Patreon is described as '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' and is a popular Crowdfunding service in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Patreon for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, SaaS, iPhone, Android and iPad apps. The best Patreon alternative is Liberapay, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Patreon are Bandcamp, Ko-fi, Open Collective and Buy Me a Coffee.
There is no way to provide incentives for different donation tiers and payments can only be processed through Paypal which isn't anonymous.
No fees, less censorship, ethical software (open source)
Music platform with direct artist sales, global discovery, instant streaming and download of DRM-free tracks, physical merchandise, offline listening, flexible pricing, and community features for fans supporting independent creators across numerous genres.
Bandcamp is for music only, so it's not alike to Patreon
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!).
Open Collective is a legal and financial toolbox for groups. It’s a fundraising + legal status + money management platform for your community.
Open Collective has PayPal support. LibraPay doesn't. Plus Open Collective has a more sensible business model than collecting donations like LibraPay does.
quick donation in friendly way
Independent subscription platform for musicians, artists, and educators, offering safety features, analytics, and seamless integration to monetize talents securely.
quite literally it is almost the exact same service model
MintMe revolutionizes how people help each other by allowing both sides to earn through an innovative way of crowdfunding. Anyone can create a token that represents themselves or a project in just a few clicks.
Mirlo provides a user-friendly space to help musicians sell music, manage subscriptions, and share with their supporters.
pixivFANBOX is a fan community where you can nurture your creative activities together with your followers!
Steady helps publishers to convert their readers, listeners and viewers - in short, their audience - into paying supporters. Publishers are individuals and teams who regularly publish content, whether via blogs, videos, photographs or podcasts.
Steady is the best solution for European creators. It supports $, € and several languages. Also, it integrates with your website and gives you all kinds of tools to market your membership.
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They don't take a cut of the donations. The only way they make money is from donations themselves