Patreon Alternatives

Patreon is described as 'In 2013, YouTube musician Jack Conte was looking for a solution to his problem: millions of people loved his videos, but only hundreds of dollars were hitting his bank account. This didn’t add up, so he drafted up an idea (hi, we’re Patreon) and brought it to his college' and is a popular Crowdfunding service in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Patreon for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, iPhone, Android, SaaS and Self-Hosted apps. The best Patreon alternative is Liberapay, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Patreon are Ko-fi, Bandcamp, Open Collective and Buy Me a Coffee.

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Patreon alternatives are mainly Crowdfunding Services, but if you're looking for Social Networks or Live Streaming Tools and Services you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free, Self-Hosted and Europe. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Patreon.
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  1. Boosty.to icon
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    Platform for creators offering subscription levels, live streaming, private chats, donations, local payouts, analytics, and exclusive posts, designed for sharing all content types with minimal restrictions. Primarily for Russian users with RU/CIS payment support.

    22 Boosty.to alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • UNIX Web Browser
     
  2. Memberful icon
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    Professional membership software used by the web's biggest creators. Works with your website. Integrates with Stripe, WordPress, and MailChimp.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  3. Drips icon
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    A protocol (and app), built on Ethereum, that enables organizations and individuals to directly and publicly provide funding to the free and open source software projects they depend on the most.

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    • Online
     
  4. Crowdbucks icon
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    CrowdBucks is an open-source Fediverse-native platform for crowdfunding, tipping, payments, and memberships — built by the Fediverse, for the Fediverse.

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    • Online
     
  5. Locals icon
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    Locals is for independent creators. Publish your content, engage with your supporters and make money from subscriptions.

    23 Locals alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
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    Comments about Locals as an Alternative to Patreon
    Not Yourbusiness
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    It is the most similiar by looks, and is therefor the easiest to transfer to from Patreon.

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    • Locals is Paid and ProprietaryPatreon is also Paid and Proprietary
  6. Mash icon
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    Mash provides monetization, growth and engagement tools for creators and publishers – which leverage the beneficts of micropayments, bitcoin & the lightning network.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. Steady icon
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    Steady helps publishers to convert their readers, listeners and viewers - in short, their audience - into paying supporters. Publishers are individuals and teams who regularly publish content, whether via blogs, videos, photographs or podcasts.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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    Comments about Steady as an Alternative to Patreon
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    Steady is the best solution for European creators. It supports $, € and several languages. Also, it integrates with your website and gives you all kinds of tools to market your membership.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Steady is Freemium and ProprietaryPatreon is Paid and Proprietary
  8. Supporting Cast helps podcasters earn reliably by selling exclusive podcasts, audiobooks, courses, and memberships. It offers a smooth onboarding, two-tap subscriptions via Apple Pay, brand customization with no logo imposition, and API for integration, ensuring accessible premium content delivery via popular apps.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Apple Podcasts
    • Pocket Casts
    • Spotify
     
  9. Fangage.com icon
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    Fangage allows creators and brands to own, engage, and monetize their fans and content - all on their own, fully-branded website.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  10. NotOnlyFans icon
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    NotOnlyFans is an open source, self-hosted digital content subscription platform like OnlyFans. The difference, however, is that it uses cryptocurrency (ETH) for payment, so the content will no longer be judged by the payment platform...

    54 NotOnlyFans alternatives

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