Pricing
Open Collective is designed to help communities grow. Our pricing allows us to build sustainably, while supporting good work.
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Open Collective is designed to help communities grow. Our pricing allows us to build sustainably, while supporting good work.
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Our dream is a world in which Collectives and the ecosystem around them can thrive. That’s why our pricing is designed to support groups as they grow, while keeping us sustainable. Here is a list of fees that may apply on our platform:
Platform Fees
If you’re starting an , Open Collective gives you unlimited access to all of our platform's features for free. Independent Collectives use their own bank account and manage their own taxes and admin, and are not supported by a Fiscal Host. Host fees
If you join a Fiscal Host, they will often charge a “host fee”. This helps them to cover all the services they provide for Collectives, including taxes, admin, payment approval, and compliance. Typically, this is between 4-10% but can be higher depending on the services offered.
Instead of taking a flat, monthly or annual fee, hosts will instead charge for a percentage of any contributions you bring in through the platform. For example, if your Fiscal Host charges a 10% fee, 10% of each contribution made to your Collective will go to the Fiscal Host.
Host fees are charged based on the total amount of contributions received before any payment processor fees are taken out.
Payment Processing Fees Services such as Stripe, PayPal or Wise charge processing fees for any payments you make. Open Collective and your Fiscal Host will not add any additional fees for the processing of payments.
There are zero fees for free Fiscal Hosts, and 15% Platform Share for Hosts that charge Collectives.
Fiscal Hosts play a vital role in the Open Collective ecosystem. That’s why we choose to charge only based on your level of success.
If you as a Fiscal Host do not charge host fees to Collectives, you will be able to use the platform and all its features for free.
If you choose to charge fees in exchange for your work, we will charge a “platform share”, which is 15% of your revenue from host fees. For example, if a Collective you host raises $1,000 and you charge a 10% fee ($100), we will charge you for 15% of that fee ($15).
This charge enables us to maintain the platform, deliver support, and develop new features. You can read more about Platform Share here on our page.
Platform Tips = Pay-What-You-Want
When a person or a company contributes to a Collective on our platform, we offer the option to add a “platform tip”.
This tip goes to the Open Collective platform, and helps us provide the services and improvements necessary to keep our collective ecosystem thriving.
The amount you give - if anything - is totally up to you.
For more information on tips, go to our page.