As the creator economy has grown, more and more tools market to creators. Software helps creators manage every part of their businesses — from websites and audience growth to digital products and communities. 

But are platforms serving creators? Or are they serving themselves?

The Creator Friendliness Index uses 20 ranking factors to gauge how friendly a company’s policies are for creators. You can get the full details on why each factor and company was chosen on the methodology page. 

Factors are based on publicly available information for each company (the same information a creator would have when making a decision). They include details about pricing, transaction fees, support availability, additional resources, and the ability of the creator to own their own audience.

You won't be surprised to find that Podia does pretty well in these rankings. That's because "what's best for creators" is a key part of every decision we make (and you can read about how we think about creator friendliness here).

Still, we know that might give you pause. That's why we made these rankings as objective as possible, and include the full details of our methodology (so you can make your own judgments) along with links to sources of information for each company.