Volume tiers
Commercial first-party service fees can step down from 20% to 18% and 15% as annual Audience spend grows, with high-volume Enterprise pricing negotiated separately.
SierraTec Audience v10
Transparent Audience pricing and commission
Participant rewards stay separate from SierraTec service fees. Plan first-party recruitment, customer-owned audiences, optional external sample, and hybrid sourcing with an explicit cost breakdown before launch.
Transparent by design
Reward ≠commission
If a study advertises a participant reward, SierraTec's standard service fee is calculated separately. External sample also shows provider cost separately from SierraTec orchestration.
Default v10 schedule
Admin-configurable Audience fees
These are default prototype settings for SierraTec's commercial model; Enterprise agreements and production policies can override them.
| Audience use | Default SierraTec fee | What it applies to |
|---|---|---|
| SierraTec Network — commercial consumer | 20% | Participant rewards |
| SierraTec Network — professional | 22% | Participant rewards |
| SierraTec Experts | 25% | Participant rewards |
| Verified student research | 10% | Participant rewards |
| Academic research | 12% | Participant rewards |
| Nonprofit research | 15% | Participant rewards |
| Bring Your Own Audience | 0% recruitment fee | No SierraTec recruitment commission |
| Approved external sample | 10% | Provider sample cost as orchestration fee |
Volume pricing for commercial first-party recruitment can reduce the standard service fee as annual Audience spend increases. Participant compensation and external-provider contractual payment rules remain separate.
Cost builder
Estimate a recruitment project
Commercial controls
Volume tiers and accepted-complete accounting
Accepted completes
Customer billing can reconcile accepted completes and quality exclusions while keeping participant payment rules separate and reviewable.
No hidden provider markup
External sample displays provider cost and SierraTec's orchestration fee as distinct line items in the v10 model.