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
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.
You keep $687.48 of $725
Best for: Selling from your bio, with forms, bookings and events on the same link.
You keep $684.48 of $725
Best for: Taking tips and one-off support from fans.
You keep $666.48 of $725
Best for: A free creator page with a store and media kit built in.
You keep $660.23 of $725
Best for: Digital downloads and courses, with every feature on every plan.
You keep $623.73 of $725
Best for: Recurring memberships on the best-known membership platform.
You keep $611.48 of $725
Best for: Testing a first digital product with no monthly bill.
You keep $656.92 of $725
Everything you need to sell online — in one place, free to start.
| Feature | OneSol | Buy Me a Coffee |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan to start | ||
| Accept tips / support | Pro, $9/mo | |
| Keep 100% (your own Stripe) | Pro, $9/mo | Transaction fee |
| Full storefront & downloads | Basic | |
| AI form & survey builder | ||
| Host online courses | ||
| 1:1 appointment booking | ||
| Sell event tickets | Pro, $9/mo | |
| Custom domain | Max, $29/mo | Paid |
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
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.
“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 volumeYour own Stripe means the platform never skims your tips or sales — you keep it all bar standard Stripe fees.
Sell products and courses, take bookings and run events from the same page your supporters already visit.
Describe what you want and the AI writes and designs it in seconds.
Launch your page free today, no card needed. Selling needs Pro ($9/month); a custom domain comes with Max.
Sign up free and claim your onesol.io/yourname handle.
Add a support option, products and links — or let AI draft them.
Connect Stripe in one click to take payments.
Share your one link. Done — you're live.
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.
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.
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.
None. Describe what you want and OneSol's AI builds your forms and store; everything else is simple clicks with beautiful themes built in.
Build your whole business on one link — free to start, no card needed.
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