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Humanae vs Patreon
Patreon's events happen online. Humanae runs memberships at 3% of dues, then gets your members in a room: tickets, check-in, sponsors and volunteers, paid out to your own Stripe.
50 members at $15 a monthPlatform fees
Humanae's monthly fee$0.00
One event, start to finish
Follow one night from six weeks out to the morning after. Under each step: what Patreon does.
Six weeks out
Turn on sponsor applications, and companies apply from your event page with a tier or their own amount. Their card is held until you approve. Or let our team find a sponsor for you.
Patreon has no sponsor tools.
Two weeks out
Open the roles you need. Volunteers apply right from the event page, and everyone who helps is saved to your library for next time.
Patreon has no volunteer roles.
On the night
Scan tickets from your dashboard, watch the room fill in real time, and message the no-shows before the speeches start.
Patreon's events are online, so there's no door to check.
The morning after
Send the survey, invoice your sponsor, and let your members' dues renew on their own. The next event starts with everyone you met at this one.
Patreon renews memberships too, and retries failed payments instead of invoicing.
Every day in between
Free to use, and marked wherever Patreon works differently.
Members, attendees, volunteers and sponsors in one place, with their history, your notes and tags.
Patreon: members only, no tags
A room for your members, and one for every event.
Signed-in members get the 3% rate and your discounts. No code to share.
Patreon: free entry by tier, online only
No platform fee on tickets or donations, once you're verified.
Patreon: 10% for everyone
Payouts, refunds and tax reports in an account that's yours.
Patreon pays out from its own account
Venues, caterers and photographers in the Humanae marketplace.
Not on Patreon
Invite co-organizers and choose what each one manages.
Patreon: fixed teammate roles
Do the math
Side by side
| Compared on |  | patreon |
|---|---|---|
| What it costs | ||
| Plan | Free, with no monthly fee | Free to start |
| Fee on memberships | 3% of dues | 10% of income |
| A year of $15 monthly dues from 50 members | $270 | $900 |
| Processing and payouts | Stripe's fee; payouts to your own Stripe | Processing, currency conversion and payout fees |
| Paid tickets | 5%, or 3% when your members buy | Ticketed Lives, online only |
| Registered charities | 0% platform fee | 10%, like everyone |
| What comes with it | ||
| In-person events | Tickets, tiers and QR check-in | — |
| Sponsors | Applications, finding and invoicing | — |
| Volunteers | Roles, applications and a library | — |
| Invoices | For sponsors and unpaid dues | — |
| Contacts | A CRM with history, notes and tags | Members, with notes, no tags |
| Chat | For your community and each event | Community chats |
| Venues and vendors | A marketplace to find them | — |
Moving day
Dear Patreon, our members want to meet us. In a room. With snacks. Also, 10% was a lot.
Questions
For communities that gather, yes. Membership dues cost 3%, events 5% per ticket, and payouts go to your own Stripe account.
Patreon's pricing page lists a 10% platform fee on the income you earn, plus payment processing, currency conversion and payout fees (checked November 2026).
Humanae is free to use, with no monthly fee. You pay 5% when a ticket sells (3% when your community's members buy), 3% on membership dues, and registered charities pay 0%. Stripe's processing fee applies on top, as on every platform.
A year of $15 monthly dues from 50 members cost $270 on Humanae and $900 on Patreon, before card processing.
Patreon's events are online: Lives, and ticketed Lives in beta. On Humanae, in-person, online and hybrid events sell tickets, with QR check-in at the door.
No. Patreon collects payments and pays out by bank, PayPal or Payoneer. On Humanae, payouts go to your own Stripe account.
Yes. Export your members from Patreon, upload the CSV to invite them, and set your tiers. Dues go to your own Stripe account.
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