⚡ Donation Tools in the United Kingdom

Donation tools enable individuals and organizations to collect financial contributions online through one-time, recurring, membership-based, or campaign-driven donations.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) is a Western European country with a population of over 67 million people.

According to our research, donation tools are used on 1.3% of websites from the United Kingdom.

Statistics based on 183K+ analyzed websites. About this data

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is PayPal Donate with a share of 19.1%, followed by GiveWP with 18.9% and Patreon with 16.9%.

PayPal Donate 19.1%
GiveWP 18.9%
Patreon 16.9%
Ko-fi 11.7%
Ecologi 11.7%
Buy Me a Coffee 10.8%
PayPal.Me 6.3%
Donorbox 4.6%
Crowdfunder 2.6%
GitHub Sponsors 1.2%
Bonterra 0.9%
Interledger Payment Pointer 0.7%
Open Collective 0.7%
The Giving Block 0.2%
Liberapay 0.2%

🚀 Highlights

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

2. GiveWP ^(-1)
4. Ko-fi ^(-1)
5. Ecologi ^(-9)
9. Crowdfunder ^(-16)
10. GitHub Sponsors ^(-1)
12. Interledger Payment Pointer ^(-9)
14. The Giving Block ^(-13)
15. Liberapay ^(-4)
17. Betterplace.org ^(-3)
18. Tithe.ly ^(-6)

✨ Best Donation Tools

Below is a more detailed list of 23 donation tools used on sites from the United Kingdom, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	PayPal Donate San Jose, California, United States An online donation service that allows organizations and individuals to collect contributions through hosted donation pages, shareable links, and embedded donation buttons. $$$	19.1%
2	GiveWP Lansing, Michigan, United States A WordPress donation plugin that adds online fundraising and donor management features for nonprofits, charities, and fundraising campaigns. Free$199+/year	18.9%
3	Patreon San Francisco, California, United States A membership platform that allows creators to run a subscription-based service for their content and sell digital products directly to their most dedicated fans. $$$	16.9%
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$$$	11.7%
5	Ecologi London, United Kingdom A subscription service focused on planting trees to restore forests worldwide, as well as investing in certified carbon reduction projects.	11.7%
6	Buy Me a Coffee San Francisco, California, United States A creator support platform that lets individuals accept financial support, sell products, and offer services directly to their audience. $$$	10.8%
7	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. $$$	6.3%
8	Donorbox Alexandria, Virginia, United States An online fundraising platform that helps nonprofits collect donations through recurring giving, crowdfunding campaigns, peer-to-peer fundraising, memberships, and text-to-give. $$$	4.6%
9	Crowdfunder St Austell, Cornwall, United Kingdom A rewards-based crowdfunding platform based in the United Kingdom. Free$$$	2.6%
10	GitHub Sponsors San Francisco, California, United States A platform that allows users to financially support open-source software developers and maintainers through one-time or recurring payments. $$$	1.2%
11	Bonterra Austin, Texas, United States A fundraising platform that helps nonprofits, corporations, and public agencies manage online giving, donor engagement, and fundraising campaigns. $$$	0.9%
12	Interledger Payment Pointer A persistent identifier on Interledger that allows websites to receive payments from visitors with Web Monetization enabled.	0.7%
13	Open Collective Walnut, California, United States A platform that enables open-source projects, communities, and groups to collect and spend money transparently to sustain their work. Free$$$	0.7%
14	The Giving Block Miami, Florida, United States A fundraising platform that enables nonprofits to accept cryptocurrency donations from individual and corporate donors. $2,500+/year	0.2%
15	Liberapay Querrien, France A French platform for recurring donations with open-source code that enables creators to receive ongoing financial support. $$$	0.2%
16	HelloAsso Bègles, France A French online fundraising and payment platform designed specifically for nonprofit organizations to collect donations, manage members, and run campaigns. Free	0.2%
17	Betterplace.org Berlin, Germany A German charitable online donation platform. $$$	0.1%
18	Tithe.ly Nashville, Tennessee, United States A church giving software designed for churches and nonprofits. Free$72+/month	0.1%
19	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$$$	0.08%
20	Tipeee Paris, France A French online crowdfunding platform based on the principle of tipping. $$$	0.08%
21	Streamlabs San Jose, California, United States A live streaming and crowdfunding platform owned by Logitech. Free$27/month	0.08%
22	Boosty Amsterdam, Netherlands An author content monetization platform that allows people to support their favorite creators through monthly subscriptions. $$$	0.08%
23	Cash App Oakland, California, United States A peer-to-peer payment service and mobile digital wallet that lets users send, receive, and store money, set up direct deposits, invest in stocks and Bitcoin, and use a linked debit card for everyday spending. Free$$$	0.08%

👉 See Also

🌎 Donations in other countries

🗃️ 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 183,840 websites from the United Kingdom.
We currently track the presence of 27 donation tools across the web.
Of these, 23 were detected on websites from the United Kingdom.
Statistics were last calculated on September 18, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.