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The best Buy Me a Coffee alternatives in 2026

Buy Me a Coffee takes a cut of everything, and there is no paid plan that removes it. Here are six alternatives, ranked by what you keep from the same month of sales. We make OneSol, so check our row hardest — every fee links to the tool's own pricing page.

Free to start · No credit card · Keep 100% of your sales

Short answer

The best Buy Me a Coffee alternatives are OneSol, Ko-fi, Patreon, Gumroad, Payhip and Beacons. Buy Me a Coffee takes a cut of every tip, membership and sale, and has no paid plan that removes it. OneSol takes 0% on Pro ($9/month) because supporters pay straight into your own Stripe, PayPal or Razorpay account, and the same page also sells products and courses and takes bookings. The page itself is free with no credit card.

Buy Me a Coffee is a simple way to get support, but its transaction fee and limited store add up. OneSol is the alternative that keeps the tip button and gives you a full link-in-bio business — products, courses, bookings, events and AI forms — with money going straight to your own Stripe.

Ranked by what you keep

The best Buy Me a Coffee alternatives, compared

Each tool is ranked on the same month: a $29 product sold 25 times ($725 of sales), on whichever of its plans leaves you the most, billed monthly, at Stripe’s standard US card rate. We make OneSol, so read our row with that in mind — then check every number against the source link under it.

  1. 1. OneSol(that’s us)

    You keep $687.48 of $725

    Best for: Selling from your bio, with forms, bookings and events on the same link.

    Cheapest way to sell
    Pro · $9/mo · no cut
    Required to take payments. First month $1.
    No cut of sales from
    Pro · $9/mo
    Best plan at this volume
    Pro · $9/mo
    OneSol pricing, checked 2026-09-17
  2. 2. Ko-fi

    You keep $684.48 of $725

    Best for: Taking tips and one-off support from fans.

    Cheapest way to sell
    Free · $0/mo · 5% of each sale
    0% on one-off tips; 5% on shop sales, memberships and commissions.
    No cut of sales from
    Gold · $12/mo
    Best plan at this volume
    Gold · $12/mo
    Ko-fi pricing, checked 2026-09-17
  3. 3. Beacons

    You keep $666.48 of $725

    Best for: A free creator page with a store and media kit built in.

    Cheapest way to sell
    Free · $0/mo · 9% of each sale
    No cut of sales from
    Creator Plus · $30/mo
    Best plan at this volume
    Creator Plus · $30/mo
    Beacons pricing, checked 2026-09-17
  4. 4. Payhip

    You keep $660.23 of $725

    Best for: Digital downloads and courses, with every feature on every plan.

    Cheapest way to sell
    Free Forever · $0/mo · 5% of each sale
    No cut of sales from
    Pro · $99/mo
    Best plan at this volume
    Free Forever · $0/mo
    Payhip pricing, checked 2026-09-17
  5. 5. Patreon

    You keep $623.73 of $725

    Best for: Recurring memberships on the best-known membership platform.

    Cheapest way to sell
    Standard · $0/mo · 10% of each sale
    No cut of sales from
    No plan without a cut
    Best plan at this volume
    Standard · $0/mo
    Patreon pricing, checked 2026-09-17
  6. 6. Gumroad

    You keep $611.48 of $725

    Best for: Testing a first digital product with no monthly bill.

    Cheapest way to sell
    Pay as you go · $0/mo · 10% + $0.50 of each sale
    There is no subscription — the cut is the whole price.
    No cut of sales from
    No plan without a cut
    Best plan at this volume
    Pay as you go · $0/mo
    Gumroad pricing, checked 2026-09-17

For reference: Buy Me a Coffee

You keep $656.92 of $725

Cheapest way to sell
Free · $0/mo · 5% of each sale
There is no paid tier.
No cut of sales from
No plan without a cut
Best plan at this volume
Free · $0/mo
Buy Me a Coffee pricing, checked 2026-09-17
Rank them at your own price and volume

OneSol vs Buy Me a Coffee

Everything you need to sell online — in one place, free to start.

FeatureOneSolBuy Me a Coffee
Free plan to start
Accept tips / supportPro, $9/mo
Keep 100% (your own Stripe)Pro, $9/moTransaction fee
Full storefront & downloadsBasic
AI form & survey builder
Host online courses
1:1 appointment booking
Sell event ticketsPro, $9/mo
Custom domainMax, $29/moPaid

Comparison based on publicly available information. Buy Me a Coffee's features and pricing may change — check their site for the latest.

The numbers, from Buy Me a Coffee’s own pricing page

Sell a $29 product 25 times and Buy Me a Coffee leaves you $656.92

That is $725 of sales on their cheapest way to sell. The same month on OneSol leaves you $687.48 — $30.55 more, or $366.61 over a year.

On $725 of salesBuy Me a CoffeeOneSol
Their cut of your sales− $36.25Nothing
Card processing− $31.83− $28.52
Monthly planFree− $9
You keep$656.92$687.48
“We charge a 5% transaction fee, and creators keep 95% of the earnings.”Buy Me a Coffee pricing, checked 2026-09-17

OneSol takes nothing from your sales because the money never reaches us — customers pay into your own Stripe, PayPal or Razorpay account. Card processing is your processor’s charge, which everyone here pays.

Put in your own price and volume

Why creators switch to OneSol

No cut on your earnings

Your own Stripe means the platform never skims your tips or sales — you keep it all bar standard Stripe fees.

A business, not just a button

Sell products and courses, take bookings and run events from the same page your supporters already visit.

AI-built pages and forms

Describe what you want and the AI writes and designs it in seconds.

Free to start, no card

Launch your page free today, no card needed. Selling needs Pro ($9/month); a custom domain comes with Max.

Switch from Buy Me a Coffee in minutes

  1. 01

    Sign up free and claim your onesol.io/yourname handle.

  2. 02

    Add a support option, products and links — or let AI draft them.

  3. 03

    Connect Stripe in one click to take payments.

  4. 04

    Share your one link. Done — you're live.

Buy Me a Coffee vs OneSol — FAQ

Is OneSol a free Buy Me a Coffee alternative?

Yes, to start. Your link-in-bio, storefront page, AI forms, events and bookings are free with no credit card. Taking payments needs Pro ($9/month), and from then on OneSol takes 0% of what you sell.

Can I move from Buy Me a Coffee to OneSol easily?

It takes minutes. Create your OneSol page, add your links and products, then swap the single link in your bio. There's nothing technical to set up.

Does OneSol take a cut of my sales?

No. Payments run through your own Stripe account and land directly with you — OneSol never holds or skims your money. Beyond your Pro ($9/month) plan, the only charge on a sale is Stripe's standard processing fee.

Do I need any coding or design skills?

None. Describe what you want and OneSol's AI builds your forms and store; everything else is simple clicks with beautiful themes built in.

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