Open Collective AlternativesCrowdfunding Services and other similar apps like Open Collective

Open Collective is described as 'Legal and financial toolbox for groups. It’s a fundraising + legal status + money management platform for your community' and is a Crowdfunding service in the business & commerce category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Open Collective, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, iPhone, Android and Android Tablet apps. The best Open Collective alternative is PayPal. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try PayPal or Liberapay. Other great sites and apps similar to Open Collective are Ko-fi, Patreon, Coindrop and Buy Me a Coffee.

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  1. PayPal icon
     365 likes

    Offering safe, convenient online payments worldwide, with buyer and seller protection, integration with over 200 countries’ banks, and optional features like PayPal Credit, PayPal is a trusted choice for personal and business use, providing flexible, secure payment options.

    164 PayPal alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
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  2. Liberapay icon
     113 likes

    Liberapay is a way to donate money recurrently to people whose work you appreciate.

    42 Liberapay alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
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  3. GNU Taler icon
     25 likes

    GNU Taler is a privacy-preserving payment system. Customers can stay anonymous, but merchants can not hide their income through payments with GNU Taler. This helps to avoid tax evasion and money laundering.

    124 GNU Taler alternatives

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    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • F-Droid
     
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  4. Ko-fi icon
     40 likes

    Ko-fi is the fast, friendly, 0% fee way to ask fans to support your work for the price of a coffee. Coffee's just a metaphor (You don’t have to buy actual coffee!).

    61 Ko-fi alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  5. Patreon icon
     58 likes

    In 2013, YouTube musician Jack Conte was looking for a solution to his problem: millions of people loved his videos, but only hundreds of dollars were hitting his bank account. This didn’t add up, so he drafted up an idea (hi, we’re Patreon) and brought it to his college...

    97 Patreon alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  6. be-BOP icon
     5 likes

    The ethical sales toolbox.

    186 be-BOP alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
     
  7. Drips icon
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    A protocol (and app), built on Ethereum, that enables organizations and individuals to directly and publicly provide funding to the free and open source software projects they depend on the most.

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    • Online
     
  8. Goteo icon
     18 likes

    Goteo is a social network for crowdfunding and distributed collaboration (services, infrastructures, microtasks and other resources) for encouraging the independent development of creative and innovative initiatives that contribute to the common good, free knowledge, and open...

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    • Online
     
  9. Crowdbucks icon
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    CrowdBucks is an open-source Fediverse-native platform for crowdfunding, tipping, payments, and memberships — built by the Fediverse, for the Fediverse.

    52 Crowdbucks alternatives

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