The basic service is free – there are no signup costs, and no subscription fees. We make money via a 15% revenue share on sales.
Do you offer a volume discount?
Yes, the revenue share drops to 10% as soon as you reach $5,000 USD in sales (and stays there, provided you've made at least $5,000 in the past 12 months).
How does that work for labels?
The revenue share rate is based on sales to your PayPal email address, not your Bandcamp account. So if you’re a label and have five artist accounts all using the same PayPal address, your rate will be calculated by looking at the combined sales of all five of those artists. Power in numbers!
Is the revenue share the same for both digital and physical sales?
Long-term, yes. However, while we're still wrapping up a few features, we're discounting the share on physical to 10%. Shipping and tax, if applicable, are not included when calculating the share on physical goods.
Are payment processing fees included in the revenue share rates?
No, processing fees are separate and typically range between 4 and 6%. Please see the details here, including tips on what you can do to minimize those fees.
I'm selling higher priced items through Bandcamp. Cut me a break?
Definitely. Some people sell higher priced items like super deluxe packages or beat licenses through Bandcamp, and with name-your-price we occasionally see superfans paying big bucks for a single item (thanks mom!). That's why the revenue share only applies to the first $100 of any given transaction.
How do I get paid, and how often?
When a fan makes a purchase, the money flows directly from them into whatever PayPal account you specify (Bandcamp doesn't hold your money).
Then how does Bandcamp get paid?
As you sell on Bandcamp, we track your revenue share balance, and when a sale comes along that's less than or equal to your balance, that sale goes to Bandcamp. Let's look at an example. Say you're at the 10% rate, and you sell an album for $10. All $10 of that sale goes straight to you, but your revenue share balance (the amount you owe Bandcamp) is now $1. Then you sell another album for $10. All $10 of that sale also goes straight to you, but your balance is now $2. You keep on selling $10 albums, and those sales keep on going to you. However, upon the sale of your tenth $10 album, your balance has reached $10, so that $10 sale, and only that sale, goes to Bandcamp (and your balance is then reset back to zero). You can view your balance at any time by exporting your sales history from the Sales section of your Tools page.
Do you offer any premium features?
Yes, please see our full list of features here.
We want our pricing to be as clear as possible. There's a frustrating lack of transparency in this industry, with many services requiring you to comb through fine print to see what you'll really be paying. If any of the above doesn't make sense to you, please get in touch. We'll happily answer your questions and use them to keep improving this page.
