buymeacoffee.com

Buy Me a Coffee

Who runs Buy Me a Coffee, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest creator patronage platform alternatives.

Who’s behind it
Not stated
Online since
Unknown
Trackers
Prices
No pricing page
Last price change
–
Closest alternative
ko-fi.com

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Buy Me a Coffee

Buy Me a Coffee buymeacoffee.com

Buy Me a Coffee is the best way for creators and artists to accept support and membership from their fans.

Wikidata: American crowdfunding website created in 2018

Company
No imprint we could read
Online since
Not in the Internet Archive
Audience
In English

02 · Privacy

What Buy Me a Coffee tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

trackers that follow visitors

None of the 16 alternatives below has fewer; 9 have more.

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Cookie banner
None found

We found no trackers, ad pixels or third-party embeds on Buy Me a Coffee’s homepage.

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to Buy Me a Coffee

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Buy Me a Coffee, thumbs down if it isn’t.

No ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English
  1. 01
    ko-fi.com Top 10K English

    web patronage service

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  2. 02
    Patreon patreon.com Top 1K English No trackers

    Where Creator Communities Thrive — Patreon

    Build a community, share exclusive work, and turn your passion into a thriving business with Patreon. Get started today!

    Compare Patreon with Buy Me a Coffee →
  3. 03
    Gumroad gumroad.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Earn your first dollar online with Gumroad

    Start selling what you know, see what sticks, and get paid. Simple and effective.

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  4. 04
    Memberful memberful.com English 2 trackers

    Memberful | Build a membership that’s truly yours

    Sell subscriptions, share content, and connect with your audience, all on your own website or app.

    Compare Memberful with Buy Me a Coffee →
  5. 05
    Stan stan.store No trackers

    Stan - Your Creator Store

    We work 1-on-1 with the Top Creators to monetize their business

    Compare Stan with Buy Me a Coffee →
  6. 06
    Sellfy sellfy.com English 1 tracker

    Online Store Builder: Create a Free Online Store | Sellfy

    Create your own online store with a clean checkout and zero transaction fees. Sell anything you make directly to your audience. No coding required.

    Compare Sellfy with Buy Me a Coffee →
  7. 07
    Substack substack.com Top 1K English No trackers

    Substack

    Substack is the app for independent voices: a free newsletter, video, and podcast hosting platform with paid subscriptions built in.

    Compare Substack with Buy Me a Coffee →
  8. 08
    Hotmart hotmart.com Top 10K English 3 trackers

    Hotmart — Learn what you want, teach what you know

    Learn more about Hotmart, the leading platform for selling and distributing digital products.

    Compare Hotmart with Buy Me a Coffee →
  9. 09
    Booth booth.pm Top 10K English No trackers

    BOOTH - The International Indie Art Marketplace

    BOOTH(ブース)とは、pixivと連携した、創作物の総合マーケットです。無料で簡単にショップを作成でき、商品の保管・発送代行サービスも提供しています!

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  10. 10
    Kajabi kajabi.com

    California-based SaaS technology company that develops a platform for creators and entrepreneurs to create, market and sell digital content

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    Raptive raptive.com English 2 trackers

    Raptive — Powering creator independence

    CafeMedia and AdThrive are now Raptive, a new kind of company transforming creators into global brands and lasting businesses.

    Compare Raptive with Buy Me a Coffee →
  12. 12
    Peet's Coffee peets.com English No trackers

    Peet's Coffee | The Original Craft Coffee Since 1966

    Since 1966, Peet's Coffee has sourced and offered superior coffees and teas adhered to strict high-quality and taste standards. Shop online today.

    Compare Peet's Coffee with Buy Me a Coffee →
  13. 13
    Tassimo tassimo.com French 1 tracker

    Choose Your TASSIMO Country

    Default description

    Compare Tassimo with Buy Me a Coffee →
  14. 14
    Fanvue fanvue.com English 5 trackers

    Fanvue

    The creator subscription platform for the future. Take home 80% of your earnings from day 1. Earn from your fanbase faster with the No1 AI monetisation platform for creators.

    Compare Fanvue with Buy Me a Coffee →
  15. 15
    Big Cartel bigcartel.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Free, Easy Online Stores for Artists & Small Businesses

    Start your free online store & scale as you grow. Easily manage your e-commerce business. Join a community of artists & small businesses.

    Compare Big Cartel with Buy Me a Coffee →
  16. 16
    Procreate procreate.com English No trackers

    Procreate — Creative apps designed for iPad

    Powerful and easy-to-use drawing and animation apps, made for both creative professionals and aspiring artists. Pay once. No subscription.

    Compare Procreate with Buy Me a Coffee →
  17. 17
    Beacons beacons.ai

    social media landing page service

    Compare Beacons with Buy Me a Coffee →
  18. 18
    Jimdo jimdo.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Bring Your Business Online | Websites & More – Jimdo

    Try Jimdo, the all-in-one small business solution. Websites, online stores, bookings, logos, SEO, analytics, domains, and hosting.

    Compare Jimdo with Buy Me a Coffee →
  19. 19
    kickstarter.com Top 10K English

    US-based crowdfunding platform

    Compare kickstarter.com with Buy Me a Coffee →
  20. 20
    Squarespace squarespace.com Top 1K English 1 tracker

    Website Builder – Easily Create Your Own Website — Squarespace

    Create a website and grow your business with a free Squarespace trial. Start with customizable website templates, AI website builder tools, or a domain name.

    Compare Squarespace with Buy Me a Coffee →

Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles Buy Me a Coffee’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones Buy Me a Coffee uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.

04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Buy Me a Coffee adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.

The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 11 technologies
Neighbours
k = 20
Sites searched
9,195
Vector
384-d
Query
67 ms

Competitor map

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