3 Best Patreon alternatives in India. Here is the list of 3 best Patreon alternatives for artists. These are the best subscription platforms for creators, platforms like Patreon.
1. Buy Me a Coffee
Buy Me a Coffee is a donation-based membership platform. More than 500,000 creators (anyone with an audience. YouTubers, musicians, podcasters, writers, programmers, nonprofits, cosplayers, you name it) and millions of their fans are on Buy Me a Coffee. If you use Buy Me a Coffee, you get paid to your local bank account and they support all major credit and debit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, as well as local payment methods such as UPI. Note that you don’t have to pay a monthly fee. All features including publishing and emails are free for everyone. If you start earning on Buy Me a Coffee, then they charge a 5% transaction fee, and creators keep 95% of the earnings.
2. Podia
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Podia — formerly known as Coach is well-known to sell online courses and digital downloads as standalone purchases. Podia is an all-in-one marketing platform which can be used to sell digital products, online courses, and memberships. It is best for start-ups, anyone with downloadable digital content, and those who have online courses. It comes with video hosting support and 0% transaction fee on sales.
Features
- Online courses – Host unlimited files and videos, offer payment plans, upsells, quizzes, drip content, and student comments. Members can create their online courses with any kind of content they like, including text, images, videos, audio files, MP3, links, PDF, PSD, quizzes, and more. They can pre-sell their courses and can take payments before the launch.
- Digital downloads – Sell one-off downloads like eBooks, audiobooks, PDFs, cheat sheets, checklists, and presets.
- Community -Earn recurring income by bringing your members, discussions, and products together in one place.
- Webinars – Charge for one-on-one coaching sessions or one-to-many webinars with our Zoom and YouTube Live integrations
3. Ko-fi
Ko-fi is free and is great for artists, writers, podcasters, and all kinds of creators. Simply create a page and start making an income. It has 0% fees on donations as they don’t take a cut of the donations. Members can connect their PayPal or bank account and receive donations directly from supporters with no added fees from Ko-Fi. The platform offers everything in One Place. One can share their work, receive donations, sell memberships, products or commissions and even set a crowdfunding goal all from one place.
You can also use Facebook Fan Subscriptions, YouTube Channel Memberships, Kickstarter, Indiegogo, Gumroad, Liberapay and SubscribeStar.