Updated 1 October 2026 · Pludor team · 3 sources
It depends on what you sell. Ko-fi is best if you mainly want supporter tips, donations and memberships; Pludor is better if you want a full store with physical and digital products, bookings, tips on short videos and live selling. Pludor starts at $0 a month with every feature on, charging 4.99% + $0.90 per paid online order, while Ko-fi uses a free plan with a platform fee on some sales plus a paid plan.
What each one is and how each charges, from their published pricing.
| Ko-fi | Pludor | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Ko-fi lets creators receive tips and donations, sell memberships, commissions and a small shop. | Pludor is an AI-powered commerce platform for creators and independent businesses: sell online, take payments, answer customers with AI, make content with AI and get found by shoppers and AI agents. |
| How it charges | A free plan with a platform fee on some sales, and a paid plan. (Ko-fi pricing) | $0 a month to start. Pludor charges a platform fee of 2% + $0.90 per paid online order, deducted before payout. Card processing (Stripe) is charged separately by the processor. Cash sales recorded in POS carry no platform fee, and wallet-to-wallet transfers between Pludor users are free. (pricing) |
| Best for | Creators who mainly want supporter tips and memberships. | Creators who want a full store with physical and digital products, bookings, tips on short videos and live selling. |
| Strengths | Simple tips and donations; Memberships and commissions; Low-friction for supporters | Store, checkout, AI answering, AI content tools and a marketplace in one account |
It depends on what you need. Pludor fits creators who want a full store with physical and digital products, bookings, tips on short videos and live selling. Ko-fi fits creators who mainly want supporter tips and memberships.
Pludor charges a platform fee of 4.99% + $0.90 per paid online order, deducted before payout. Card processing (Stripe) is charged separately by the processor. Cash sales recorded in POS carry no platform fee, and wallet-to-wallet transfers between Pludor users are free.
Ko-fi has a free plan with a platform fee on some sales, plus a paid plan. Check Ko-fi's pricing page for current rates, since fees change over time.
Yes. Many businesses keep one tool for what it does best and use Pludor for their store, checkout, AI answering or content. There's no conflict in running both.
Pludor is the better fit. It gives you an online store with checkout for physical, digital and service items, plus live selling and shoppable video. Ko-fi only offers a small shop alongside its tips and memberships.
No, it's $0 a month to start with every feature on and no item limit. Each month a free amount of everything is included, and past that you pay only for what you use in credits (1 credit = 1 cent). New stores also get 500 free credits.
Ko-fi is the stronger choice for that. It's built around simple tips, donations, memberships and commissions, and it's low-friction for supporters. If you later want a full store or bookings, you could add Pludor alongside it.
Ko-fi supports commissions but isn't built around appointment booking. Pludor includes service listings and a booking calendar, with 30 bookings a month free and 2 credits per booking after that.
Yes. Pludor lets you take tips on Flika short videos with a $1 minimum, and you can put premium clips behind a subscription. So you can keep the supporter-style income while running a full store.
Pludor is built for that. It includes live selling broadcasts, story videos and shoppable video with tips, plus AI content tools for making video, images, voice and writing. Ko-fi doesn't cover live selling or video commerce.
It depends on what you need. Pludor fits creators who want a full store with physical and digital products, bookings, tips on short videos and live selling. Ko-fi fits creators who mainly want supporter tips and memberships.
A free plan with a platform fee on some sales, and a paid plan. Check Ko-fi's pricing page for current rates.
$0 a month to start with every feature on and no item limit. Pludor charges a platform fee of 2% + $0.90 per paid online order, deducted before payout. Card processing (Stripe) is charged separately by the processor. Cash sales recorded in POS carry no platform fee, and wallet-to-wallet transfers between Pludor users are free. Usage past the monthly free amounts uses credits (1 credit = 1 cent).
Yes. Many businesses keep one tool for what it does best and use Pludor for their store, checkout, AI answering or content.
What Pludor gives creators who want a full store with physical and digital products, bookings, tips on short videos and live selling:
Free to start - no card, no item limit. Pay only for what you use past the monthly free amounts.
Try Pludor freeChecked 1 October 2026. Fees and rules change; follow the links for the latest.