Side-by-side comparison
Patreon vs Ko-fi
Complaint records and Risk Scores compared. Both are in the Fan Funding & Memberships category.
✓ Ko-fi has a lower documented Risk Score.
Ko-fi's Risk Score of 7 is lower than Patreon's 42.
That said, always read the full complaint records before deciding.
Product A
Patreon
The original recurring creator membership platform — now under mounting fee pressure
42
Caution
out of 100
3 documented warnings
Fan Funding & Memberships
Fan Funding & Memberships
Product B
Ko-fi
No-fee creator tipping and membership platform with a genuinely clean reputation
7
Clean Record
out of 100
1 documented warning
Fan Funding & Memberships
Fan Funding & Memberships
Complaint category breakdown
Higher numbers in each row indicate more documented complaints in that category. Bold = more complaints than the other product.
| Complaint type | Patreon | Ko-fi |
|---|---|---|
| BBB Complaints | — | — |
| Lawsuits & Legal Action | — | — |
| Misleading Marketing | — | — |
| Customer Complaints | — | 1 |
| Churn & Retention | 1 | — |
| Billing Problems | 1 | — |
| Support Failures | 1 | — |
Severity breakdown
| Severity | Patreon | Ko-fi |
|---|---|---|
| Critical | — | — |
| High | 1 | — |
| Medium | 2 | — |
| Low | — | 1 |