Monetize › Fan funding & memberships
Ko-fi
A lightweight direct-to-fan platform where artists can accept support, run memberships and sell music or merchandise from one page. Payments go directly to the artist’s connected PayPal or Stripe account rather than being held by Ko-fi.
- Best for
- Low-friction tips and a small shop before Patreon. Independent artists wanting a simple, low-cost support page for tips, demos, downloads and lightweight memberships.
- Skip if
- You need deep community features or native audio hosting. You need built-in audience discovery, advanced community management, physical fulfillment or a fully branded standalone website.
- First move
- Add a Ko-fi link to your bio today. Create a free page with a clear funding goal, enable one-time tips and launch one simple membership tier offering demos, early releases or behind-the-scenes updates and add the link to your bio.
- Watch out
- Ko-fi does not find supporters for you or fulfill physical orders. Artists manage delivery, refunds, taxes and membership benefits themselves, while PayPal or Stripe fees make very small tips less profitable.
- Reach
- Established
- When
- Useful from day one.
- Based in
- United Kingdom