🆚 Ko-fi vs. Patronite

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Donation tool
Donation tool

About

Ko-fi is a creator support platform that enables artists, writers and developers to earn income through donations, memberships, and digital sales.

It supports one-time contributions and monthly memberships, integrates with PayPal and Stripe, offers goal and milestone tracking, supporter-only posts, and a built-in shop for digital products.

Patronite is a Polish relationship-building platform that helps talented individuals obtain funding on a subscription basis.

Headquarters

Letchworth Garden City, United Kingdom
Warsaw, Poland

Website

Pricing

Ko-fi free
Free version ✔️Donations
Memberships, Shop, Commissions5%
Contributor
Platform Fee5%
* Payment processor fees also apply
Platform fee6.5% + VAT

Categories

Donations › Rank #4
Donations › Rank #18
Subscriptions › Rank #19

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Ko-fi donation tool is 14 times more popular than Patronite.
Total websites

Market share

Donations

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Ko-fi is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany, while Patronite is more popular in Poland.
United States
United Kingdom
Poland
Germany
Vietnam
France
Canada
Italy
Netherlands
Spain

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Ko-fi is more popular among sites focused on blogs and wiki, entertainment, and games, while Patronite is more commonly used on public information sites.
Blogs/Wiki
Entertainment
Games
Marketing/Merchandising
Software/Hardware
Business
Education/Reference
Sports
Internet Services
Online Shopping

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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#10,457
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See also

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