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Patreon is a membership and community management solution designed for individual creators to monetize their content directly to their fans. It allows the creation of membership tiers, workshops, and includes a hosted page for creator content.


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4.5 /5
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Value for Money
4.6/5
Features
4.5/5
Ease of Use
4.7/5
Customer Support
4.1/5

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Dayna
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Patreon is the next step for podcasters and vloggers who broadcast quality content

Reviewed on 2022/08/27

My overall experience with Patreon is a good fit. I really enjoy using their platform for my online...

My overall experience with Patreon is a good fit. I really enjoy using their platform for my online projects, as well as for my clients projetcs.

Pros

My favorite feature is the exclusivity of it all. Only paying members have access to your content, which definitely elevates your content to premium levels. The other features I like best about this software the pay schedule and funds transfer, its free to start, rare access to music, and membership fees.

Cons

The only con when some members have to leave due to changes in finances. Since, membership is the only way a Patreon creator can earn income, this directly affects earnings.

Javier
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Best way to start to delivver paid content to a growing audience.

Reviewed on 2025/01/13

It's a great platform to start engaging an audience and deliver content. I felt really comfortable...

It's a great platform to start engaging an audience and deliver content. I felt really comfortable in the tier setup and configuration.

Pros

As a platform, Patreon is constantly improving and adding new features. I value the security and anti-piracy techniques (video hosting) and so podcast integration (Acast first, now with Spotify).

Cons

When you provide evergreen content, it's hard to manage for the users and it was difficult to get engagement.
So, as I grow, paying a percentage as commision made the platform really expensive for me.
Another con was the manage of merchandising. I was charged for a service they didn't manage it properly and I had a lot of complains of users not getting their mugs, tshirts, etc.

Wilson
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

My Patreon Experience

Reviewed on 2022/12/08

Pros

It was straight up easy for me to set up my Patreon. Just entered my details, selected my membership tiers and done. The back end also provided me with all the necessary tools I needed to get started.

Cons

I am comfortably saying that I'm good with Patreon from a creator point of view. The reason I didn't give them a 5 star is from my consumer point of view. There was a point they continued to charge me for a subscription to a creator who had long closed their account. All I can say is getting my money back has been some fight, and I haven't been successful by the way.

Rachael
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  • Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Monthly for Free Trial
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

An affordable option for showcasing creative content and generating alternative revenue streams

Reviewed on 2025/02/05

Positive experience overall where it is a great tool that allows you to showcase your creative...

Positive experience overall where it is a great tool that allows you to showcase your creative content while generating a source of revenue. It also is a great option to continue streaming content off of YouTube. Interface is also visually appealing and easy to use.

Pros

A simple and affordable tool to stream content, build a following, while getting paid for producing creative content.

Cons

No cons noted other than it is not at easily integrated with other softwares or on websites like YouTube is.

Rachel
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  • Industry: Arts & Crafts
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great Podcasts on Patreon

Reviewed on 2023/11/25

I got Patreon when I decided I wanted to actually subscribe to a podcast I'd been listening to for...

I got Patreon when I decided I wanted to actually subscribe to a podcast I'd been listening to for free. By subscribing, you get bonus episodes, opportunities to interact with the host and community, and other benefits depending on the podcast. Importantly, you also help support the making of the podcast.

Pros

Patreon works great, and allows me to read the transcript of a podcast, find links to things that are mentioned, and download episodes (which helps if you live in a rural area with poor cell service!). Since subscribing, I've added other podcasts I listen to regularly. I like that Patreon lets me support good podcasts, and help them get made.

Cons

I have had no complaints about Petreon whatsoever. I will note that they've just released a new version (and logo). But so far it works as well as the previous one.

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