Topmate Alternative With 0% Platform Fee

A Topmate alternative with 0% platform fee changes who pays for growth. On a commission model, the platform earns more every time you sell more. On Viralyze, you pay a flat subscription from ₹199 a month, the platform fee on sales is 0%, and the full amount reaches your bank in weekly payouts. This article explains the fee maths, what you get for the flat price, and how to move your sessions over.

What does a 0% platform fee actually mean?

It means the app does not take a cut of the sale. Payments run through an RBI-authorised payment aggregator via UPI, cards or net banking, and what the customer pays is what you receive at payout. There is no per-contact pricing either, so the subscription stays the same as your audience grows.

Many creator platforms charge a commission on each transaction; that is the model to compare against, and it is the reason a flat fee becomes cheaper as you sell more.

How does the maths work for a creator selling sessions?

Take a yoga instructor who sells 40 online sessions a month at ₹600 each, which is ₹24,000 in sales.

• With a commission model, whatever percentage the platform charges comes off that ₹24,000 every month, and rises if she sells more.
• With Viralyze Starter, she pays ₹199 a month (or ₹1,990 a year) and keeps the ₹24,000.

The arithmetic matters most for creators who are already selling. For someone making two sales a month, the model difference is small; for someone making forty, it is not.

What is included for the flat price?

Starter at ₹199 a month covers:

• A booking link with a service menu (main services plus add-ons), Google Calendar two-way sync, UPI or card payment upfront, WhatsApp reminders, and customer self-cancel if you allow it with automatic refunds
• A shop for digital downloads, physical products, online courses and 1:1 sessions, each with its own checkout page
• Smart links with click tracking, lead magnets that collect emails, and a link-in-bio page with tap counts
• Unlimited Instagram Auto-DMs with comment, any-post and story triggers, follow-gate, public replies and scheduling
• Analytics with DMs sent, link clicks, follower growth and revenue, and a contacts list with CSV export

Pro at ₹1,199 a month adds AI replies in English, Hindi and Hinglish, priority support and early access.

How do I move my sessions from a Topmate-style page?

1. Start the Viralyze 7-day free trial (no card needed) and connect Google Calendar, choosing which calendars block slots. 2. Rebuild your menu: for the yoga instructor, "Group class, 60 minutes" and "Private session, 45 minutes" as main services, "Recorded replay" as an add-on. 3. Set your days off and buffers, and decide the cancellation window. 4. Add any courses or downloads to the shop. 5. Put the new shre.pro page link in your bio and set a keyword like "CLASS" on your next reel so the booking page goes out by DM.

Existing customers can keep using the old page until you retire it; the Google Calendar sync prevents double bookings while both run.

Is there anything a commission platform does that Viralyze does not?

Viralyze does not run a marketplace or discovery feed; traffic comes from your own Instagram audience, bio and DMs. If you rely on a platform's directory to find new clients, weigh that against the fee saving. If your audience already comes from your reels, the comment-to-DM route is the discovery engine, and it reports a funnel from comments to sign-ups per automation.

Frequently asked questions

**Are there transaction charges hidden in the payout?** The platform fee is 0%. Payments are processed by an RBI-authorised aggregator and paid out to your bank weekly.

**Can I offer a free discovery call next to paid sessions?** Yes. Services are priced individually in the menu, so one can be free while others are paid.

**Does the price include GST?** Yes. Prices include GST where applicable, and promo codes are supported.

Start your 7-day free trial of Viralyze, no card needed, and keep the full price of every session you sell this month.