Open StoppingBuck opened 3 years ago
Thanks for the support, I really appreciate it!
I agree that this would be good information to add to the donate page. I can take care of this next week if you don't have time for a PR
GitHub is currently the most effective option. I had initially assumed GitHub's fee was promotional, but I recently found this:
GitHub Sponsors does not charge any fees for sponsorships from user accounts, so 100% of these sponsorships go to the sponsored developer or organization. The 10% fee for sponsorships from organizations is waived during the beta.
GitHub is also matching donations for the first 12 months or $5,000. I don't remember when I signed up, but matching will probably last until July or August.
LiberaPay doesn't take any fees, but the actual payment is done by PayPal (2.9% + $0.30) or Stripe (2.9% + $0.30)
As of 2024 docs here GitHub fees are:
GitHub Sponsors does not charge any fees for sponsorships from personal accounts, so 100% of these sponsorships go to the sponsored developer or organization. GitHub Sponsors charges a fee of up to 6% for sponsorships from organization accounts. The 6% fee is split between the following:
- 3% credit card processing fee
- 3% GitHub service processing fee
Hey @abaker , I use Tasks on Android with Etesync and really like it. I've been a sponsor on GitHub for a month before realizing that you have a LiberaPay account, and am considering moving my sponsorship over there.
My primary reason for this is that I want as much of my recurring donation to go to you (the dev) rather than to third-parties. I'm using the app on F-Droid, circumventing any functional need for a subscription, but I still want to support regularly. My thoughts are:
As such, from the perspective of someone who wants as much of their donation to go to the Tasks dev as possible, the choices - ranked from best to worst - seem to be LiberaPay > Github Sponsors > OpenCollective > Patreon > Google Play Subscription
Would it be possible to add these considerations to the Donate page? I might not be the only one interested in maximizing the effect of my donations 😃 (I could create a PR myself if required)