🆚 Open Collective vs. Patreon

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Donation tool
Donation tool

About

Open Collective is a platform that enables open source projects, communities, and groups to collect and spend money transparently to sustain their work.

It provides public budgets with detailed expense breakdowns, recurring and one-time contributions, fiscal hosting with legal and accounting support, multiple payment methods, and automated expense reimbursements.

Patreon is a membership platform that allows creators to run a subscription-based service for their content and sell digital products directly to their most dedicated fans.

It lets creators set up multiple membership tiers or one-time purchases, publish exclusive posts, videos or audio, manage payments and payouts, host media, and offer community tools like chats and polls.

Headquarters

Walnut, California, United States
San Francisco, California, United States

Website

Pricing

Platform Fee
Free version ✔️For Collectives
For Fiscal Hosts15%
Standard platform fee10%
Legacy platform fees
Pro8%
Premium12%
Payment processing
USD2.9%-3.9% + $0.30
EUR3.4% + €0.35
GBP3.4% + £0.35

Categories

Donations › Rank #11
Donations › Rank #1
Subscriptions › Rank #3
E-Commerce › Rank #11

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Patreon donation tool is 13 times more popular than Open Collective.
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 Open Collective is more popular in China and Cote D'Ivoire.
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
Canada
France
Netherlands
Spain
Russia
Australia
Ukraine

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Patreon is more popular among sites focused on blogs and wiki, entertainment, and games, while Open Collective is more commonly used on technical information sites.
Blogs/Wiki
Entertainment
Games
Software/Hardware
Marketing/Merchandising
Education/Reference
Business
Internet Services
Technical Information
Sports

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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#6,651
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See also

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