PodInbox vs Buy Me a Coffee

Buy Me A Coffee Alternative

PodInbox is the best Buy Me A Coffee alternative to help podcasters monetize and receive money from fans…in a turnkey platform.

5 Great Reasons to Choose

PodInbox Over Buy Me a Coffee

PodInbox is Fan-First!

PodInbox is built with a core mission of helping podcasters engage with their fans.

When you're already engaging with fans and adding value in their lives, they'll organically want to support you with monetary contributions.

BMAC is Money-First

When you use Buy Me a Coffee, the only reason a fan would visit that page is to give you donation. BMAC, is money-first approach. Any kind of fan engagement is secondary.

PodInbox Takes 0% Fees

We want to help maximize your earnings, so we take 0% transaction fees when you receive fan support with our paid plans.

BMAC Takes 5% Fees

Buy Me A Coffee takes a 5% transaction fee for ALL earnings. That's a pretty heavy tax on all your fan support.

PodInbox is for Podcasters!

PodInbox's mission is to specifically help podcasters. This lets us develop targeted features to help benefit the unique needs of the podcaster community.

BMAC is for General Creators

Buy Me a Coffee is designed for general creators. They have a wider customer base, which might miss out on some specific needs of podcasters.

PodInbox is Gamified!

When your fans give you monetary support, we gamify their experience a bit with a leaderboard, badges, and such.

Our goal is to make it a fun experience where podcasters can feature their most loyal Superfans!

BMAC is Transactional

Buy Me a Coffee is easy-to-use, but it's a bit transactional.

PodInbox Captures Contacts!

Whether fans leaves you an audio message or gives you monetary support...we automatically capture that fan into your PodInbox contacts list.

This is a downloadable contact list you can use in any email newsletter service you choose.

BMAC Has No Contacts

Buy Me A Coffee only gives you a ledger based on your earnings activity.