⚡ Donations

Donation platforms enable individuals and organizations to raise financial support over the Internet by providing tools for one-time and recurring payments, fundraising campaigns, goal tracking, and customizable donation pages.

According to our research, donation tools are used on 0.6% of all websites.
93.3% of these sites use only one donation tool, 5.9% use two, and 0.8% use three or more at the same time.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the leading donation tools in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is Patreon with a share of 25.9%, followed by GiveWP with 22.1% and PayPal.Me with 11.8%.

Patreon 25.9%
GiveWP 22.1%
PayPal.Me 11.8%
Ko-fi 10.1%
Buy Me a Coffee 9%
Donorbox 4.5%
HelloAsso 3.4%
Classy 3.2%
Bonterra 3%
GitHub Sponsors 2.2%
Open Collective 2%
Ecologi 1.4%
Venmo 1.4%
Boosty 0.9%
Interledger Payment Pointer 0.8%

You can also drill down by country:

🚀 Country Highlights

Here is a list of tools that are especially popular in certain countries.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

GiveWP is #1 in the United Kingdom ^(-1)
PayPal.Me is #1 in Germany ^(-2)
HelloAsso is #1 in France ^(-6)
Classy is #6 in the United States ^(-2)

✨ Best Donation Tools

Below is a more detailed list of the top 25 of the 26 donation tools we track, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Patreon San Francisco, California, United States 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. $$$	25.9%
2	GiveWP Lansing, Michigan, United States A WordPress donation plugin that provides you with a full-featured online fundraising platform directly on your website. Free$149+/year	22.1%
3	PayPal.Me San Jose, California, United States A personal payment link service that lets individuals and businesses receive money through PayPal by sharing a simple URL. $$$	11.8%
4	Ko-fi Letchworth Garden City, United Kingdom A creator support platform that enables artists, writers and developers to earn income through donations, memberships, and digital sales. Free$$$	10.1%
5	Buy Me a Coffee San Francisco, California, United States A creator support platform that lets individuals accept financial support, sell products, and offer services directly to their audience. $$$	9%
6	Donorbox Alexandria, Virginia, United States An online fundraising platform with features such as recurring donations, crowdfunding, peer-to-peer, memberships and text-to-give. $$$	4.5%
7	HelloAsso Bègles, France A French online fundraising platform for associations dedicated exclusively to the non-profit sector. Free	3.4%
8	Classy San Diego, California, United States A giving platform for nonprofits that enables them to connect with their supporters through online fundraising. $$$	3.2%
9	Bonterra Austin, Texas, United States A fundraising software that assists with online donations for nonprofits, corporations, and public agencies.	3%
10	GitHub Sponsors San Francisco, California, United States A platform that allows users to financially support open-source software developers and maintainers through one-time or recurring payments. $$$	2.2%
11	Open Collective Walnut, California, United States A platform that enables open source projects, communities, and groups to collect and spend money transparently to sustain their work. Free$$$	2%
12	Ecologi London, United Kingdom A subscription service focused on planting trees to restore forests worldwide, as well as investing in certified carbon reduction projects.	1.4%
13	Venmo San Jose, California, United States A social payments platform owned by PayPal that lets users send, receive, and request money from friends, split bills, pay businesses online, and manage a balance in its mobile app. Free$$$	1.4%
14	Boosty Amsterdam, Netherlands An author content monetization platform that allows people to support their favorite creators through monthly subscriptions. $$$	0.9%
15	Interledger Payment Pointer A persistent identifier on Interledger that allows websites to receive payments from visitors with Web Monetization enabled.	0.8%
16	Liberapay Querrien, France A French platform for recurring donations with open-source code that enables creators to receive ongoing financial support. $$$	0.8%
17	Flipcause Oakland, California, United States A cloud-based fundraising platform focused on small nonprofits.	0.8%
18	Patronite Warsaw, Poland A Polish relationship-building platform that helps talented individuals obtain funding on a subscription basis. $$$	0.7%
19	Tipeee Paris, France A French online crowdfunding platform based on the principle of tipping. $$$	0.7%
20	Buycoffee.to Wrocław, Poland A Polish platform that enables creators and small businesses to receive one-time or recurring financial support from their audience. $$$	0.7%
21	Betterplace.org Berlin, Germany A German charitable online donation platform. $$$	0.5%
22	Cash App Oakland, California, United States A peer-to-peer payment service and mobile digital wallet that lets users send, receive, and store money, set up direct deposits, invest in stocks and Bitcoin, and use a linked debit card for everyday spending. Free$$$	0.5%
23	Tithe.ly Nashville, Tennessee, United States A church giving software designed for churches and nonprofits. Free$72+/month	0.4%
24	Streamlabs San Jose, California, United States A live streaming and crowdfunding platform owned by Logitech. Free$27/month	0.3%
25	Crowdfunder St Austell, Cornwall, United Kingdom A rewards-based crowdfunding platform based in the United Kingdom. Free$$$	0.2%

👉 See Also

🔗 Links
- ⚡Crowdfunding
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Data is based on the analysis of 3,320,618 websites.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.