Bonfire in 9 slides
Launch t-shirt campaigns with no upfront cost - popular for fundraisers and communities, you set the price above base cost and keep the difference.
- Custom merch platform
- Creator merch platforms
- Based in Richmond, United States
What you do on Bonfire
How the money is made: selling products
- List your items
- A buyer orders
- Ship it
- Payout after delivery
Launch t-shirt campaigns with no upfront cost - popular for fundraisers and communities, you set the price above base cost and keep the difference.
Founded 2012 · next to 12 other creator merch platforms
Work and topics
Good for
What Bonfire takes
Guess first: how much of every $100 you earn does Bonfire take?
No upfront cost - you keep the margin above base price
From the published fees above, before payment-processing, currency or withdrawal charges.
How the money reaches you
From sign-up to payout
- Sign upFree
- Start straight away
- Do the work
- Earnings clearRequest 1 to 3 business days after orders go to print, PayPal arrives within abo…
- First payout1 to 3 business days after orders go to print
Time to your first payout
$5 via PayPal, $100 via check, $1000 via ACH
2 ways to withdraw
- Bank transfer
- PayPal
Can you join?
Yes, if you are 18 or older.
You need a computer and reliable internet. You can start straight after signing up. First payout: 1 to 3 business days after orders go to print.
What you need
- 18 or olderMinimum age
- A computer
- Reliable internet
- Free to joinSign-up cost
- Instant sign-upHow sign-up works
What people actually earn
Bonfire said it added 20,259 new sellers in 2021, when 4,964 creators and 13,059 verified nonprofits used it to sell custom merch.
Source: bonfire.com ↗Bonfire says selling through campaigns is free and sellers keep the profit between their price and the base cost, with an 8% fee on extra contributions.
Source: help.bonfire.com ↗How it scores
Strong on fees and access.
- Fees5.0
- Getting paid3.0
- Access4.8
- Track record3.5
- Proof of earnings3.0
- Verified earnings
- Open worldwide
- Free to join
- Clear fees
- Low cut
- Low payout bar
- 10 years running
- Fully documented
How much we know
We have 10 of the 17 things we track for every platform. Fees, payouts, join rules, countries and real earnings count most.
What we have
- What kind of platform it is
- Year founded
- Headquarters
- Fees
- Minimum payout
- How fast you get paid
- Withdrawal methods
- Join requirements
- Countries it accepts
- Real earnings figures
Still missing
- Plain-English overview
- Payment protection
- Review ratings
- Wikipedia or reference page
- Support channels
- Mobile apps
- Social accounts