Donation, Tip & Crowdfunding Tools for Memberships & paid communities
Tip jars, supporter pages and crowdfunding for audiences that want to pay without a paywall. Every listing below pays for memberships & paid communities. Ranked by editor score with traffic minimums, payout terms, web rank and the niches each one accepts.
Updated September 2026 · 5 listings · web ranks refreshed daily
How to choose donation, tip & crowdfunding tools for memberships & paid communities
Look for what happens on failed payments (dunning recovers 20-40% of churn on its own), whether members can pause instead of cancel, whether you own the member list if you leave, and the platform cut on top of card fees. Annual plans and a free tier that actually delivers something matter more than the feature list.
GitHub Sponsors 🧰 PlatformFree
Recurring and one-time sponsorship for open-source maintainers and developers, with zero fees for individuals.
Ko-fi 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Tips, memberships, commissions and a shop with 0% platform fee on donations; Ko-fi Gold at $8 a month.
Buy Me a Coffee 🧰 PlatformFree
Tip jar, memberships and digital extras for creators; 5% fee, instant payouts.
Open Collective 🧰 PlatformFree
Transparent funding for open-source projects and communities, with fiscal hosting and public budgets.
Liberapay 🧰 PlatformFree
Non-profit recurring donation platform with no platform fee, popular in open source.
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