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title: "5 Memberful alternatives for events (2026)"
description: "The best Memberful alternatives for selling memberships to the fans who come to your events, compared on 5 things you need, with sources."
canonical: "https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/memberships/memberful-alternatives"
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1. [Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/)
2. [Compare](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare)
3. [Membership platforms](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/memberships)
4. Memberful alternatives for events

# Memberful alternatives for events

Memberful, a Patreon company, runs memberships on your own website for $49 a month plus a 4.9% transaction fee on Standard. You may look for an alternative when your members come to your events and you want their membership to get them in, or when you want no monthly fee.

Also on Ticket Fairy

- [Referral rewards](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/referral-marketing)
- [Add-ons & upsells](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/add-ons-and-upsells)
- [Promoters & sales teams](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/promoters-and-sales-teams)

 [See all 19 tools](#whole-platform)   [Create a free account](https://manage.ticketfairy.com/welcome?utm_source=compare&utm_campaign=compare-memberships-memberful-alternatives) [Book a demo](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-ticketing/book-a-demo)

Fai, your AI teammate, can check sales, update your event or change a ticket when you ask.

Ticket Fairy publishes this comparison and also sells event ticketing and event management software. [How we compare platforms](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/methodology)

- **5 of 5** of the things you need, included on Ticket Fairy
- **2 of 5** of the things you need, confirmed on the published pages of Memberful

## The short answer

Which should you choose?

### Where Ticket Fairy is stronger

- Members reserve a free place ahead or scan their membership card at the door, with visit limits, guests and a card for each person on a household tier.[1](#source-1)
- Every member gets a membership card for Apple Wallet and Google Wallet.[2](#source-2)
- Ticket Fairy keeps 5% of each membership payment plus card processing, with no monthly fee, and takes nothing on free tiers, free trials, free months or member entry.[2](#source-2)

### Where Memberful is stronger

- Memberful includes a website and newsletter builder, custom domains and custom themes.[3](#source-3)
- Memberful includes global tax collection on every plan.[4](#source-4)
- Memberful includes automated retention discounts and cancellation surveys.[5](#source-5)

Ticket Fairy is the better fit when you run events and want members let in at your door with a membership card in their phone wallet. Memberful remains the better fit when you publish podcasts, newsletters or courses on your own site and want tax collected on membership payments.

[Create a free account](https://manage.ticketfairy.com/welcome?utm_source=compare&utm_campaign=compare-memberships-memberful-alternatives) No credit card needed to start

## The alternatives, one by one

What are the best Memberful alternatives?

### Where do teams go from Memberful, and what changes?

   Every alternative, in words

- **Ticket Fairy** Covers the same things you need
- **Patreon** Not published by Patreon: Members get into your events with their card, A card in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet, Member prices and members-only tickets, Rewards for members who bring friends
- **Join It** Not published by Join It: Rewards for members who bring friends
- **Ko-fi** Not published by Ko-fi: Members get into your events with their card, A card in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet, Member prices and members-only tickets, Rewards for members who bring friends
- **Buy Me a Coffee** Not published by Buy Me a Coffee: Members get into your events with their card, A card in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet, Member prices and members-only tickets, Rewards for members who bring friends

Each alternative is set against what Memberful gives you today.

1. ### 1\. Ticket Fairy
     Built for events  
   With Ticket Fairy, members get into your events with a membership card for Apple Wallet and Google Wallet, and get member prices in your ticket checkout.

   - Members reserve a free place ahead or scan their membership card at the door, with visit limits, guests and a card for each person on a household tier.[1](#source-1)
   - Every member gets a membership card for Apple Wallet and Google Wallet.[2](#source-2)
   - Ticket Fairy keeps 5% of each membership payment plus card processing, with no monthly fee, and takes nothing on free tiers, free trials, free months or member entry.[2](#source-2)

   #### Also on Ticket Fairy

   - [Referral rewards](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/referral-marketing)
   - [Add-ons & upsells](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/add-ons-and-upsells)
   - [Promoters & sales teams](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/promoters-and-sales-teams)

   [See all 19 tools](#whole-platform)
      [Create a free account](https://manage.ticketfairy.com/welcome?utm_source=compare&utm_campaign=compare-memberships-memberful-alternatives) [Book a demo](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-ticketing/book-a-demo)  
   [Membership platforms compared](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/memberships)
2. ### 2\. Patreon

   Patreon suits you if your membership is mainly posts, videos and livestreams, with Discord roles synced to each tier.

   **Pricing:** A 10% platform fee on each payment for creators who publish after 4 August 2025, plus taxes and payment processing.[6](#source-6)

   - Patreon creators can go live to all their members or only certain tiers.[7](#source-7)
   - Patreon syncs your Discord server roles with your tiers to give members access to your server.[8](#source-8)
   - Where Patreon must collect tax on sales, it calculates and collects VAT from members.[9](#source-9)

   **Worth knowing:** 10% of each payment for creators who publish their page after 4 August 2025, plus payment processing[10](#source-10)

   [Patreon vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/memberships/ticket-fairy-vs-patreon) [Patreon alternatives](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/memberships/patreon-alternatives)
3. ### 3\. Join It

   Join It suits you if you run an association, club or venue with dues and want digital member cards scanned at the door.

   **Pricing:** From $29 a month plus a 3.0% service fee; $99 a month plus 2.0% with digital cards and check-in; Stripe processing on top.[11](#source-11)

   - Join It's digital cards update when a member renews, upgrades or expires.[12](#source-12)
   - Join It's digital member cards can be scanned at the door with a phone.[13](#source-13)
   - Join It applies member-only pricing to event registrations and has built-in ticketing.[14](#source-14)

   **Worth knowing:** From $29 a month plus a 3.0% service fee on Starter, or $99 a month plus 2.0% on Total, with Stripe processing on top[15](#source-15)

   [Join It vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/memberships/ticket-fairy-vs-join-it)
4. ### 4\. Ko-fi

   Ko-fi suits you if you want monthly tiers alongside tips and a shop, with no monthly cost.

   **Pricing:** Free to join with no monthly cost; 5% of membership payments, plus PayPal or Stripe fees.[16](#source-16)

   - Ko-fi pays you straight into your own PayPal or Stripe account.[17](#source-17)
   - Ko-fi takes 0% on one-time tips on its Free option.[18](#source-18)
   - Ko-fi gives supporters and members exclusive Discord roles and invites.[19](#source-19)

   **Worth knowing:** 5% of each membership payment, with no monthly cost, plus PayPal or Stripe fees[20](#source-20)
5. ### 5\. Buy Me a Coffee

   Buy Me a Coffee suits you if you want monthly or yearly memberships and members-only posts with no monthly fee.

   **Pricing:** No monthly fee; 5% of each payment.[21](#source-21)

   - Buy Me a Coffee lets you publish free and members-only posts, including audio.[22](#source-22)
   - Buy Me a Coffee lets you send unlimited emails to your fans for free.[23](#source-23)
   - Buy Me a Coffee has a shop for things such as one-to-one calls, commissions and ebooks.[24](#source-24)

   **Worth knowing:** 5% of each payment, with no monthly fee[25](#source-25)

## What each platform does for your event

How do the Memberful alternatives compare?

Scroll sideways to see all 6 platforms.

| What you need | Ticket Fairy | Buy Me a Coffee | Join It | Ko-fi | Memberful | Patreon |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| At your events |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Members get into your events with their card | Included[1](#source-1) Members reserve a free place ahead or scan their membership card at the door, with visit limits, guests and a card for each person on a household tier | Not found in Buy Me a Coffee's public documentation[26](#source-26) Letting members into events was not found on Buy Me a Coffee's home page or FAQ | On a paid plan[27](#source-27) Member check-in with digital cards, from the Total plan Plans: Total | Not found in Ko-fi's public documentation[28](#source-28) Letting members into events was not found in Ko-fi's help center | Not found in Memberful's public documentation[29](#source-29) Letting members into in-person events was not found on Memberful's pricing page | Not found in Patreon's public documentation[30](#source-30) Members of chosen tiers can join a ticketed livestream without buying a ticket; entry to in-person events was not found |
| A card in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet | Included[2](#source-2) Every member gets a membership card for Apple Wallet and Google Wallet | Not found in Buy Me a Coffee's public documentation[31](#source-31) A membership card in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet was not found on Buy Me a Coffee's home page or FAQ | On a paid plan[32](#source-32) Digital membership cards for Apple Wallet and Google Wallet, from the Total plan Plans: Total | Not found in Ko-fi's public documentation[33](#source-33) A membership card in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet was not found in Ko-fi's help center | Not found in Memberful's public documentation[34](#source-34) A membership card in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet was not found on Memberful's pricing page | Not found in Patreon's public documentation[35](#source-35) A membership card in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet was not found in Patreon's help center |
| Member prices and members-only tickets | Included[2](#source-2) Member discounts, member credit to spend each month or year, members-only ticket types, members-only seat sections and early seat picking, and early access before your on-sale, in the same checkout as your tickets | Not found in Buy Me a Coffee's public documentation[36](#source-36) Event tickets for members were not found on Buy Me a Coffee's home page or FAQ | Included[37](#source-37) Members-only access and member pricing for your events, with built-in ticketing | Not found in Ko-fi's public documentation[38](#source-38) Event tickets for members were not found in Ko-fi's help center | Not found in Memberful's public documentation[39](#source-39) Event tickets for members were not found on Memberful's pricing page | Not found in Patreon's public documentation[40](#source-40) Member prices or members-only tickets for in-person events were not found; ticketed livestreams are in beta |
| Growth and costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Rewards for members who bring friends | Included[41](#source-41) Paying members earn 1 to 12 free months for each friend who joins and pays | Not found in Buy Me a Coffee's public documentation[42](#source-42) A reward for members who bring in other members was not found on Buy Me a Coffee's home page or FAQ | Not found in Join It's public documentation[43](#source-43) A reward for members who bring in other members was not found in Join It's public pages | Not found in Ko-fi's public documentation[44](#source-44) A reward for members who bring in other members was not found in Ko-fi's help center | Included[45](#source-45) A built-in referral program | Not found in Patreon's public documentation[46](#source-46) A reward for members who bring in other members was not found in Patreon's help center |
| What each membership payment costs you | Included[2](#source-2) Ticket Fairy keeps 5% of each membership payment plus card processing, with no monthly fee and no fee on free time or member entry | Included[47](#source-47) 5% of each payment, with no monthly fee | Included[48](#source-48) From $29 a month plus a 3.0% service fee on Starter, or $99 a month plus 2.0% on Total, with Stripe processing on top | Included[49](#source-49) 5% of each membership payment, with no monthly cost, plus PayPal or Stripe fees | Included[50](#source-50) $49 a month plus a 4.9% transaction fee on Standard, plus Stripe processing | Included[51](#source-51) 10% of each payment for creators who publish their page after 4 August 2025, plus payment processing |

## Everything you need to sell and run your events

Run your events like a company many times your size. The same free Ticket Fairy account helps you sell more tickets, answer fewer questions and run a smoother show day.

### Sell more tickets

You reach more buyers and earn more from each one.

- #### [Referral rewards](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/referral-marketing)

  Events sell 20% more tickets on average with referral rewards: buyers earn back part or all of their ticket price as their friends buy.[52](#source-52)
- #### [Add-ons & upsells](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/add-ons-and-upsells)

  You earn more from each buyer: parking, camping, merchandise and upgrades sell with the ticket, VIP tables book with a deposit, and one pass can cover several of your events.[53](#source-53)
- #### [Promoters & sales teams](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/promoters-and-sales-teams)

  Each promoter gets their own link and artwork, one promoter team can sell across your events, and you see who sold what and the commission you owe.[54](#source-54)
- #### [Seating & timed entry](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/seating-and-timed-entry)

  You can sell numbered seats or seated areas, or timed entry with a capacity and price for each slot, and follow arrivals slot by slot.[55](#source-55)
- #### [Advertising & tracking](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/advertising-and-tracking)

  You see which ad, post and partner sold each ticket, with Meta, TikTok, Google and your other ad networks connected once for your brand.[56](#source-56)
- #### [Social media](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/social-media)

  You sell more tickets from your social accounts: Fai drafts posts and campaign plans, your team answers comments and messages together, and fans who ask get ticket links.[57](#source-57)
- #### [Website builder](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/website-builder)

  Your event, venue or brand gets its own website on your own domain: Fai drafts it, your events show live prices and visitors can send you enquiries.[58](#source-58)

### Fewer questions from buyers

Buyers find their answers and sort out their own orders.

- #### [AI ticket concierge](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/ai-ticket-concierge)

  Fewer questions reach your inbox: your ticket concierge answers buyers on your website from your own pages, sells tickets in the chat and hands anything it can't answer to your team.[59](#source-59)

### Less work for your team

Your whole team works from one place, and Fai takes on the admin.

- #### [Artists & line-up](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/artists-and-line-up)

  You can advance every act and speaker within their allowances, catch running-order clashes early and publish a line-up fans can add to their calendar.[60](#source-60)
- #### [Crew & volunteers](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/crew-and-volunteers)

  You can offer open shifts to the people who fit them, each person's shifts, skills and confirmed age follow them across all your events, and you can recruit, look after and reward your volunteers.[61](#source-61)
- #### [Traders & markets](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/traders-and-markets)

  You pick the right mix of traders, get their paperwork and payments in before load-in, place each pitch on your map and invoice your share of their sales.[62](#source-62)
- #### [Fai](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/fai)

  You get answers about your sales in seconds, and Fai takes on your event setup, promotions and emails, with you approving every change first.[63](#source-63)

### A smooth show day

Every team on site knows what happens next, and problems get sorted fast.

- #### [Guest lists & comps](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/guest-lists-and-comps)

  You can send guests free tickets your door team scans, upload a whole list at once and let partners hand out their own allocation.[64](#source-64)
- #### [Front of house](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/front-of-house)

  Walk-ups can buy at your box office, guests prove their age once, VIPs get a host, and fans pay cashless with their wristband.[65](#source-65)
- #### [Show day](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/show-day)

  Every team knows what's on each stage now and next, and incidents reach the right people fast.[66](#source-66)

### Know your numbers

You see what each event earns and costs, and pay everyone you owe.

- #### [Contracts & payments](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/contracts-and-payments)

  You get deals signed online, and Fai checks agents' paperwork against your offers. Suppliers get paid on time, and you settle each show from what it actually sold.[67](#source-67)
- #### [Sales reports](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/sales-reports)

  Ticket sales and revenue update live, and you can share a report on any part of your sales with your partners.[68](#source-68)
- #### [Vault](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/vault)

  You can pay artists, suppliers and crew from your ticket money as it arrives, your team spends on cards with limits you set, and deposits and invoices land in the same balance.[69](#source-69)
- #### [Budget & costs](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/budget-and-costs)

  You can see the all-in cost of each act, your whole team works from one shared budget, and you can compare costs and sales pace across your events.[70](#source-70)

No per-seat pricing: your whole team joins any paid plan at no extra cost.[71](#source-71)

[See the whole platform](https://www.ticketfairy.com/platform)

## What changes when you move from Memberful?

    What is the best Memberful alternative for events?

Ticket Fairy is the better fit when your members come to your events, because members get in with their membership card and get member prices and members-only tickets in your ticket checkout. [1](#source-1) [2](#source-2)

    Which Memberful alternatives have no monthly fee?

Ticket Fairy keeps 5% of each membership payment with no monthly fee, and Ko-fi and Buy Me a Coffee each take 5% with no monthly fee. Memberful Standard costs $49 a month plus a 4.9% transaction fee. [2](#source-2) [72](#source-72) [73](#source-73) [74](#source-74)

    Which alternatives give members a card in their phone wallet?

On Ticket Fairy, every member gets a membership card for Apple Wallet and Google Wallet. Join It's digital cards come with its Total plan. [2](#source-2) [75](#source-75)

    Which alternatives offer free trials and gifts?

On Ticket Fairy, free trials last up to 90 days and fans can buy 1, 3, 6 or 12 months as a gift. Patreon has 7-day free trials and lets fans gift 1 to 12 months. [76](#source-76) [77](#source-77) [78](#source-78)

    Which alternatives collect tax for me?

Patreon calculates and collects VAT from members where it must collect tax. On Ticket Fairy, membership payments are charged at the price you set, so a price can include any tax you charge. [9](#source-9) [2](#source-2)

## When staying put makes sense

When should you stay with Memberful?

Memberful remains the better fit when your memberships sit on your own website beside podcasts, newsletters or courses, and you want tax collected and retention discounts offered for you.

- Memberful includes a website and newsletter builder, custom domains and custom themes.[3](#source-3)
- Memberful includes global tax collection on every plan.[4](#source-4)
- Memberful includes automated retention discounts and cancellation surveys.[5](#source-5)

- **25,000+** events powered
- **10M+** tickets issued
- **10+** countries
- **20%** more tickets from referral rewards

Featured in **TechCrunch** and **Forbes**

## More comparisons for your team

Which other tools are you considering?

- [Memberful vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/memberships/ticket-fairy-vs-memberful)
- [Patreon alternatives](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/memberships/patreon-alternatives)
- [Patreon vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/memberships/ticket-fairy-vs-patreon)
- [Questions about memberships for events](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/memberships/questions)
- [Membership platforms compared](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/memberships)

Every fact about another platform comes from its own published pages, quoted word for word with the date we read them. Where we did not find something in those pages, we say exactly that. [How we compare platforms](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/methodology)

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1. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Let members into your events with their membership card](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/let-members-into-your-events-with-their-membership-card)
2. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Sell monthly and yearly memberships to your event fans](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/sell-memberships-to-your-fans)
3. Memberful Memberful includes a website and newsletter builder, custom domains and custom themes. "Website & newsletter builder Landing page builder Custom domains Dynamic paywalls Custom themes and branding"  [memberful.com/pricing/](https://memberful.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026.
4. Memberful Memberful includes global tax collection on every plan. "Global tax collection"  [memberful.com/pricing/](https://memberful.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026.
5. Memberful Memberful includes automated retention discounts and cancellation surveys. "Automated retention discounts Cancellation surveys"  [memberful.com/pricing/](https://memberful.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026.
6. Patreon Pricing "The standard 10% pricing plan + relevant taxes applies to any creator who publishes their Patreon page after August 4, 2025."  [support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/11111747095181-Creator-fees-overview](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/11111747095181-Creator-fees-overview), read on 25 October 2026.
7. Patreon Patreon creators can go live to all their members or only certain tiers. "Yes, you're in control of who you'd like to go Live to, whether you want to go Live to all members or only certain tiers"  [support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/35594631117197-Live-FAQ](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/35594631117197-Live-FAQ), read on 25 October 2026.
8. Patreon Patreon syncs your Discord server roles with your tiers to give members access to your server. "Our Discord integration syncs your Discord server roles with your Patreon tiers to grant exclusive server access and permissions."  [support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/213552323-Setting-up-Discord-for-your-members](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/213552323-Setting-up-Discord-for-your-members), read on 25 October 2026.
9. Patreon Where Patreon must collect tax on sales, it calculates and collects VAT from members. "In jurisdictions where Patreon has an obligation to collect tax on customer sales, Patreon generally calculates and collects VAT from members and fans."  [support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/205259549-How-VAT-works-for-creators-on-Patreon](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/205259549-How-VAT-works-for-creators-on-Patreon), read on 25 October 2026.
10. Patreon 10% of each payment for creators who publish their page after 4 August 2025, plus payment processing "The standard 10% pricing plan + relevant taxes applies to any creator who publishes their Patreon page after August 4, 2025."  [support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/11111747095181-Creator-fees-overview](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/11111747095181-Creator-fees-overview), read on 25 October 2026.
11. Join It Pricing "Starter Package $29 /mo 3.0% service fee for online transactions"  [joinit.com/pricing](https://joinit.com/pricing), read on 25 October 2026.
12. Join It Join It's digital cards update when a member renews, upgrades or expires. "Cards stay current when a member renews, upgrades, or expires—without printing cards or asking members to download another app."  [joinit.com/features/digital-membership-cards](https://joinit.com/features/digital-membership-cards), read on 25 October 2026.
13. Join It Join It's digital member cards can be scanned at the door with a phone. "Digital member cards the door can scan with a phone"  [joinit.com/categories/music-venues](https://joinit.com/categories/music-venues), read on 25 October 2026.
14. Join It Join It applies member-only pricing to event registrations and has built-in ticketing. "Take free or paid registrations, apply member-only pricing automatically, and keep every attendee connected to your membership data. Now with built-in ticketing, there's no separate event platform to pay for or reconcile."  [joinit.com/features/event-registration](https://joinit.com/features/event-registration), read on 25 October 2026.
15. Join It From $29 a month plus a 3.0% service fee on Starter, or $99 a month plus 2.0% on Total, with Stripe processing on top "Starter Package $29 /mo 3.0% service fee for online transactions"  [joinit.com/pricing](https://joinit.com/pricing), read on 25 October 2026.
16. Ko-fi Pricing "A flat 5% service fee applies to anything else, such as shop items, memberships, monthly tips, and commissions."  [help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002506494-Does-Ko-fi-take-a-fee](https://help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002506494-Does-Ko-fi-take-a-fee), read on 25 October 2026.
17. Ko-fi Ko-fi pays you straight into your own PayPal or Stripe account. "All payments go straight into your own PayPal or Stripe account."  [help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002506494-Does-Ko-fi-take-a-fee](https://help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002506494-Does-Ko-fi-take-a-fee), read on 25 October 2026.
18. Ko-fi Ko-fi takes 0% on one-time tips on its Free option. "Ko-fi Free - Pay 0% on one-time tips."  [help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002506494-Does-Ko-fi-take-a-fee](https://help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002506494-Does-Ko-fi-take-a-fee), read on 25 October 2026.
19. Ko-fi Ko-fi gives supporters and members exclusive Discord roles and invites. "Connect your Discord server to Ko-fi to grant your supporters and members exclusive roles and invites."  [help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020363857-Setting-up-Discord-rewards-with-Ko-fi](https://help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020363857-Setting-up-Discord-rewards-with-Ko-fi), read on 25 October 2026.
20. Ko-fi 5% of each membership payment, with no monthly cost, plus PayPal or Stripe fees "A flat 5% service fee applies to anything else, such as shop items, memberships, monthly tips, and commissions."  [help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002506494-Does-Ko-fi-take-a-fee](https://help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002506494-Does-Ko-fi-take-a-fee), read on 25 October 2026.
21. Buy Me a Coffee Pricing "We charge a 5% transaction fee, and creators keep 95% of the earnings."  [buymeacoffee.com/faq](https://buymeacoffee.com/faq), read on 25 October 2026.
22. Buy Me a Coffee Buy Me a Coffee lets you publish free and members-only posts, including audio. "Try different formats such as audio, and make it members-only to drive more memberships."  [buymeacoffee.com/](https://buymeacoffee.com/), read on 25 October 2026.
23. Buy Me a Coffee Buy Me a Coffee lets you send unlimited emails to your fans for free. "send unlimited emails to your fans for free"  [buymeacoffee.com/](https://buymeacoffee.com/), read on 25 October 2026.
24. Buy Me a Coffee Buy Me a Coffee has a shop for things such as one-to-one calls, commissions and ebooks. "Whether it’s a 1-1 Zoom call, art commissions, or an ebook, Shop is for you."  [buymeacoffee.com/](https://buymeacoffee.com/), read on 25 October 2026.
25. Buy Me a Coffee 5% of each payment, with no monthly fee "We charge a 5% transaction fee, and creators keep 95% of the earnings."  [buymeacoffee.com/faq](https://buymeacoffee.com/faq), read on 25 October 2026.
26. Buy Me a Coffee Members get into your events with their card "Earn a recurring income by accepting monthly or yearly subscriptions." Where we looked: buymeacoffee.com home page and FAQ read in full on 2026-10-25; searched for "event", "ticket", "trial", "gift" and "referral".  [buymeacoffee.com/](https://buymeacoffee.com/), read on 25 October 2026.
27. Join It Members get into your events with their card "Total Package $99 /mo 2.0% service fee for online transactions Digital Membership Cards Embeddable Purchase Widget Check-in Features"  [joinit.com/pricing](https://joinit.com/pricing), read on 25 October 2026.
28. Ko-fi Members get into your events with their card "Ko-fi Memberships make it easy for you to build a reliable monthly income." Where we looked: help.ko-fi.com articles read in full on 2026-10-25: Does Ko-fi take a fee, Ko-fi Memberships and Membership Tiers, and Setting up Discord rewards; searched the help center for "annual", "free trial", "gift" and "membership fee". ko-fi.com pages refused our reader.  [help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/4402945994001-Ko-fi-Memberships-and-Membership-Tiers](https://help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/4402945994001-Ko-fi-Memberships-and-Membership-Tiers), read on 25 October 2026.
29. Memberful Members get into your events with their card "Support for all types of content Podcasts Newsletters Communities Courses Downloads" Where we looked: memberful.com/pricing read in full on 2026-10-25, including the features included in every plan; searched for "event", "ticket", "check-in" and "wallet".  [memberful.com/pricing/](https://memberful.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026.
30. Patreon Members get into your events with their card "If you’ve made the Live available to specific membership tiers, those members can join without purchasing a ticket." Where we looked: support.patreon.com articles read in full on 2026-10-25: the standard platform fee, creator fees, free memberships, free trials, discounts, gifting, tier limits, Discord, Live and Ticketed Lives; searched the help center for "ticket", "event check-in", "wallet" and "referral".  [support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/42818545990669-Ticketed-Lives-FAQ](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/42818545990669-Ticketed-Lives-FAQ), read on 25 October 2026.
31. Buy Me a Coffee A card in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet "Earn a recurring income by accepting monthly or yearly subscriptions." Where we looked: buymeacoffee.com home page and FAQ read in full on 2026-10-25; searched for "event", "ticket", "trial", "gift" and "referral".  [buymeacoffee.com/](https://buymeacoffee.com/), read on 25 October 2026.
32. Join It A card in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet "Digital membership cards are included with Total plans and above."  [joinit.com/features/digital-membership-cards](https://joinit.com/features/digital-membership-cards), read on 25 October 2026.
33. Ko-fi A card in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet "Ko-fi Memberships make it easy for you to build a reliable monthly income." Where we looked: help.ko-fi.com articles read in full on 2026-10-25: Does Ko-fi take a fee, Ko-fi Memberships and Membership Tiers, and Setting up Discord rewards; searched the help center for "annual", "free trial", "gift" and "membership fee". ko-fi.com pages refused our reader.  [help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/4402945994001-Ko-fi-Memberships-and-Membership-Tiers](https://help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/4402945994001-Ko-fi-Memberships-and-Membership-Tiers), read on 25 October 2026.
34. Memberful A card in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet "Support for all types of content Podcasts Newsletters Communities Courses Downloads" Where we looked: memberful.com/pricing read in full on 2026-10-25, including the features included in every plan; searched for "event", "ticket", "check-in" and "wallet".  [memberful.com/pricing/](https://memberful.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026.
35. Patreon A card in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet "Hosted creator page Monthly and annual memberships Digital product sales ( one-time purchases )" Where we looked: support.patreon.com articles read in full on 2026-10-25: the standard platform fee, creator fees, free memberships, free trials, discounts, gifting, tier limits, Discord, Live and Ticketed Lives; searched the help center for "ticket", "event check-in", "wallet" and "referral".  [support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/36426991446797-A-standard-platform-fee-for-new-creators-effective-after-August-4-2025](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/36426991446797-A-standard-platform-fee-for-new-creators-effective-after-August-4-2025), read on 25 October 2026.
36. Buy Me a Coffee Member prices and members-only tickets "Earn a recurring income by accepting monthly or yearly subscriptions." Where we looked: buymeacoffee.com home page and FAQ read in full on 2026-10-25; searched for "event", "ticket", "trial", "gift" and "referral".  [buymeacoffee.com/](https://buymeacoffee.com/), read on 25 October 2026.
37. Join It Member prices and members-only tickets "Provide members-only access and member pricing to your events"  [joinit.com/features/event-registration](https://joinit.com/features/event-registration), read on 25 October 2026.
38. Ko-fi Member prices and members-only tickets "Ko-fi Memberships make it easy for you to build a reliable monthly income." Where we looked: help.ko-fi.com articles read in full on 2026-10-25: Does Ko-fi take a fee, Ko-fi Memberships and Membership Tiers, and Setting up Discord rewards; searched the help center for "annual", "free trial", "gift" and "membership fee". ko-fi.com pages refused our reader.  [help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/4402945994001-Ko-fi-Memberships-and-Membership-Tiers](https://help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/4402945994001-Ko-fi-Memberships-and-Membership-Tiers), read on 25 October 2026.
39. Memberful Member prices and members-only tickets "Support for all types of content Podcasts Newsletters Communities Courses Downloads" Where we looked: memberful.com/pricing read in full on 2026-10-25, including the features included in every plan; searched for "event", "ticket", "check-in" and "wallet".  [memberful.com/pricing/](https://memberful.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026.
40. Patreon Member prices and members-only tickets "Ticketed Lives are currently in beta testing, so access may be limited, and the feature may change as we continue to improve it." Where we looked: support.patreon.com articles read in full on 2026-10-25: the standard platform fee, creator fees, free memberships, free trials, discounts, gifting, tier limits, Discord, Live and Ticketed Lives; searched the help center for "ticket", "event check-in", "wallet" and "referral".  [support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/42818545990669-Ticketed-Lives-FAQ](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/42818545990669-Ticketed-Lives-FAQ), read on 25 October 2026.
41. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Reward members who bring friends into your event membership](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/reward-members-who-bring-in-new-members)
42. Buy Me a Coffee Rewards for members who bring friends "Earn a recurring income by accepting monthly or yearly subscriptions." Where we looked: buymeacoffee.com home page and FAQ read in full on 2026-10-25; searched for "event", "ticket", "trial", "gift" and "referral".  [buymeacoffee.com/](https://buymeacoffee.com/), read on 25 October 2026.
43. Join It Rewards for members who bring friends "Starter Package $29 /mo 3.0% service fee for online transactions" Where we looked: joinit.com pages read in full on 2026-10-25: Pricing, Digital Membership Cards, Member Check In, Event Registration, Recurring Billing and Music Venues; searched for "free", "trial", "gift", "referral" and "Discord".  [joinit.com/pricing](https://joinit.com/pricing), read on 25 October 2026.
44. Ko-fi Rewards for members who bring friends "Ko-fi Memberships make it easy for you to build a reliable monthly income." Where we looked: help.ko-fi.com articles read in full on 2026-10-25: Does Ko-fi take a fee, Ko-fi Memberships and Membership Tiers, and Setting up Discord rewards; searched the help center for "annual", "free trial", "gift" and "membership fee". ko-fi.com pages refused our reader.  [help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/4402945994001-Ko-fi-Memberships-and-Membership-Tiers](https://help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/4402945994001-Ko-fi-Memberships-and-Membership-Tiers), read on 25 October 2026.
45. Memberful Rewards for members who bring friends "Built-in referral program"  [memberful.com/pricing/](https://memberful.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026.
46. Patreon Rewards for members who bring friends "Hosted creator page Monthly and annual memberships Digital product sales ( one-time purchases )" Where we looked: support.patreon.com articles read in full on 2026-10-25: the standard platform fee, creator fees, free memberships, free trials, discounts, gifting, tier limits, Discord, Live and Ticketed Lives; searched the help center for "ticket", "event check-in", "wallet" and "referral".  [support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/36426991446797-A-standard-platform-fee-for-new-creators-effective-after-August-4-2025](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/36426991446797-A-standard-platform-fee-for-new-creators-effective-after-August-4-2025), read on 25 October 2026.
47. Buy Me a Coffee What each membership payment costs you "We charge a 5% transaction fee, and creators keep 95% of the earnings."  [buymeacoffee.com/faq](https://buymeacoffee.com/faq), read on 25 October 2026.
48. Join It What each membership payment costs you "Starter Package $29 /mo 3.0% service fee for online transactions"  [joinit.com/pricing](https://joinit.com/pricing), read on 25 October 2026.
49. Ko-fi What each membership payment costs you "A flat 5% service fee applies to anything else, such as shop items, memberships, monthly tips, and commissions."  [help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002506494-Does-Ko-fi-take-a-fee](https://help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002506494-Does-Ko-fi-take-a-fee), read on 25 October 2026.
50. Memberful What each membership payment costs you "Standard $49 / month + 4.9% transaction fee"  [memberful.com/pricing/](https://memberful.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026.
51. Patreon What each membership payment costs you "The standard 10% pricing plan + relevant taxes applies to any creator who publishes their Patreon page after August 4, 2025."  [support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/11111747095181-Creator-fees-overview](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/11111747095181-Creator-fees-overview), read on 25 October 2026.
52. Ticket Fairy [Let your buyers sell tickets to their friends](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/referral-marketing)
53. Ticket Fairy [Earn more per buyer with extras they want](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/add-ons-and-upsells)
54. Ticket Fairy [Help promoters sell more, and know who sold what](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/promoters-and-sales-teams)
55. Ticket Fairy [Fill every time slot and seat, and never overfill](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/seating-and-timed-entry)
56. Ticket Fairy [Know which ads, posts and partners sell tickets](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/advertising-and-tracking)
57. Ticket Fairy [Send a ticket link to every fan who asks](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/social-media)
58. Ticket Fairy [Sell tickets right on your event website](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/website-builder)
59. Ticket Fairy [Answer buyers and sell tickets in one chat](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/ai-ticket-concierge)
60. Ticket Fairy [Get every artist advance back complete and on time](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/artists-and-line-up)
61. Ticket Fairy [Cover every shift with the right people](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/crew-and-volunteers)
62. Ticket Fairy [Fill your site with the right mix of traders](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/traders-and-markets)
63. Ticket Fairy [Get your ticketing jobs done by asking Fai](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/fai)
64. Ticket Fairy [Get guests in as quickly as paying buyers](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/guest-lists-and-comps)
65. Ticket Fairy [Sell at your door and look after every guest](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/front-of-house)
66. Ticket Fairy [Keep stages on time and respond fast to incidents](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/show-day)
67. Ticket Fairy [Close deals sooner and pay everyone on time](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/contracts-and-payments)
68. Ticket Fairy [Watch your on-sale as it happens](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/sales-reports)
69. Ticket Fairy [Pay artists, suppliers and crew from ticket sales](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/vault)
70. Ticket Fairy [Know what every act and event really costs](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/budget-and-costs)
71. Ticket Fairy [Ticket Fairy pricing](https://www.ticketfairy.com/pricing)
72. Ko-fi Ko-fi takes a flat 5% of membership payments, with no monthly cost. "A flat 5% service fee applies to anything else, such as shop items, memberships, monthly tips, and commissions."  [help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002506494-Does-Ko-fi-take-a-fee](https://help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002506494-Does-Ko-fi-take-a-fee), read on 25 October 2026.
73. Buy Me a Coffee Buy Me a Coffee charges a 5% transaction fee and no monthly fee. "We do not charge a monthly fee. All features including publishing and emails are free for everyone. We charge a 5% transaction fee, and creators keep 95% of the earnings."  [buymeacoffee.com/faq](https://buymeacoffee.com/faq), read on 25 October 2026.
74. Memberful Memberful Standard costs $49 a month plus a 4.9% transaction fee, and it is free to try until you start taking payments. "Standard $49 / month + 4.9% transaction fee Access everything Memberful has to offer for one monthly price. Try it for free for as long as you like. You'll only be charged when you go live and start accepting payments."  [memberful.com/pricing/](https://memberful.com/pricing/), read on 25 October 2026.
75. Join It Digital membership cards for Apple Wallet and Google Wallet, from the Total plan "Digital membership cards are included with Total plans and above."  [joinit.com/features/digital-membership-cards](https://joinit.com/features/digital-membership-cards), read on 25 October 2026.
76. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Grow your event membership with offers, free trials and gifts](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/run-membership-offers-free-trials-and-gift-memberships)
77. Patreon Patreon free trials last 7 days, and the member is charged when the trial ends. "Free trials let potential members try out your membership for a 7-day trial period before they’re charged."  [support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/11044183172493-Free-Trials-FAQ](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/11044183172493-Free-Trials-FAQ), read on 25 October 2026.
78. Patreon Fans can gift 1 to 12 months of a creator's membership to another fan "You can gift between 1-12 months of membership to any of a creator's tiers as long as the tier is not limited"  [support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/31344987943949-How-to-gift-memberships-to-other-fans](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/31344987943949-How-to-gift-memberships-to-other-fans), read on 25 October 2026.

Updated 25 October 2026: First published.

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