Buy Me a Coffee vs Supercast (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Buy Me a Coffee if

• Fits if you want fans to support you without making an account
• Works for podcasters, writers and streamers selling a few ebooks, commissions or calls with no monthly fee

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you live outside the 44 countries it pays out to
• Too light for selling courses or running a full store, and there's no video hosting or podcasts
• Watch out: each payment costs 5% plus Stripe's 2.9% + $0.30 and a 0.5% payout fee
• Pricey if many fans pay from abroad or by subscription, which add 1% and 0.5% more
• Tight if you grow: there's one 5% fee for every creator, with no paid plan that lowers it

Pick Supercast if

• Fits if you run one podcast and want to charge for private episodes
• Works for podcasters who already have a Stripe account

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you grow: $0.59 per subscriber a month adds up on top of Stripe's fees
• Watch out: one-time payments cost 15% up to $1.50 a payment, plus Stripe fees
• Not for you if you run several shows or bundles, as those are only on the Custom plan
• Skip it if you want another processor, as the pricing page names only Stripe

Buy Me a Coffee

• Each payment costs 5% plus Stripe's 2.9% + $0.30 and 0.5% payout fee; international payments add 1% and subscription payments 0.5%.
• Payouts go straight to a bank account, but only for creators in the 44 countries Buy Me a Coffee supports.
• The help center describes one 5% platform fee for every creator, with no paid plan that lowers it.

Supercast

• The $0.59 per subscriber a month is charged on top of Stripe's fees, which the page lists as 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction and 0.7% on recurring payments.
• One-time payments cost 15% up to a maximum of $1.50 per payment, plus Stripe processing fees.
• Multi-show support and bundle subscriptions are only on the Custom plan, which is sold through sales.
• Requires a Stripe account; the pricing page names no other payment processor.

Buy Me a Coffee

One-off support

Fans pay in a couple of taps without signing up, pick how many coffees to buy and leave a message on the creator's page.

Memberships

Monthly or yearly membership tiers with exclusive posts and messages, email alerts for new posts and perks such as discounts.

Shop

Sell ebooks and other files, art commissions or one-to-one Zoom calls, with one-tap checkout and buyer ratings.

Posts and emails

Publish posts and email supporters from the same account, with no extra charge for publishing or sending.

Creator tools

Stream alerts, QR codes and buttons for websites point fans to the page.

Payment methods

Supporters pay by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Cash App or other global methods, processed by Stripe and Wise.

Supercast

Private subscriber feeds

Premium content is hosted by Supercast, and subscribers add a private feed to their podcast app in two taps.

Your own Stripe account

Creators connect their own Stripe account, so subscriber billing data stays with the creator and can be taken elsewhere.

Flexible subscription plans

Unlimited subscriber plans: monthly, annual and lifetime, with free trials, limited-time promotions and custom pricing.

Subscriber tools

A landing page for subscribers, built-in email, an AMA platform, analytics dashboards and feed security with alerting.

Public episode sync and video

Public episodes sync from the creator's podcast host into Supercast, and YouTube video feeds are supported.

Newsletters

A banner on the site says newsletters have arrived, for growing free and paid followers.

Buy Me a Coffee

• Buy Me a Coffee$0

  No monthly fee. A 5% platform fee per transaction, plus Stripe's 2.9% + $0.30; creators can choose to have supporters cover the card fee.

Supercast

• All-in$0

  No flat fee. $0.59 a month per subscriber plus Stripe fees (2.9% + $0.30 and 0.7% on recurring payments). One-time payments: 15%, capped at $1.50.