What is bento.surf?
What is bento.surf?
bento.surf is a creator-business workspace. It combines a visual multi-page site, Store,
Calendar, Community, Newsletter, social publishing, Auto DMs, analytics, and MCP.
Do I need a website?
Do I need a website?
No. Your public Bento URL works as a standalone site. Creator can also connect a custom domain,
and any plan can use the supported embed flow on another site.
How many pages can I create?
How many pages can I create?
All hosted plans include unlimited pages. Free Forever is the self-hosted open-source edition.
Does Bento take a percentage of my sales?
Does Bento take a percentage of my sales?
Bento’s platform fee is 0% on every plan. Your connected payment provider can still charge its
own processing, conversion, dispute, tax, or merchant-of-record fees.
Where does creator revenue go?
Where does creator revenue go?
Paid checkout uses the eligible provider account connected by the creator. That provider handles
settlement rather than a Bento wallet.
Can I connect my own domain?
Can I connect my own domain?
Yes, on Creator. Add the hostname in Settings → Domain and follow the CNAME instructions
Bento displays.
Are product files public?
Are product files public?
Digital-product files are private and delivered through buyer access after a verified order. Do
not upload paid files into a public media block.
Can I use Bento from an AI agent?
Can I use Bento from an AI agent?
Yes. Connect a compatible MCP client to
https://mcp.bento.surf/mcp, sign in with your Bento
account, and approve access.Can I self-host Bento?
Can I self-host Bento?
Yes. The complete product is available under AGPL-3.0 at
github.com/bizibeast/bento-surf-open-source.
You provide and operate the infrastructure and provider accounts.
Can I turn off creator emails?
Can I turn off creator emails?
You can turn off creator tips, product updates, and the weekly digest in Settings → Email.
Transactional security, purchase, fulfilment, and account emails still send when relevant.
