⚡ Donations in Germany

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.

Germany is a Central European country with a population of around 84 million people.

According to our research, donation tools are used on 0.5% of websites from Germany.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is PayPal.Me with an impressive share of 30.5%, followed by Patreon with 22.6% and GiveWP with 13.7%.

PayPal.Me 30.5%
Patreon 22.6%
GiveWP 13.7%
Ko-fi 12.7%
Betterplace.org 9.4%
Buy Me a Coffee 8.1%
Liberapay 3.5%
GitHub Sponsors 2.7%
Open Collective 2.1%
Donorbox 1.1%
Bonterra 0.9%
Interledger Payment Pointer 0.8%
HelloAsso 0.5%
Ecologi 0.4%
Tipeee 0.4%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top tools that are more popular in Germany than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

1. PayPal.Me ^(-2)
5. Betterplace.org ^(-16)
7. Liberapay ^(-9)
8. GitHub Sponsors ^(-2)
9. Open Collective ^(-2)
12. Interledger Payment Pointer ^(-3)
15. Tipeee ^(-4)
17. Patronite ^(-1)
18. Streamlabs ^(-6)

✨ Best Donation Tools

Below is a more detailed list of 19 donation tools used on sites from Germany, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	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. $$$	30.5%
2	Patreon San Francisco, California, United States A membership platform that allows creators to run a subscription-based service for their content and sell digital products directly to their most dedicated fans. $$$	22.6%
3	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	13.7%
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$$$	12.7%
5	Betterplace.org Berlin, Germany A German charitable online donation platform. $$$	9.4%
6	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. $$$	8.1%
7	Liberapay Querrien, France A French platform for recurring donations with open-source code that enables creators to receive ongoing financial support. $$$	3.5%
8	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. $$$	2.7%
9	Open Collective Walnut, California, United States A platform that enables open source projects, communities, and groups to collect and spend money transparently to sustain their work. Free$$$	2.1%
10	Donorbox Alexandria, Virginia, United States An online fundraising platform with features such as recurring donations, crowdfunding, peer-to-peer, memberships and text-to-give. $$$	1.1%
11	Bonterra Austin, Texas, United States A fundraising software that assists with online donations for nonprofits, corporations, and public agencies.	0.9%
12	Interledger Payment Pointer A persistent identifier on Interledger that allows websites to receive payments from visitors with Web Monetization enabled.	0.8%
13	HelloAsso Bègles, France A French online fundraising platform for associations dedicated exclusively to the non-profit sector. Free	0.5%
14	Ecologi London, United Kingdom A subscription service focused on planting trees to restore forests worldwide, as well as investing in certified carbon reduction projects.	0.4%
15	Tipeee Paris, France A French online crowdfunding platform based on the principle of tipping. $$$	0.4%
16	Boosty Amsterdam, Netherlands An author content monetization platform that allows people to support their favorite creators through monthly subscriptions. $$$	0.3%
17	Patronite Warsaw, Poland A Polish relationship-building platform that helps talented individuals obtain funding on a subscription basis. $$$	0.2%
18	Streamlabs San Jose, California, United States A live streaming and crowdfunding platform owned by Logitech. Free$27/month	0.2%
19	Classy San Diego, California, United States A giving platform for nonprofits that enables them to connect with their supporters through online fundraising. $$$	0.09%

👉 See Also

🌎 Donations in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 225,538 websites from Germany.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.