OnlyFans VS Fansly: Which One To Choose In 2025

If you’re choosing between OnlyFans and Fansly this year, you should not simply go with “which is bigger?” but rather “which matches how I plan to earn, grow, and stay compliant.” Both platforms still pay creators on an 80/20 split, and both can be profitable. However, the difference is how they help you get discovered, how they let you price and package content, and how much friction your audience will face depending on where they live.

What are the main differences when it come to profit on OnlyFans and Fansly?

When it comes to profit, there isn’t a headline gap in platform fees since you keep 80% of the earnings either way. But that does not mean there are no differences since the payout and transaction rules are not exactly the same. On OnlyFans, most creators can withdraw once their current balance hits roughly $20 and funds typically land within a few business days, depending on the method you use. Fansly’s thresholds are similar but spelled out more explicitly in its help center. This means the $20 can be obtained by creators from most countries, with higher minimums for certain payout types (e.g., $50 for SEPA, $100 for international wires or crypto).

Pricing and packaging are key points where creators often feel the biggest difference. While OnlyFans is straightforward with a set single monthly subscription (the typical range sits between $4.99 and $49.99), then layer pay-per-view messages and paid DMs on top, Fansly leans into segmentation since you can run multiple subscription tiers (creators commonly offer several) and price them as high as $499.99. This makes it easier to separate casual fans from VIP buyers on Fansly without turning everything into PPV. For creators whose brands thrive on membership tiers, or creators that sell bundles at premium price points, Fansly’s model offers more room to maneuver.

Tipping rules are another practical difference. OnlyFans caps a single tip at $100 for a user’s first four months and $200 after that, while Fansly’s ceiling is notably higher at $500 per tip. Additionally, Fansly even even allows micro-tips down to cents, which can increase casual impulse support during streams or timelines.

How does discovery compare on OnlyFans and Fansly?

Growth and discovery is where the platforms feel like different worlds. OnlyFans still offers limited native discovery, which pushes most creators to build audience elsewhere and drive traffic in. That’s workable if a creator already has some reach on X/Instagram/TikTok, or if their brand gets regular press and search interest. Fansly, by contrast, invests in on-platform discovery with a “For You” feed, taggable profiles, hashtagged posts, and recommendation systems that learn from user behavior. In practice, this means a brand-new page on Fansly can pick up some organic exposure while you’re still spinning up your external marketing, whereas OnlyFans usually demands a stronger off-platform engine from day one.

Audience size still favors OnlyFans by a mile. The company reported hundreds of millions of fan accounts and millions of creator accounts in 2024, alongside multibillion-dollar annual spending. This is a scale that translates into higher total demand if you can reach it. If your name recognition already funnels traffic, OnlyFans’ sheer volume can convert that attention into subscription revenue quickly.

Policy climate, though, is shifting and it affects both earnings and optics. In the UK, stricter age-verification enforcement under the Online Safety regime has increased pressure on adult platforms. For example, OnlyFans has already faced a seven-figure fine over inaccurate information about its age checks. Creators with a large UK audience can expect more friction for new subscribers and more ID prompts for fans, regardless of platform. Separately, Fansly adjusted its Terms in mid-2025, including new restrictions that sparked debate among some niches. So, if you create content that borders policy edges, read the latest rules before you commit your catalog.

Should you pick OnlyFans or Fansly?

So which should you pick? If you already have an audience, OnlyFans is often the fastest path to cash if you set a competitive monthly price, use bundles or intro discounts to compress time-to-first-purchase, and push PPV or live sessions. However, keep in mind the tip cap when you quote customs, and design offers that fit within $200 PPV and $200 tip increments. If you’re starting from near zero, or your brand strategy depends on clear tiered memberships, Fansly’s multi-tier structure and built-in discovery can reduce your reliance on constant external promo. Use Fansly’s tags and FYP-ready posts deliberately so the algorithm knows where to surface you, then lure fans into higher tiers while keeping a low-price entry for volume.

It’s good to note that plenty of creators run both, and in 2025 that still makes strategic sense. A common approach is to treat OnlyFans as the primary revenue hub, especially if you’re already known, and run a Fansly page tuned for discovery, experimentation, and tiered upsell paths. If you do this, keep brand and pricing coherent to avoid confusing fans with wildly different offers, sync your calendars and promos, and make your refund and custom-work policies identical to prevent chargeback hunting (if you do end up having issues with this, this might be helpful).

The bottom line is that in 2025, OnlyFans is the scale play with simpler packaging but limited discovery while Fansly is the segmentation play with better native growth tools and higher tip ceilings. Choose the one that matches your current leverage. If you have distribution already, OnlyFans turns reach into revenue fast. If you’re building that reach and want the platform to meet you halfway, Fansly’s discovery and tiers can shorten the climb. And if you can sustain the workflow, do both and let your fans tell you where they prefer to pay.