Alternatives
Ko-fi alternative for video creators.
When supporters pay to watch, not to tip.
Ko-fi is one of the simplest ways for a creator to take tips, run a small membership and sell a few items, and it is popular with artists for good reason. When your supporters mainly want to watch your films, series or tutorials, you need a platform that hosts and sells the video itself.
Video hosting for filmmakers · 5 GB free · Paid plans from USD 9/month
By uncompressed.io · Updated October 2026
Short answer
What is a Ko-fi alternative for creators who sell video?
A video platform with memberships is the better fit when supporters pay to watch. uncompressed.io hosts your films and sells monthly and yearly memberships, rentals and purchases from a storefront under your own name with 0% commission, while Ko-fi stays the simpler choice for tips, commissions and a small shop.
- 0% platform commission at any volume
- Monthly and yearly tiers that open film collections
- Purchases, rentals and downloads for non-members
- Free trials, coupons and gift memberships
- Films stream as exported, with no re-encode
Different jobs
A tip jar and a film library
not the same product
Ko-fi and uncompressed.io overlap on memberships, but they start from different places: one from a supporter saying thanks, the other from a viewer pressing play.
Ko-fi's pages refused an automated read on 12 October 2026, so no Ko-fi fee or price is shown; check ko-fi.com. The streaming platform is included with every paid plan for members who switch it on before 31 December 2026, and stays included for them afterwards; after that date new activations add USD 39 a month.
Our side, in numbers
What uncompressed.io costs
from the live price list
0%
commission
on memberships, rentals and purchases
USD 9
Lite a month
200 GB of storage
USD 39
Pro a month
1 TB of storage
5 GB
Starter, free
one film at a time
An honest fit
Who should switch
and who should stay
Switch if
Your supporters come for the films, episodes or tutorials. You want them to browse a library on a TV, you want to rent or sell a single film to people who will never subscribe, and you would like to know who leaked a paid release.
Stay if
Most of your income is tips and art commissions, your perks are posts and downloads, and your supporters like the simplicity. Ko-fi is good at that, and a video platform will not replace it.
About leaks
What you get on uncompressed.io
Read from the live price list. Verified 2026-10.
| Commission on sales | 0 percent, at any volume. Buyers pay into your own payment account; your card processor's fee applies. |
|---|---|
| What you can sell | Purchases (stream forever), downloads, rentals with a viewing window, memberships with monthly or yearly tiers, bundles and series. |
| Member tools | Free trials per tier, coupon codes, gift memberships, refunds and free access from your earnings page. |
| Your storefront | A shop under your name at yourname.uncompressed.io/on-demand, or on your own domain. Buyers need no account. |
| Picture quality | Films stream as you exported them: no re-encode of video or audio, with an optional lighter copy for slow connections. |
| Viewing hours included | Lite 1,000, Pro 5,000, Max 15,000, Studio 25,000 hours a month, then USD 29 per extra 20,000-hour block. Playback never pauses. |
| Plans | Starter free (5 GB, one film at a time); Lite USD 9, Pro USD 39, Max USD 99, Studio USD 219 a month; yearly is one month free. |
| Leak Shield (optional) | Every buyer gets their own invisibly marked copy; the open web and torrent indexes are searched; a confirmed leak names and blocks the buyer and sends the takedown. USD 99 a month or USD 1,188 a year, any paid plan. |
| Inclusion window | The streaming platform is included with every paid plan for members who switch it on before 31 December 2026, and stays included for them afterwards; after that date new activations add USD 39 a month. |
Plans and add-ons: pricing. The whole cluster starts at the creator platform guide.
Getting started
Add a library
next to Ko-fi
Upload the films
Upload the work your supporters want to watch, as exported.
Create a tier
One membership tier with a monthly and a yearly price, giving access to the library.
Link from Ko-fi
Add the storefront link to your Ko-fi page and posts.
Offer a trial
A free trial lets supporters try the library before paying.
Questions
Frequently asked
What is a good Ko-fi alternative for video creators?
A video platform with memberships. uncompressed.io hosts your films, streams them as exported and sells monthly and yearly memberships, rentals and purchases with 0% commission, paid into your own payment account. For tips and simple memberships, Buy Me a Coffee and Patreon are the usual alternatives.
How much does Ko-fi take?
Ko-fi's own site refused an automated read on 12 October 2026, so this page does not state its fees. Check ko-fi.com for the current rates on donations, memberships, shop sales and its paid plan.
Can you host videos on Ko-fi?
Ko-fi is built around tips, posts, memberships and a shop rather than a video library. Creators with a library of films usually host them on a separate platform and link to it.
What is cheaper than Ko-fi for selling video?
On uncompressed.io there is no commission at any volume; you pay a plan from USD 9 a month, and your own card processor's fee applies. Whether that is cheaper depends on how much you sell and on Ko-fi's current rates.
Does uncompressed.io have a tip button?
No. It sells memberships, purchases, rentals and downloads of video. If one-off tips are most of your income, Ko-fi or Buy Me a Coffee fits better.
Can I keep Ko-fi and add a video platform?
Yes. Keep Ko-fi for tips and commissions and link to a video storefront for the films. Supporters who want the library follow the link.
Give your supporters a library to watch.
Start free with 5 GB. Memberships, rentals and purchases come with every paid plan (Lite USD 9, Pro USD 39, Max USD 99, Studio USD 219 a month), with 0% commission.
Sources
- 1.Buy Me a Coffee FAQ (read 12 October 2026)
- 2.Patreon pricing (read 12 October 2026)
- 3.Ko-fi pricing (refused an automated read) (attempted 12 October 2026, no figures taken)