Self-hosted alternatives to Buy Me a Coffee

Take donations and tips with no platform fee. Below are 12 open source options you host on your own server — with no monthly per-user fee and full control of your data.

MedusaJs

★ 34,537

Headless commerce engine that enables developers to create amazing digital commerce experiences.

E-commerce MIT

Bagisto

★ 27,385

Leading Laravel open source e-commerce framework with multi-inventory sources, taxation, localization, dropshipping and more exciting features.

E-commerce MIT

Saleor

★ 23,014

Django based open-sourced e-commerce storefront.

E-commerce BSD-3-Clause

Spree Commerce

★ 15,503

Spree is a complete, modular & API-driven open source e-commerce solution for Ruby on Rails.

E-commerce BSD-3-Clause

Magento Open Source

★ 12,133

Leading provider of open omnichannel innovation.

E-commerce OSL-3.0

WooCommerce

★ 10,362

WordPress based e-commerce solution.

E-commerce GPL-3.0

EverShop

★ 10,141

E-commerce platform with essential commerce features. Modular architecture and fully customizable.

E-commerce GPL-3.0

PrestaShop

★ 9,113

Fully scalable e-commerce solution.

E-commerce OSL-3.0

Sylius

★ 8,490

Symfony2 powered open source full-stack platform for eCommerce.

E-commerce MIT

Vendure

★ 8,196

A headless commerce framework.

E-commerce MIT

OpenCart

★ 8,144

Shopping cart solution.

E-commerce GPL-3.0

Aimeos

★ 5,408

E-commerce framework for building custom online shops, market places and complex B2B applications scaling to billions of items with Laravel.

E-commerce LGPL-3.0

Frequently asked questions

Is there a free self-hosted alternative to Buy Me a Coffee?

Yes. We've gathered 12 self-hosted, open source alternatives to Buy Me a Coffee — including MedusaJs, Bagisto, Saleor. You run all of them on your own server.

What is the best open source alternative to Buy Me a Coffee?

MedusaJs is one of the most popular (34,537 GitHub stars). The "best" depends on your case — compare the options below.

Do I need a server to replace Buy Me a Coffee?

Yes. You can use a home server (homelab) or a cheap VPS (from ~€4/mo). See the hosting suggestions on this page.