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https://opencollective.com/

What is the difference in costs between them?

Open Collective seems more interesting due it's transparency.



OpenCollective is pretty expensive: 10% fees for them plus 2.9% plus 30 cents per transaction for Stripe. (See https://opencollective.com/faq)

Of course, they also provide a lot more services - in a way, they manage bookkeeping etc. for you. So if you want or need those services, they can be very interesting, but if you are just looking for a cheaper alternative to Patreon they are not.


The transparency might be a turn-off for individuals. Some artists on Patreon choose to hide the amount they receive altogether.


You can choose to hide how much you receive.


I couldn't find the source code of Open Collective, at least not from their homepage. Is it like github that says it supports "open source" but the platform itself is not?





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