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Gumroad vs Ko-fi
Pricing, founders, indie status and curated alternatives compared from our directory — all data points sourced from each tool's public site or press materials.
At a glanceGumroadKo-fi
- Pricing
- 10% per sale
- $8/mo
- Pricing model
- Paid
- Freemium
- Founded
- 2011
- 2012
- Location
- USA
- UK
- Bootstrapped
- —
- Yes
- Open source
- —
- —
- Category
- Creator Platforms
- —
- Indie alternatives
- 10
- 0
- Founders
- Sahil Lavingia
- Aaron Wallbridge
Key differences
Funding
Ko-fi is bootstrapped; Gumroad is venture-backed.
Founded
Gumroad (2011) is 1 year older than Ko-fi (2012).
Indie alternatives
Gumroad has 10 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Ko-fi has 0.
Differences are derived directly from the data on each tool's page. Empty fields mean we haven't verified a value yet — never that one tool lacks the capability.
Founder of Ko-fi
- Aaron WallbridgeFounder
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