Liberapay in 9 slides
A non-profit platform for recurrent donations to creators and maintainers - no platform fee, only payment processing costs.
- Open source funding
- Open source funding platforms
- Based in France
What you do on Liberapay
How the money is made: crowdfunding
- Launch a campaign
- Backers pledge
- Reach the goal
- Funds released
A non-profit platform for recurrent donations to creators and maintainers - no platform fee, only payment processing costs.
Founded 2015 · next to 4 other open source funding platforms
Work and topics
Good for
What Liberapay takes
Guess first: how much of every $100 you earn does Liberapay take?
No platform fee - payment processing only
From the published fees above, before payment-processing, currency or withdrawal charges.
How the money reaches you
From sign-up to payout
- Sign upFree
- Start straight away
- Do the work
- Earnings clearDonations go straight to your Stripe or PayPal account immediately, then Stripe…
- First payoutDays
2 ways to withdraw
- Bank transfer
- PayPal
Can you join?
Yes, if you live in one of 112 countries.
You need a bank account. You can start straight after signing up. The first payout comes within days.
What you need
- A bank account
- Free to joinSign-up cost
- Instant sign-upHow sign-up works
Open in 104 countries
What people actually earn
Liberapay's latest weekly payday in September 2026 moved €22,471.81 between 16,573 users, per its public stats page.
Source: liberapay.com ↗1,758 users received donations in Liberapay's latest weekly payday in September 2026, funded by 15,009 donors, per its public stats page.
Source: liberapay.com ↗How it scores
Strong on fees and access. Weaker on getting paid.
- Fees5.0
- Getting paid2.3
- Access4.3
- Track record3.5
- Proof of earnings4.0
- Verified earnings
- Free to join
- Clear fees
- Low cut
- 10 years running
- Fully documented
How much we know
We have 10 of the 17 things we track for every platform. Fees, payouts, join rules, countries and real earnings count most.
What we have
- What kind of platform it is
- Year founded
- Headquarters
- Fees
- How fast you get paid
- Withdrawal methods
- Join requirements
- Countries it accepts
- Real earnings figures
- Wikipedia or reference page
Still missing
- Plain-English overview
- Minimum payout
- Payment protection
- Review ratings
- Support channels
- Mobile apps
- Social accounts