Updated September 2026 · prices from vendor's pricing page

Ko-fi pricing

Ko-fi has 2 plans: Free, Gold. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $12/month (Gold). Fees: 5% service fee on all payment types except tips (Free plan); 0% service fee on Gold plan; standard payment processor fees (Stripe/PayPal) apply separately and are not itemized by Ko-fi

• Free

  $0/month

  • 0% fee on tips
  • 5% fee on memberships, shop sales, commissions
  • Full core toolset (tips, memberships, shop, commissions, Discord roles, goals, polls)
  • Standard payment processor fees also apply

• Gold

  $12/month

  • 0% service fee on all payment types
  • Supporter-only content, scheduled posts
  • Shorter page name/URL
  • Standard payment processor fees also apply

Free plan limits

0% fee on tips; 5% fee on memberships/shop/commissions; full core features available

Fees

5% service fee on all payment types except tips (Free plan); 0% service fee on Gold plan; standard payment processor fees (Stripe/PayPal) apply separately and are not itemized by Ko-fi

No annual Gold pricing shown on current official page. Ko-fi never holds funds; processor fees paid directly to connected PayPal/Stripe account.

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Sources: ko-fi.com