How We Compare
Built for the artist —
not for a cut of your money.
Many booking marketplaces make money when you do — a commission on each booking, your clients on their list, your page on their template. Nation.Tattoo is built the other way around. Here's the honest difference.
We won't name names — the comparison below is about common commission-based marketplace models, not any one company. Fees, features, and payment practices vary by provider, and we don't claim every platform does every one of these. Judge it for yourself.
The Usual Way
The Nation Way
Commission on your bookings
A percentage of every completed booking.
0%. Forever. Every booking dollar is yours.
Who holds your money
The platform processes the payment and pays you out — your money passes through them.
Clients pay you directly — your own methods, or your own connected Stripe. Their payment never passes through us.
Who keeps the client relationship
On many platforms the client relationship runs through them, not you.
You keep it. We never sell your leads or charge you to reach your own bookings.
Your profile page
A fixed listing template you cannot really change.
A page builder that IS your website — your colors, your layout, your brand.
What it costs as you grow
Per-booking fees climb with every appointment you take — success costs you more.
One flat monthly rate. Book ten clients or a thousand — the price is the same.
What it costs your clients
Some platforms add booking fees for the people trying to book you.
Always free for clients. Browsing, following, and booking cost them nothing.
Guidance & education
Usually just a directory and a booking button.
100+ in-depth guides on styles, piercings, and body mods — free to everyone.
Built around the artist
Designed around what a working artist and studio actually need — not around a transaction fee. The model keeps the relationship and the money with you.
Real accounts, reviewed claims
Every artist profile belongs to a real account, and a studio ownership claim is reviewed before we hand over management access.
You can leave with everything
Cancel and your profile simply goes inactive — nothing is deleted, and you keep the client relationships you built.
0%
Commission — forever
Your subscription pays for the platform. That's the whole deal. What your clients pay you never passes through us, and we never take a percentage of it — no matter how much you earn.
Now the part everyone hides.
One flat monthly rate, a 14-day free trial, and no credit card just to look. See exactly what each plan costs — nothing buried, nothing per-booking.