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Quickshops vs Ko-fi
Outgrow Ko-fi's shop tab. Quickshops runs your store from chat. Then compare fees, branding, and checkout ownership.
Ko-fi is hard to beat for tips and small supporter payments. Once digital products become the actual business, you usually want a real storefront, your own checkout, and fees that do not grow weirdly with volume.
Chat-based store management
Update products, pricing, and your storefront from the apps you already use. No digging through admin menus. Quickshops is built around chat-first store ops; Ko-fi still expects you in a dashboard.
Quickshops supports store operations through Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack. Ko-fi does not offer an equivalent chat-based workflow for day-to-day catalog and pricing changes.
When Ko-fi still makes sense
- 0% fees on tips and donations, which is great for supporter models
- Simple shop for digital and physical items
- Low-friction setup for artists and hobbyists
- Gold membership at $12/mo removes shop fees
Where Quickshops pulls ahead
- Chat-based store management. Ko-fi has no equivalent
- Full branded storefront vs Ko-fi's profile/shop pages
- 0% platform fee on Pro for all sales, not just shop
- Visual editor and custom domain on Pro
Feature comparison
Across 12 features, Quickshops leads on 6 and Ko-fi leads on 1. Chat-based store management is unique to Quickshops in this comparison.
| Feature | Quickshops | Ko-fi |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly (trial / entry) | €0 | €0 |
| Monthly (paid / Pro) | €29/mo | $12/mo (Gold) |
| Platform fee (trial) | 0% | 0% tips / 5% shop |
| Platform fee (paid / Pro) | 0% | 0% shop on Gold |
| AI chat store management | Yes | No |
| Messaging app ops (Telegram/WhatsApp/Slack) | Yes | No |
| Digital products support | Yes | Yes |
| Physical products support | Partial | Partial |
| Visual storefront editor | Yes | Limited |
| Full branding control | Yes | Partial |
| Custom domain | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan available | Trial | Yes |
| 0% platform fee option | Yes | Partial |
| Stripe Connect (your own account) | Yes | No |
| Merchant of Record (tax/VAT handled) | No | No |
| Setup time | Minutes | Minutes |
Pricing and fees
Ko-fi charges 0% shop on Gold on every sale. Quickshops trial and Pro both charge 0% platform fees. Pro is €29/mo after a 7-day trial.
Compare the platform fee row first. Monthly cost applies after the Quickshops trial.
| Plan | Monthly | Platform fee | Per $100 sale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quickshops Pro | €29/mo | 0% | ~$3.20 + sub |
| Ko-fi (paid) | $12/mo (Gold) | 0% shop on Gold | ~$3.20 |
Why sellers leave Ko-fi for Quickshops
- Update pricing and products from chat as your catalog grows
- Outgrow link-style shop pages with a dedicated storefront
- Professional branding for digital product businesses
- Stripe-native checkout with full payout control
Who should use which
Stay on Ko-fi
- Tips and donations are your primary revenue model
- You want the simplest possible free presence for fans
- You're a hobbyist selling occasionally with minimal overhead
Try Quickshops
- You want chat-based store management Ko-fi does not offer
- Digital products are your business, not a side shop tab
- You want a branded storefront and 0% fees on Pro
Get started in three steps
- Sign up free at quickshops.app. No card needed.
- Connect Stripe. Payouts go to your account, not ours.
- Publish a product, then update pricing or copy from chat in Telegram, WhatsApp, or Slack.
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