Why the cheapest launchpad question actually matters
Every launchpad fee comes out of the same place: the money a project raised from its own community, before a single dollar goes to development, marketing, or liquidity. A launchpad that charges 1 BNB plus 5 percent of your raise is not just expensive on paper, it is money that never reaches your project. On a modest raise, that fee alone can be the difference between having a real marketing budget after launch and having nothing left.
This is not a hypothetical problem. It is the exact reason MoonSale exists: a founder who had already been burned by expensive launchpad fees decided to build the alternative. If you want the full story, see About Us.
What MoonSale charges to launch on BNB Chain
MoonSale's BNB Chain listing fee is 0.018 BNB, roughly $10 at current prices, plus a flat 2 percent platform fee taken from the funds you actually raise, charged only if your presale succeeds. Both numbers are live on-chain right now, not a promotional teaser rate that reverts to something higher later. You can verify the current fee yourself on MoonSale's own Platform Fees page before you ever connect a wallet.
There is no separate fee to browse listings, no fee to apply, and no fee if your presale does not reach softcap, in that case, contributors get an automatic on-chain refund and you owe MoonSale nothing.
What other BNB Chain launchpads charge
PinkSale, one of the most established launchpads on BNB Chain, publishes its own fee schedule directly in its documentation. For a standard BNB Chain presale, PinkSale's listed fee is 1 BNB plus 5 percent of the BNB raised. At current prices, that upfront fee alone is roughly $573, before the 5 percent cut of your raise is even applied.
Line up the two fee structures side by side:
| MoonSale | PinkSale | |
|---|---|---|
| Upfront listing fee | 0.018 BNB (~$10) | 1 BNB (~$573) |
| Cut of funds raised | 2% | 5% |
The upfront fee alone is roughly 57 times higher on PinkSale than on MoonSale. That is not a rounding difference, it is the entire marketing budget a smaller project would otherwise have had.
The real cost difference on an actual raise
Take a project running a 50 BNB presale, a realistic size for an early-stage launch. On PinkSale, that raise costs 1 BNB upfront plus 5 percent of 50 BNB, 2.5 BNB, for a total of 3.5 BNB in fees. On MoonSale, the same raise costs 0.018 BNB upfront plus 2 percent of 50 BNB, 1 BNB, for a total of roughly 1.018 BNB in fees.
That is a difference of about 2.48 BNB, over $1,400 at current prices, left in the project's hands instead of the platform's, on a single mid-size raise. Scale that to a larger raise and the gap only grows, since the percentage cut compounds with the size of your hardcap.
What you are not giving up for the lower fee
A lower fee is only a good deal if you are not trading away safety to get it. MoonSale's fee is lower because the platform is built to be lean, not because it skips the protections that keep a presale trustworthy. Every MoonSale presale on BNB Chain runs with the same enforcement regardless of the fee:
- A minimum liquidity lock, enforced by the contract, not a promise
- A pre-launch scan for honeypot logic, hidden mint functions, and blacklist functions
- An automatic on-chain refund to every contributor if softcap is not reached
- A public Security Score on every project, so investors can check the setup themselves before contributing
You can read more about how these protections work and why MoonSale built them into the contract layer on About Us.
Step by step: launching on BNB Chain for the lowest cost
Step 1: Prepare your token
Have your token contract ready, or deploy one directly through Create Token if you have not launched a token yet.
Step 2: Start your presale
Go to Create Presale, connect your wallet on BNB Chain, and fill in your softcap, hardcap, presale rate, and liquidity settings.
Step 3: Review the listing fee before you confirm
The current listing fee is shown on-screen before you sign anything, and you can cross-check it against the live Platform Fees page at any time.
Step 4: Deploy and share your presale page
Once deployed, your presale gets its own page with a Security Score, countdown, and contribution panel, ready to share with your community.
Frequently asked questions
Is MoonSale actually the cheapest launchpad on BNB Chain?
Compared to PinkSale, one of the most established BNB Chain launchpads, yes. MoonSale's listing fee (0.018 BNB) is roughly 57 times lower than PinkSale's published 1 BNB fee, and the percentage cut on raised funds is 2 percent versus PinkSale's 5 percent.
Does MoonSale ever charge more than what is shown on the fees page?
No. The fee shown on Platform Fees and inside the Create Presale flow is read directly from the live smart contract, the same number gets charged on-chain, there is no hidden markup.
What happens if my presale does not reach softcap?
Every contributor is automatically entitled to a full on-chain refund. You do not owe MoonSale the platform fee, since it is only taken from funds that are actually raised successfully.
Why is PinkSale so much more expensive?
That is a question only PinkSale can answer definitively, but the pattern is common across older, more established launchpads: a flat upfront fee plus a larger percentage cut, regardless of how large or small the raise is.
Does a lower fee mean lower security?
No. MoonSale's protections, liquidity lock enforcement, honeypot and blacklist scanning, and automatic refunds, apply to every presale regardless of size or fee tier. The lower fee comes from running a leaner platform, not from skipping protections.
Can I check the current BNB Chain fee before connecting my wallet?
Yes. Platform Fees shows the live, current fee for every chain MoonSale supports, updated directly from the smart contracts.
Is the 2 percent platform fee charged even if I do not use MoonSale's liquidity locking?
The 2 percent fee applies to successful presales as described in MoonSale's fee structure. Liquidity locking is enforced separately as one of the built-in protections on every launch, it is not an optional add-on with its own separate charge.
Ready to launch on BNB Chain?
Compare the numbers yourself on Platform Fees, then start your presale at Create Presale. The same audited contracts already power live raises on BNB Chain today.
