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[PublishDrive Abacus](https://help.publishdrive.com/publishdrive-abacus?hsLang=en#publishdrive-abacus) # What is the difference between Team Royalites and Abacus? While [Team Royalties](https://help.publishdrive.com/team-royalties-publishdrives-royalty-splitting-feature-for-co-authors?hsLang=en) and Abacus both streamline the financial side of co-authoring, there are some key differences: - **Team Royalties:** This feature requires distribution through PublishDrive Distribution and sends out separate royalty payments (for ebooks) to your entire team of co-authors or contributors every month. It also allows your team to view royalty reports. Team Royalties is a premium feature and it is priced at a flat fee of $20 a month. - **Abacus**: This feature does not require distribution through PublishDrive. It calculates co-author royalties for books (ebooks, POD, and audiobooks) published directly at Amazon and other retailers, generates royalty reports for your team, and more. Royalty calculations and reports are based on sales data imported by the user, and additional data can be manually added as well. 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