3% on Pro, 2.5% on Business |
| Monthly plan | None needed to sell. Optional Pro at €9.99 a month | Free, Pro $15.99 or Business $39.99 a month, billed yearly |
| Payment costs | Stripe's own rate, passed on exactly: 1.5% + €0.25 for a European card | From 2.9% + $0.30 for a card, $0.80 for iDEAL, 3.49% + $0.49 for PayPal |
| A €9.99 VIP costs you in total | About €0.90 with a European card | About €0.90 with a card on Free |
| Monthly sales limit | None | $2,000 on Free and $5,000 on Pro, then 10% |
| Own domain | With HTTPS, on every store | From Pro |
| A website for your server | Home, news, staff and vote pages, free | Store pages only; staff and vote pages from paid themes |
| Voting with rewards | Built in, through NuVotifier | Not built in |
| Where the money goes | Your own Stripe account, then your bank | PayNow, which pays you out as merchant of record |
| Sales tax and chargebacks | Yours, as the seller | Handled by PayNow |
What you get here without a plan
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Discord roles
A free bot gives buyers their role and takes it back when a timed rank ends.
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Timed ranks
Sell VIP for 30 days, with expiry commands and a reminder mail before the end.
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An in-game /buy menu
A chest menu with your products, and a checkout link with the player's name filled in.
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Rank upgrades
A player with VIP pays only the difference for MVP.
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Your own domain
With HTTPS, on every store, free.
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A person to talk to
Support from the person who built it, who runs a server too.
When PayNow is the better choice
If you sell worldwide and do not want to deal with sales tax or chargebacks, PayNow taking those on is worth a lot. PayNow also has more payment methods, like Klarna, crypto and PaysafeCard, and supports more games, Hytale among them. If your server is Minecraft, your players pay mostly in Europe and you want the money in your own account with no sales limit, Minecraftstore.io is built for that.
Questions
Is PayNow cheaper than Minecraftstore.io?
Per sale with a European card they cost about the same: PayNow has the lower fee, we have the lower payment costs. With iDEAL we are cheaper, with cards from outside Europe PayNow is. Above $2,000 a month on the free plan PayNow charges 10%.
Can I move from PayNow?
Yes. There is no import from PayNow yet, so you add your products by hand, then connect Stripe and install our plugin. Both plugins can run side by side while you switch. Ask us and we help you move.
Does Minecraftstore.io handle sales tax like PayNow?
No. PayNow sells on your behalf as merchant of record. With Minecraftstore.io the money goes to your own Stripe account, so the sale is yours.
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