⚡ 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.
⭐ Most Popular in 2026
The following chart shows the leading donation tools in 2026, based on market share.
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🚀 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.
✨ 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.
$$$
25.8%
2
GiveWP
Lansing, Michigan, United States A WordPress donation plugin that provides you with a full-featured online fundraising platform directly on your website.
Free $149+/year
22%
3
PayPal.Me
San Jose, California, United States A personal payment link service that lets individuals and businesses receive money through PayPal by sharing a simple URL.
$$$
11.7%
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 $$$
10.1%
5
Buy Me a Coffee
San Francisco, California, United States A creator support platform that lets individuals accept financial support, sell products, and offer services directly to their audience.
$$$
9.1%
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.
$$$
4.5%
7
HelloAsso
Bègles, France A French online fundraising and payment platform designed specifically for nonprofit organizations to collect donations, manage members, and run campaigns.
Free
3.5%
8
Classy
San Diego, California, United States A giving platform for nonprofits that enables them to connect with their supporters through online fundraising.
$$$
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.
$$$
2.6%
11
Open Collective
Walnut, California, United States A platform that enables open source projects, communities, and groups to collect and spend money transparently to sustain their work.
Free $$$
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.
$$$
0.8%
17
Flipcause
Oakland, California, United States A cloud-based fundraising platform focused on small nonprofits.
0.7%
18
Patronite
Warsaw, Poland A Polish relationship-building platform that helps talented individuals obtain funding on a subscription basis.
$$$
0.7%
19
Buycoffee.to
Wrocław, Poland A Polish platform that enables creators and small businesses to receive one-time or recurring financial support from their audience.
$$$
0.7%
20
Tipeee
Paris, France A French online crowdfunding platform based on the principle of tipping.
$$$
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%
🗃️ About This Data
We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
This report is based on the analysis of 3,406,701 websites.
We currently track the presence of 26 donation tools across the web.
Statistics were last calculated on May 6, 2026
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer .
Patreon with a share of 25.8%, followed by 
PayPal.Me with 11.7%.
Ko-fi 10.1%
Buy Me a Coffee 9.1%Donorbox 4.5%
HelloAsso 3.5%Classy 3.2%
Bonterra 3%
GitHub Sponsors 2.6%
Open Collective 2%Ecologi 1.4%
Venmo 1.4%
Boosty 0.9%Interledger Payment Pointer 0.8%
Cash App