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The biggest difference would be that GitHub Sponsors has no fees [1], so everything people put in will go to the developer. Where Patreon can take 5-12% dependi
by eXpl0it3r 6y ago
The biggest difference would be that GitHub Sponsors has no fees [1], so everything people put in will go to the developer. Where Patreon can take 5-12% depending on the plan [2].
Additionally, GitHub is just so much closer to the actual open source work and more easily discoverable for users of your product.
As a supporter, I'll pick GitHub over Patreon anytime.
[1] https://help.github.com/en/github/supporting-the-open-source-community-with-github-sponsors/about-github-sponsors https://help.github.com/en/github/supporting-the-open-source...
[2] https://www.patreon.com/product/pricing https://www.patreon.com/product/pricing
- ehsankia 6y agoThat's what I was surprised the most about. 0% cut and they also mentioned a 5k match? What? How is that even viable for Microsoft? That seems superior to basically every single platform out there. It's an instant win for GitHub Sponsors.
- ocdtrekkie 6y agoIt's a promotional incentive. Fees will happen, and matching will end. But in the meantime, it means my sponsoring a project I care about magnifies my money for a cause I value, so I'm happy to participate.
- hanniabu 6y agoYeah the $5k match seems easy to game
- duderific 6y agoMicrosoft has such deep pockets, they can probably afford to lose a bit here to get people to migrate to their platform.
- z3t4 6y agoPaying 5k to high profile people is probably just a fraction of what they spend on marketing, but probably more effective. Say you are a marketer and you bring hundreds of paying users to a platform, 5k is cheap.