Book creators directly. Skip the marketplace fee.
When you book a creator through their Cabana page, there’s no platform fee on your side and no 15% carved out of theirs. You get real invoices with net terms, contracts on file, and payment that only moves after the deal is completed - without creating an account.
Working with a creator already? Ask for their Cabana link.
Where the money goes.
- You pay (deal + ~10% brand fee)~$1,100
- Marketplace takes from the creator~15%
- The creator keeps~$850
~$250 of your budget never reaches the person doing the work.
- You pay$1,000
- Cabana’s flat fee (creator’s side)2–6%
- The creator keeps~$908–$938
Same budget, roughly $60–$90 more to the creator - and nothing extra out of your pocket.
Marketplace figures based on published pricing (e.g. Collabstr: 15% creator payout cut plus a 10%/5% brand fee). Cabana figures include Stripe processing, which the creator covers.
Built like a business, not a feed.
Your budget goes to the work
Marketplaces charge you a platform fee on top of the deal and take 15%+ out of the creator's payout. Booking through a creator's Cabana page costs you exactly what you agreed - the sticker price is the price.
Procurement-friendly by default
Pay a Stripe checkout link for pay-now deals, or request a formal hosted invoice with net 15/30/60/90 terms - real invoices your finance team can process, with Stripe receipts and automatic reminders.
Nothing to pay until it's agreed
No invoice or checkout link is issued until the deal is completed between you and the creator. No deposits into a black box, no marketplace escrow terms.
Your contract, on the record
Attach your agreement right on the creator's intake form. It's stored with the deal, both sides work from the same document, and deliverables are tracked against it.
Three steps, zero accounts.
Open the creator's page
Every Cabana creator has a page at their own link - portfolio, rates, past brand work, reviews, and an always-current media kit. What you see is maintained by them, not a marketplace profile.
Send your brief
Use the "Work with me" form: budget, deliverables, timeline, usage rights - and attach your contract if you have one. It lands in the creator's pipeline instantly. No signup, no app, no back-and-forth over DMs.
Pay your way
Once the deal is completed you'll receive either a Stripe checkout link (card, or bank transfer on USD deals) or a formal net-terms invoice. Stripe handles receipts; the creator handles the work.
Brand questions, answered.
Do I need a Cabana account?+
No. You book through the creator's public page and pay a normal Stripe checkout or invoice - there is nothing to sign up for and no app to install.
What does Cabana charge brands?+
Nothing. You pay exactly the price you agree with the creator. Cabana earns a small flat fee from the creator's side (2–6% by their plan) - a fraction of the 15%+ marketplaces take out of the middle of your deal.
How do payments work?+
Through Stripe. Pay-now deals get a checkout link (card, or ACH bank transfer on USD deals). If your finance team runs on POs and terms, ask the creator for a formal invoice instead - hosted by Stripe with net 15, 30, 60, or 90 day terms and automatic reminders. Money is only requested after the deal is completed.
How do I find creators on Cabana?+
Today, through the creators themselves - if a creator you work with is on Cabana, their link is their page (name.cabanastudio.io). Already working with someone on a marketplace? For repeat collaborations, ask if they have a Cabana link - your next deal costs both of you less.
Your next collaboration costs less when it’s direct.
Ask the creators you work with for their Cabana link - or send this page to the ones still losing 15% to a marketplace.
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