Comparison

What makes Open Collective different?

• Full transparency of both where money comes from and where it goes.

• Completely open source.

• Designed for ongoing collaborative communities, not individual creators or one-off campaigns.

• Offers Fiscal Hosting as a service, so projects don't need to legally incorporate or figure out taxes.

name	one time donations	recurring donations	fees	transparency (incoming funds)	transparency (spending funds)	Open Source	Designed for...	Offers fiscal hosting
OpenCollective	yes	yes	5% + credit card fees (+ host fees if any*)	yes	yes	yes	Communities	yes
Patreon	no	yes	5% + credit card fees	yes	no	no	Individual creators	no
KickStarter	yes	no	5% + credit card fees	yes	no	no	One-off campaigns	no
GoFundMe	yes	no	5% + credit card fees	yes	no	no	One-off campaigns	no