On Ko-fi
Support arrives on Ko-fi, and you draw it down on their terms. The relationship with your supporter sits inside their platform.
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Coming from Ko-fi?
Ko-fi is a fast way to let people support you. You get a shareable page in minutes. The trade is that the page is Ko-fi's, not yours. It takes a cut on shop sales, and crypto is not on the menu. Moving the jar to a page you own settles both.
Why creators start there
Ko-fi gets out of your way. You make a page and share the link. People can tip you in a click, and no account is needed on their end. It also bundles memberships, a shop, and commissions, so plenty of creators run everything from it.
Where it starts to pinch
The page lives on Ko-fi, not on your own site. Every supporter lands there instead of with you. The shop and commissions carry a cut, and crypto and pay-by-mail are not options. Creators with their own audience start to want the page, the money, and the rules on their side.
What stays the same
You still let people give in a click, with nothing to run. Set a button to buyer pricing and a supporter names their own amount, just like a Ko-fi tip. The part you liked survives the move.
Where the money lives
On your own page
Support runs through your own payment account and lands with you. We log the amount and the status, and nothing else. The supporter is yours.
Why it matters
Your audience is the asset. Keeping it on a page you own means no platform sits between you and the people who pay you.
Weigh it honestly
What you gain
- A tip jar on your own page, not a profile on someone else's site.
- Buyer-chosen amounts, the same pay-what-you-want feel.
- A flat price with 0% taken from what supporters give.
- Crypto and pay-by-mail in the picker, which Ko-fi does not offer.
What you give up
- The ready-made Ko-fi profile and its built-in discovery.
- Ko-fi's memberships and commissions as it packages them.
- A crowd that already browses Ko-fi.
How to make the move
- Create a project and connect your own payment account.
- Add a buyer-priced product for tips, and fixed-price products for anything you sell.
- Paste the button onto the page you want supporters to land on.
- Point your Ko-fi link at that page, and test in test mode.
- Keep the Ko-fi page up while supporters find the new one, then retire it.
Memberships do not move between systems. Existing Ko-fi members keep billing there until they cancel. Invite them to resubscribe through your button before you close the page.
A fair case for staying
If Ko-fi's crowd and built-in tools bring you support you would not get otherwise, the cut may be worth it. This page is for creators whose supporters already follow them.
Try it before you decide
The free plan is a full sandbox. You get every feature and 150 transactions a month, and we never ask for a card.