Pricing

Open Collective is designed to help communities grow. Our pricing allows us to build sustainably while supporting good work.

Our dream is a world where collectives and their ecosystems can thrive. Pricing is designed to support groups as they grow while keeping the platform sustainable.

Organizations are legal entities (such as a company, non-profit, cooperative, or similar) that use the platform to manage their own finances or to act as a Host for Collectives. The pricing applies to Organizations. Collectives are mission-driven groups that raise and spend money through a host. Collectives are not subject to organization subscription pricing.

Organization platform subscriptions (March 2026+)

New organization customers use activity-based subscription plans instead of the legacy 15% revenue share model. Costs scale with how you use the platform - the number of collectives you host and expenses you process - rather than a percentage of revenue.

View current tiers, features, and prices on the Pricing for Organizations page.

Crowdfunding contributions

By default, crowdfunding contributions are free for organizations when Platform Tips are enabled in the contribution flow. Tips are optional amounts contributors add on top of their support.

Organizations that prefer a fixed fee model can switch to a 5% Crowdfunding Fee instead of tips. Contact us to change models.

Custom and yearly plans

For yearly billing or customized plans, contact us.

Managing your subscription

Organization admins manage billing from Dashboard > Settings > Platform Billing. See Platform Subscription for dashboard workflows.

Fees that apply to all accounts

Host fees

If your collective joins a fiscal host, the host may charge a host fee (typically 4-10%, sometimes higher). This covers taxes, admin, payment approval, and compliance services.

Host fees are charged on the total contribution amount before payment processor fees are deducted.

Payment processor fees

Stripe, PayPal, Wise, and other processors charge their own fees. Open Collective and your fiscal host do not add markup on processor fees.

Legacy pricing

Organizations and fiscal hosts onboarded before the March 2026 subscription model may still use legacy pricing:

• Organizations previously had unlimited free access when self-managing finances

• Fiscal hosts that charge host fees pay a 15% platform share on host fee revenue

View the previous model at legacy pricing. Existing customers may see a migration banner in their dashboard when moving to the new model.

Platform tips

When someone contributes to a collective, they can optionally add a platform tip to support Open Collective. The amount is entirely voluntary.

Learn more on the Platform Tips page.