Self-hosted alternatives to Patreon

Take supporter subscriptions on your own platform. 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

★ 35,039

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

E-commerce MIT

Bagisto

★ 27,675

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

E-commerce MIT

Saleor

★ 23,070

Django based open-sourced e-commerce storefront.

E-commerce BSD-3-Clause

Spree Commerce

★ 15,532

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

E-commerce BSD-3-Clause

Magento Open Source

★ 12,153

Leading provider of open omnichannel innovation.

E-commerce OSL-3.0

WooCommerce

★ 10,386

WordPress based e-commerce solution.

E-commerce GPL-3.0

EverShop

★ 10,172

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

E-commerce GPL-3.0

PrestaShop

★ 9,140

Fully scalable e-commerce solution.

E-commerce OSL-3.0

Sylius

★ 8,500

Symfony2 powered open source full-stack platform for eCommerce.

E-commerce MIT

Vendure

★ 8,233

A headless commerce framework.

E-commerce MIT

OpenCart

★ 8,156

Shopping cart solution.

E-commerce GPL-3.0

Aimeos

★ 5,425

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 Patreon?

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

What is the best open source alternative to Patreon?

MedusaJs is one of the most popular (35,039 GitHub stars). The "best" depends on your case — compare the options below.

Do I need a server to replace Patreon?

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