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Ko-fi

Freemium#69 of 83 in Membership Site Platforms

Ko-fi: A lightweight membership and sales platform for creators who want direct payouts. Ranked #69 of 83 in Membership Site Platforms by our editors (3.0/10); pricing: Free plan; best for creators seeking simple supporter memberships.

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At a glance

Editor score
3.0 / 10
Pricing
Free plan
Best for
Creators seeking simple supporter memberships
Free plan
Yes
Founded
2017 · Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Facts checked
20 Sep 2026

Where it wins
- Free access includes memberships, posts, products and commissions
- Direct PayPal and Stripe payouts with recurring monthly billing
- Discord roles, widgets, embeds and shareable links extend reach
Where it doesn't
- Membership payments carry a 5% service fee plus processing fees
- Content gating is focused on individual posts
- Gold may not remove the fee from existing Stripe memberships

Our verdict on Ko-fi

Ko-fi is a creator monetization platform for artists, streamers, writers, developers, podcasters and other creators. It combines one-time and monthly tips, recurring membership tiers, supporter-only posts, digital and physical product sales, commissions, custom services and direct messaging. Creators connect PayPal or Stripe and receive payments directly. The platform is suited to creators who want a single page for supporter memberships alongside lightweight commerce and community features.

The free access includes memberships, exclusive posts, products, commissions, Discord roles and direct PayPal or Stripe payouts. Standard includes tips, memberships, shop sales and commissions, plus supporter-only content and scheduled posts. Gold adds a 0% service fee, while normal PayPal or Stripe processing fees still apply. The published pricing details also show a starting price of 12, though no currency is specified here. Existing Stripe memberships may retain a 5% fee after switching to Gold, so the plan change deserves attention for established memberships.

Ko-fi’s breadth is its main advantage: creators can combine memberships with shops, commissions, discount codes, goals, polls, widgets and embeds, while integrations with Discord, Twitch, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, X/Twitter, Medium, Facebook and GitHub support audience discovery and community access. Memberships renew monthly, and content gating works at the post level rather than as a broader site-structure system. Choose Ko-fi for a straightforward supporter hub with several adjacent revenue tools; creators needing deeper site-wide access control should consider a more specialized membership platform.

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Ko-fi pricing

Plans Free planFreemium A usable free plan; paid tiers unlock the limits above. Prices checked 20 Sep 2026.

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Ko-fi fact sheet

Free plan	Yes
Paid from	Not verified
Custom domain	Not verified
Content gating	Post
Subscription billing	Recurring
Drip content	Not verified
Member limit	Not verified
Transaction fee	5% service fee on membership payments, plus PayPal or Stripe processing fees
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android
Compliance & security	GDPR
Support	Tickets, Docs, Community
Built for	Solo, Small business (editorial estimate)
Integrations	11 integrations: PayPal, Stripe, Discord, Twitch, YouTube, Instagram …
Pricing	Free plan (source)
Website	ko-fi.com
Facts checked	20 Sep 2026

Ko-fi integrations

Ko-fi lists 11 integrations on its own site.

PayPal
Stripe
Discord
Twitch
YouTube
Instagram
TikTok
X/Twitter
Medium
Facebook
GitHub

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