Ghost vs Gumroad vs Ko-fi vs Patreon
| Attribute | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Content & Writing | E-commerce & Commerce | Social Media & Creator Tools | Social Media & Creator Tools |
| Pricing | Free tier | Paid | Free tier | Paid |
| Starting price | $18/month | $10/month | $6/month | $10/month |
| Free tier | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Free trial | Yes | No | No | No |
| Deployment | Cloud | — | — | — |
| API available | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Platforms | — | — | — | — |
| Certifications | — | — | — | — |
| Integrations | 8 | 2 | — | — |
| Company | — | Founded 2011 | Founded 2012 | Founded 2013 |
| Feature attributes | ||||
Also consider
Unknown values show as “Unknown”/“—”. Nothing is inferred — see each tool page for sources.