🆚 Ko-fi vs. Patreon
Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *- 📈 Patreon is three times more popular than Ko-fi.
- 🌎 Patreon is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany.
- 🌍 Ko-fi is more popular in Vietnam, Italy, and the Philippines.
PatreonType
Donation tool
Donation tool
About
Ko-Fi is a subscription-based platform that helps creators earn donations, memberships and sales to support of their work.
Patreon is a membership platform that allows creators to run a subscription service for their content.
Headquarters
Letchworth Garden City, United Kingdom
San Francisco, California, United States
Pricing
Ko-fi free
Free version ✔️Donations
Memberships, Shop, Commissions5%
Contributor
Platform Fee5%
* normal payment processor fees also apply
Platform Fee
Pro8%
Premium12%
Categories
Popularity
Determined by the number of sites using each technology.
The Patreon donation tool is 2.6 times more popular than Ko-fi.
Total websites
Market share
Donations
Popularity by country
Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.
Patreon is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany, while Ko-fi is more popular in Vietnam, Italy, and the Philippines.
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
Canada
Netherlands
Vietnam
France
Spain
Australia
Italy
Awards
- 🥇 Most popular in Vietnam in the Donations category.
- 🥇 Most popular in the Philippines in the Donations category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in the Netherlands in the Donations category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Italy in the Donations category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in the United States in the Donations category.
- 🥇 Most popular in the United States in the Donations category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Canada in the Donations category.
- 🥇 Most popular in the Netherlands in the Donations category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Ukraine in the Donations category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Sweden in the Donations category.
Popularity by domain category
Determined by the number of sites in each category.
Patreon is more popular than Ko-fi in all market segments.
Blogs/Wiki
Entertainment
Games
Marketing/Merchandising
Software/Hardware
Education/Reference
Business
Forum/Bulletin Boards
Internet Services
Sports
Top sites
Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.
Name
Rank
#403
#4,203
#5,436
#10,835
#18,182
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