craving vs Cameo: the Cameo alternative for selling personalized videos from your own Home
craving vs Cameo compared: fees, Personal Requests, chat and AI. See when selling custom videos from your own Home beats a marketplace, and when not.
By the craving team · Updated · 6 min read
Short answer
Cameo is a marketplace where fans book personalized videos from talent, and Cameo keeps 30% of the booking fee on web bookings. On craving, you sell custom videos and other made-to-order work as Personal Requests from your own Home, next to Tips, Bookings, Memberships and an AI called Alter that answers fans for you. If you want a marketplace to bring you buyers, Cameo fits. If you already have an audience and want a lower fee and a direct relationship, craving is the better choice.
- Cameo pays talent 70% of the booking fee for web bookings and keeps 30%, as listed in November 2026.
- On iOS in-app Cameo bookings, Apple takes its 30% before the split.
- craving Personal Requests let fans request and pay for a custom video, review or commission, from the Go plan.
- The craving platform fee is 20% on Go, 10% on Plus and 5% on Pro and Team.
- A craving Home is your own page with chat and Alter, so the fan relationship stays with you.
What is the difference between craving and Cameo?
Cameo is a marketplace for personalized videos from talent. Fans browse Cameo, pick a person and book a video for a birthday, a shout-out or a message. The talent sets the price and records the video within a deadline.
craving is a personal website with built-in chat, AI and ways to get paid. Your craving Home at craving.com/@yourname shows your links, photos, videos and music. Fans can request a custom video through Personal Requests, and they can also tip you, book a paid call, join a Membership or buy content from your Library.
craving vs Cameo at a glance
| craving | Cameo | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Personal website (Home) with chat, AI and offers | Marketplace for personalized videos |
| Custom videos | Yes: Personal Requests, from Go | Yes: its core product |
| Other made-to-order work | Yes: reviews, commissions and more as Personal Requests | Not its focus |
| Tips, Bookings and Memberships | Yes: Tips on Free, Bookings and Memberships from Go | Not its focus |
| Chat with fans | Yes: web chat, the craving app and connected channels | Not its focus |
| AI that answers for you | Yes: Alter, on every plan | Not its focus |
| Brings you new buyers | No marketplace: Explore is a directory of Homes | Yes: fans browse the marketplace |
| Fee on web sales | 20% on Go, down to 5% on Pro and Team | 30% of the booking fee |
How do Personal Requests on craving work?
Personal Requests let people request and pay for something made just for them. A custom video is the obvious example, and the same feature works for a written review, a portfolio critique, a song dedication or an art commission.
The request starts on your Home. A Visitor sees your work, opens your Personal Request offer and pays. Because it all happens on your page, the fan also sees your other offers and can message you if something is unclear.
Personal Requests are available from the Go plan. You can read every conversation around a request and reply yourself, so the details of each custom piece are agreed in one place.
Why sell custom videos from your own Home instead of a marketplace?
On a marketplace, the fan is the marketplace customer. On a craving Home, the fan is your Visitor. Visitor profiles, purchase history and Visitor notes are included on every plan, and a Visitor CRM is available from Go, so you can see who came back and what they bought.
A fan who orders one video may also want something else. On your Home the same person can leave a Tip, join a Membership for ongoing access, book a paid video call or buy a file from your Library. On a single-product marketplace, that second sale has nowhere to go.
Your Home is also yours to share. Put it in every social bio, in your email signature or on a printed QR code at events. With a custom domain on a supported paid plan, it can even live at your own address.
How does Alter help fans order the right thing?
Alter is your personal AI on craving. It chats with Visitors on your Home when you are unavailable, answers questions about you and your offers, and helps each person find the right one. Alter can complete a sale and ask for a tip.
- Answers questions about your Personal Requests, such as what a custom video includes and what it costs.
- Suggests a Booking instead when a fan wants a live conversation, not a recorded video.
- Speaks as your Assistant or as your Digital Twin, whichever you choose.
- Leaves every chat visible to you, so you can take over at any point.
Is craving cheaper than Cameo?
As listed in November 2026, Cameo pays talent 70% of the booking fee on web bookings and keeps 30%. On iOS in-app bookings, Apple takes its 30% first, before the split. Cameo also requires requests to be completed within a deadline (its talent hub says within 4 days), or they expire unpaid.
On craving, Personal Requests start on the Go plan at $9.95 a month, with a 20% platform fee on sales. The fee drops to 10% on Plus and 5% on Pro and Team. When Alter itself makes the sale, an extra 15% applies; a sale you make yourself carries no AI fee. A payment processing charge is added at checkout for the Visitor, and payments run on Stripe, which you connect.
The trade-off is reach. The Cameo fee pays for a marketplace that can send you fans. On craving, the lower fee assumes you bring your own audience.
When is Cameo the better choice?
- You want fans to discover you while browsing a marketplace, without promoting a page yourself.
- Your fans already think of Cameo when they want a personalized video as a gift.
- You only sell personalized videos and do not want to manage a website, chat or other offers.
You can also use both: Cameo for marketplace discovery, and a craving Home for the fans who already follow them and want more than one video.
How do you start selling custom videos on craving?
- Build your Home for free and choose your username.
- Add your links, photos and videos so fans see your style.
- Upgrade to Go or higher and connect Stripe.
- Create a Personal Request offer for custom videos and set your price.
- Tell Alter what your videos include, then share your Home in your bios and by QR code.
Frequently asked questions
Is craving a good Cameo alternative?
Yes, if you already have an audience. craving lets you sell custom videos as Personal Requests from your own Home, with chat, an AI called Alter and other offers like Tips, Bookings and Memberships.
How much does Cameo take from talent?
As listed in November 2026, Cameo pays talent 70% of the booking fee for web bookings and keeps 30%. On iOS in-app bookings, Apple takes its 30% first.
What happens if a Cameo request is not completed in time?
Cameo requests must be completed within a deadline, which the Cameo talent hub gives as 4 days. Requests that are not completed in time expire unpaid.
Which craving plan includes Personal Requests?
craving Personal Requests are available from the Go plan at $9.95 a month, with a 20% platform fee on sales. The fee is 10% on Plus and 5% on Pro and Team.
Does craving promote me to new fans like a marketplace?
No. craving Explore lets people search Homes by name or username, but it is a directory, not a marketplace that promotes you. Most creators bring fans to their craving Home from their social profiles.
Sources
Facts about other products were checked on their official pages in November 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm on their sites before you decide.