Buy Me a Coffee
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Buy Me a Coffee, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Buy Me a Coffee's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | All features free · creators keep 95% of earnings · payment processing fees may also apply · No monthly fee; 5% transaction fee |
The facts
Each one read from Buy Me a Coffee's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- The FAQ describes the platform as for anyone with an audience, including YouTubers, musicians, podcasters, writers, programmers, nonprofits, and cosplayers.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Content gating
- postchecked 20 Sep 2026
- The site says creators can send unlimited emails to fans for free.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Buy Me a Coffee can connect with hundreds of other apps through Zapier.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Memberships
- Creators can offer monthly or yearly memberships with exclusive content and perks.checked 11 Oct 2026
- One-time support
- Supporters can make a one-time payment and leave a message without creating an account.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Payments
- The platform supports major credit and debit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Cash App in supported regions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Publishing
- Creators can publish free or exclusive content in formats including audio.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Buy Me a Coffee helps creators accept support, offer memberships, sell through a shop, and publish content for their audience.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- Its security policy lists DDoS mitigation, Cloudflare CDN, IP rate limiting, continuous monitoring, CSP, and private-network databases among its measures.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Shop
- Creators can sell digital and physical items, including ebooks, services, and art commissions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Stream alerts
- Creators can connect stream alerts to software such as OBS, Streamlabs, or StreamElements for use during streams.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Supporter data
- The company says creators own their supporter lists, can export them, and that Buy Me a Coffee does not email supporters.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Transaction fee
- 5% platform fee per transaction; Stripe processing fees may also applychecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Company history
- The About page says Buy Me a Coffee's founders are Jijo Sunny and Joseph Sunny and that they began designing the platform in 2017.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2017checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Subscription billing
- bothchecked 20 Sep 2026
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