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There are a lot of sites doing similar things, which aren’t as well known as Patreon. Patreon is popular, but it does have some drawbacks, such as only taking U
by expopinions 8y ago
There are a lot of sites doing similar things, which aren’t as well known as Patreon. Patreon is popular, but it does have some drawbacks, such as only taking USD.
Some alternatives include:
Sther - A site all about inclusivity, aimed at the LGBTQ and POC communities.
Steady - Designed more as a way for freelancers to fund their work.
Podia - Recently launched membership crowdfunding, building on their short course and digital download platform.
Ko-Fi - It is a freemium model that requires paid membership to receive monthly payments from fans, instead of one offs.
Drip - A recently opened membership funding site which is owned by Kickstarter.
Liberapay - A site for repeat donations.
Open Collective - for transparent ongoing funding of groups.
Backerpass - Another membership funding alternative, based on reaching goals.
SubscribeStar - For subscribing to Social Media influencers and helping them with payment subscriptions.
Collide - Yet another alternative which has recently been launched.
Ratafire - Another small creator membership site.
Minds - A Cryptocurrency option for subscriptions. Kind of.
I’m sure there’ll be many more sites like these in future, as fan funding is certainly something that’s catching on!
- thomasfedb 8y agoOpen Collective has the most fiddly website I've ever tried (and failed) to use. I eventually gave up asked the project I wanted to fund to add a Patreon page. Liberapay looks promising.
- venturin 8y agoLet's not forget about Tipeee, which might be the only platform actually not in debt (they merely raised 150 000€ 3 years ago, and officially declared benefits last year).