# Buy Me a Coffee

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Buy Me a Coffee and 5 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Creators use it to collect one-off tips and support from fans, and people find it easy to use on both sides. Some say supporter conversion is low compared with other ways to get feedback.

## Why people recommend it

- Easy to use for tippers and creators (2 comments): "it's very user friendly on both sides (tipper and tippee)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49433830)) "Platforms like BuyMeACoffee handle tips well" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48317476))
- Responsive, appreciated support team (2 comments): "Many thanks to everyone involved at Stripe & BuyMeACoffee!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47553662)) "I’m very appreciative of their response." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47548052))

## What people warn about

- Community vibe turns some people off (2 comments): "As soon as I see "buy me a coffee" I get the sense that there is some kind of community" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48509028)) "they seem to be repulsed by BuyMeACoffee" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47591074))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Patreon](https://hackerapproved.com/p/patreon.md): 55 recommend
- [Watsi](https://hackerapproved.com/p/watsi.md): 29 recommend
- [GitHub Sponsors](https://hackerapproved.com/p/github-sponsors.md): 10 recommend
- [Ko-fi](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ko-fi.md): 8 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://buymeacoffee.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Buy Me a Coffee", https://hackerapproved.com/p/buy-me-a-coffee/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).