Topmate in 10 slides
A booking page for experts to monetize their time with 1:1 calls, priority DMs, and digital products. Founded in 2021 and especially popular with Indian professionals.
- Expert booking platform
- Mentorship platforms
- Based in Bengaluru, India
What you do on Topmate
How the money is made: expert consulting
- Apply as an expert
- Clients book a call
- Share your know-how
- Paid per session
A booking page for experts to monetize their time with 1:1 calls, priority DMs, and digital products. Founded in 2021 and especially popular with Indian professionals.
Founded 2021 · next to 10 other mentorship platforms
Work and topics
Good for
What Topmate takes
Guess first: how much of every $100 you earn does Topmate take?
10% commission per transaction
From the published fees, before payment-processing, currency or withdrawal charges. Work out your own amount →
Can you join?
Yes, if you are 18 or older.
You need a bank account.
What you need
- 18 or olderMinimum age
- A bank account
- Free to joinSign-up cost
What people actually earn
Topmate says it has paid more than Rs 100 crore to creators for calls, webinars and digital products, per its official homepage.
Source: topmate.io ↗Topmate takes 10% of sales made through a creator's own link and 20% of sales via its marketplace, plus gateway charges, with no monthly fee, per its homepage.
Source: topmate.io ↗How it scores
Strong on fees and access. Weaker on getting paid.
- Fees4.5
- Getting paid2.3
- Access4.5
- Track record3.0
- Proof of earnings4.0
- Verified earnings
- Open worldwide
- Free to join
- Clear fees
- Low cut
Topmate against its peers
Guess: next to the 5 other mentorship platforms that charge a percentage, is Topmate…
The cut of all 6 mentorship platforms that charge a percentage
| Platform | Fee |
|---|---|
| Office Hours | 5% |
| Metafy | 7.5% |
| Topmate | 10% |
| Clarity.fm | 15% |
| Codementor | 20% |
| Intro | 30% |
- At 10%, Topmate sits near the middle — the median fee across the 6 mentorship platforms we track that charge a percentage is 12.5%.
- Launched in 2021, Topmate is newer than most mentorship platforms — 9 of the 11 we track were founded earlier.
How much we know
We have 8 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
- Withdrawal methods
- Join requirements
- Countries it accepts
- Real earnings figures
Still missing
- Plain-English overview
- Minimum payout
- How fast you get paid
- Payment protection
- Review ratings
- Wikipedia or reference page
- Support channels
- Mobile apps
- Social accounts