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Reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the customer service, noting the staff's kindness, trustworthiness, and reliability. Consumers appreciate the prompt and clear responses they receive, highlighting the support team's ability to resolve issues efficiently. People feel heard and supported, emphasizing the positive impact of the personalized feel of the brand. The platform's user-friendliness is another frequently mentioned benefit, with reviewers finding the site simple to use for both sellers and buyers. Many consumers appreciate the clean and elegant platform, noting its intuitive design and creator-friendly space. While some reviewers suggest improvements to certain features, the overall sentiment towards the user experience remains positive.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I’ll never be a big money maker account, but Ko-fi treats everyone equally. I don’t feel like I’ve ever had to wait longer or been ignored just because I’m a lower bracket earner like what happens on... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I recently had a technical issue that looked simple but involved a lot of steps on the backend -- support walked me through it over the course of a week, tweaking things on their end and giving me t... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A swift response and the message was clear. I understood it immediately. I sometimes have trouble understanding what is expected of me and how to perform certain instructions when I run into trouble... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

ive been selling downloads on kofi for a while now and the site is really simple to use both as a seller and buyer. compared to other platforms i also use, i like that i get paid right away instead of... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Hello, I bought two mods from the Kofi website: 1: RAM TRX custom sound 2: RAM TRX monster mod. These mods bear absolutely no resemblance to the videos shown in the promotional materials. Stop deceivi... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I am using Ko-fi for a longer while now and I am super happy with how easy it is. There could be still some improvements here and there (for example: their tag system for videos still doesn't wor... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I was skeptic at first, there were so many conflicting opinions online about Ko-fi. I figured the best way to know for sure was to try it out for myself and I loved it. The aesthetics are so pretty, t... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This website is absolute trash. Some sellers are just stealing art and selling it, showing zero respect for the original creators' hard work. They're just money-hungry and disgusting. The platform do... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Superb customer support that promptly help me solve a critical issue without making me jump through hoops with hallucinating AI slop. Real people have your back at Ko-Fi and that really matters in the... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thanks so much for the prompt, friendly replies. Something else I like about Ko-fi is the sense of community. Somehow or other, we manage to find our tribes. I don't see this quite so much on other pl... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had a terrible days since this early month of November 2025 when I can't login to my Ko-fi account due to unable to access to my old email, however, Sir Jonathan (Ko-fi.com Support Portal) attended... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I love the personalized feel of Ko-fi as a brand and their Support Team. I feel like the Creators are heard and supported, and that means a lot. As a creator, it is easy to use the website and to mana... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've been using Kofi off and on (without an account) to donate or help support some smaller creators. After staying on a Reddit thread, an amazing merlin-based coloring book and wanting to donate, I... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ko-fi is an absolute gem of a platform! It was the very first place I launched my store and started selling premade emotes—and I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. What really sets Ko-fi apa... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ko-fi provided excellent customer support by helping me recover my account after I lost access to my email. The platform is simple, intuitive, and powerful, with a very clean and appealing user interf... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This platform make it really easy for customers. I've been mostly commissioning artists and I never got any vas experience so far! It's easy to follow the payment and order, pretty easy to see what am... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I’m a new Ko-fi user and already loving the clean, elegant platform. It’s intuitive, creator-friendly, and feels genuinely built with artists in mind. Support was quick, thoughtful, and open to ideas... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

It’s a great site for small and growing artists like me to post my art without worry or issue. I did panic when I couldn’t log into my account. I thought I was gonna lose my hard work and effort into... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A great platform for creators and artists! The support team was incredibly helpful and understood my issue without requiring me to repeat what I had already attempted. They quickly resolved an issu... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Customer support 0/100. i have been trying to get in touch, my account was taken down for no reason and no matter what i do to get it back they ignore me and never reply no matter what i do and when t... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I’ve always respected Ko-fi and used it daily, sharing content regularly. But after getting the update about the LGBTQ+ celebration, I’m done with this trash site. They keep annoying me with these ove... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I run my online shop and memberships through Ko-Fi and I can absolutely recommend it. It's free (or you just give 5% per sale) and really user friendly. the shop could use some more adjustment options... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

pros: you don't have to talk to a chatbot or get an automated response, you talk straight to a person one of the very few customer support experiences I've had that actually resolved the issue con... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I recently had an issue making a donation on Ko-fi using PayPal or any other payment method. I reached out to their support team, and Henry got back to me quickly—my problem was fully resolved in ju... See more

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Ko-fi was really good for about 7 months, then all of a sudden suspended any payments and closed my account because they couldn't verify where the payments were coming from, even though I'd sent them... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

its a great service dont get me wrong its doing what its supposed to do and its doing it flawlessly but their support is bad, so bad that i had to wait 15 days for them to automatically close the... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had an issue where my page wouldn't show up, no matter what I did. Checked through my Wife's account, checked in incognito, tried to publish my page, but it just wouldn't show. It just moved me bac... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I suspect that they have fake positive reviews cause if you read them, they are all very similar. This platform is an absolute trash. Imagine being blocked and removed without explanation because of... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I absolutely love Ko-fi, it is my go-to for posting updates for my community and also share new projects I've been working on. Not to mention their top-notch support, when I had an issue they resolved... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I contacted the customer service after being unable to change my email address. I discovered after few back and forth that it was because of something that I hadn’t payed attention to on my end. The p... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My experience with ko-fi support so far has been amazing. The person who was guiding me was Finn, and he helped me so well that I was able to start my own page where I can post my literature and also... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Had my question answered helpfully by Finn from support. The business model is very fair, and I like that the terms are explained in plain English. The design is human, I've never left a payments w... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Even if it took about a week, Ko-Fi Support were able to help get my email changed when I lost access to my old one. It’s up there as being great help along with the many other supports I’ve interacte... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Support was so helpful and responsive. I had a situation where I wasn't able to login with a specific email address despite changing my settings to use that email. The correspondence happened over the... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent support from ko-fi.com Harry managed to carefully verified my identity to make sure there're no mistakes, he then promptly helped me transfer my account to my main. Love it!

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My experience using the Ko-fi platform and with their team has thus far only been positive. My queries, including the one I submitted yesterday, have been answered promptly, in detail, and with k... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ko-fi Support team was extremely punctual, efficient, and reliable with helping me recover my and secure my ko-fi account after I had lost access to my main email. Having seen how swiftly and human Ko... See more

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Really disappointed. Help videos don't have captions or links to youtube. Shop is useless - why would I maintain 2 different copies of the same inventory?!? Where's your url-redirects, or even 3p... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I am extremely satisfied with Ko-fi! The platform is super functional, very easy to use, and has been incredibly helpful for managing my projects. The support service is outstanding – fast, friendly... See more

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

i want to love this platform, but there's room for improvement. I moved from Gumroad to Ko-fi. With the same amount of visit, the tedency of tipping creator is lower on Ko-fi. Firstly beca... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I haven't had any problems with Ko-fi for a very long time. I always found everything I was looking for quite quickly, and transactions in both directions were never a problem. Now I did have a probl... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ko-fi has great customer support and extremely fast replies. Something to be really appreciative about is that they have a human responding to you, not a AI for customer support. My problem took some... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The availability was amazing and always punctual; within the range of maximum time of response. The support ment a lot for me, it really helped unlocking the situation. The Ko-Fi support was also very... See more

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Ko-fi is a fast and free way to make an income from your passions! Receive donations, subscriptions and sell products and services directly to your fans! 0% fees for donations!


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4.6

Excellent

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

676 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Free easy platform

Free easy platform, they helped me out great when needid it. thanks!

10 February 2026
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Reply from Ko-fi

Hey there,

Thank you for the 5 star review!

Harry
CS Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ko-fi Support did Awesome!

Ko-fi Support team was extremely punctual, efficient, and reliable with helping me recover my and secure my ko-fi account after I had lost access to my main email. Having seen how swiftly and human Ko-fi handled the issue should serve as an example that other platforms, corporations, and companies should live up to when it comes to helping the users in need.

8 February 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from Ko-fi

We’re delighted you’re happy with our service. Thank you for the 5-star rating and your trust in us.

Harry
CS Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This website is absolute trash

This website is absolute trash. Some sellers are just stealing art and selling it, showing zero respect for the original creators' hard work. They're just money-hungry and disgusting. The platform doesn't even care—they just let them keep profiting from it.
Someone stole my art and my report got rejected? This site is just as trash as that thief. I keep reporting it and they keep ignoring me. Hilarious. Trash people belong on a trash site.

6 February 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from Ko-fi

Hi there,

Thank you for your review.

We understand how frustrating it can be to come across content that appears to misuse someone else’s work. We review reports in line with our content guidelines, but there are situations where we’re limited in the action we can take based on the information available to us.

If you have additional context or new information you’d like us to consider, you’re welcome to reach out to us at [email protected].

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fast support

Fast support, got my problem instant solved!

4 February 2026
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Reply from Ko-fi

Hey,

Glad to hear this! Thank you for being a part of Ko-fi.

Harry
CS Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quick, polite and comprehensive

My problem was attended quickly and solved without any problem. The tech support was polite and comprehensive.
I rate the support 10 out of 10.
I'll thank you forever.

3 February 2026
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Reply from Ko-fi

We’re delighted you’re happy with our service. Thank you for the 5-star rating and your trust in us.

Harry
CS Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Customer support 0/100

Customer support 0/100. i have been trying to get in touch, my account was taken down for no reason and no matter what i do to get it back they ignore me and never reply no matter what i do and when the yreply they say the dumbest shit like copy the email and send it with the other email. mf fix my issue what the f*** you yapping about!

2 February 2026
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Reply from Ko-fi

Hi there,

Thanks for your feedback.

All decisions we make are guided by our Content Guidelines and the requirements of our payment providers. Where a page is unpublished, this is entirely based on whether the content/activity complies with those policies.

If you’d like more clarity on your own case, you can reach out to us at [email protected].

Best wishes,
Ko-fi Trust & Safety Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Informative & fast!

Reasonable response time and clear, informative answers to my questions.

2 February 2026
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Reply from Ko-fi

Glad to hear this!

Harry
CS Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had a problem with my purchase (lost…

I had a problem with my purchase (lost my email), but customer support helped me and I was able to get my stuff back.
Thank you so much! :)

27 January 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from Ko-fi

Hey,

Glad to hear this! Thank you for being a part of Ko-fi.

Harry
CS Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Customer Service

Customer Service helped me with a login issue I was having quickly and effectively.

26 January 2026
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Reply from Ko-fi

Thank you so much for your 5-star review! We’re thrilled you had such a great experience with us.

Harry
CS Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Hello

Hello, I bought two mods from the Kofi website: 1: RAM TRX custom sound 2: RAM TRX monster mod. These mods bear absolutely no resemblance to the videos shown in the promotional materials. Stop deceiving people; people are making sacrifices and paying money, they don't just pick money up off the street. Shame on you! You keep saying "be honest," but you should be honest yourselves. I will voice this on every platform I can.

24 January 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from Ko-fi

Hey there,

We're really sorry to hear about this! I understand how frustrating this situation must be.

Ko-fi itself doesn’t create or control the items sold on the platform. Each seller's descriptions and files are provided entirely by the individual seller. That said, we do want to help point you in the right direction.

If what you received doesn’t match what was shown, please reach out to Ko-fi Support here at [email protected]. We can review the situation and guide you on the best way to resolve this with the seller.

Harry
CS Team

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good start.

Good start.
A few Problems to create the Account.
The help Crew do their work. Everything is functional now.
See what happens if is in use.

23 January 2026
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Reply from Ko-fi

Hey there,

Thank you for the 4-star review. We greatly appreciate the feedback.

Harry
CS Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I made an error before submitting the…

I made an error before submitting the request and support was super gracious about it <3

19 January 2026
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Reply from Ko-fi

Hey,

Glad to hear this! Thank you for being a part of Ko-fi.

Harry
CS Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Simple, Powerful, and Great Customer Support

Ko-fi provided excellent customer support by helping me recover my account after I lost access to my email. The platform is simple, intuitive, and powerful, with a very clean and appealing user interface. Overall, it’s a well-designed service that truly cares about its users.

21 January 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from Ko-fi

Thank you so much for your 5-star review! We’re thrilled you had such a great experience with us.

Harry
CS Team

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Urgent: Ko-fi constant checkout errors causing lost supporters and reputational damage

I recently set up Ko-fi for an active creator support initiative. Setup was straightforward, and all payment methods (Stripe and PayPal) are fully verified, active, and in good standing.

However, for several days since I activated my profile, multiple supporters across different countries (all these countries are within the country list both Stripe & PayPal accept payments from), browsers, and devices have been unable to complete checkout, consistently receiving errors with both card payments and PayPal.

I have personally tested this myself (mobile and desktop, incognito mode, multiple payment methods) and encountered the same errors. This has resulted in lost contributions, discouraged supporters, and eroding trust and causing reputational damage of my work and active initiative, at a very time-sensitive moment.

I contacted support and received an automated response indicating a 1–2 working day wait. While I understand support queues, the issue has already been ongoing for several days and is actively preventing any payments from going through.

Additionally, the support email references “instant help” via the Ko-fi Helper, but this option does not function (no working link or redirection), leaving no real-time support path during an active issue.

I’ve also seen other reviews mentioning resolution times of several weeks, which is extremely concerning given the real impact checkout failures have on creators and their supporters.

I genuinely want to continue using Ko-fi and appreciate its mission, but this checkout issue requires urgent human escalation. When payments fail at this level, the consequences for creators are significant.

Creator page affected:
Ko-fi creator profile: Tiago Valente
(username: tiagovalente)

17 January 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from Ko-fi

Thank you for taking the time to share this. I’m really sorry for the disruption you experienced during such an important moment for your work.

We know how stressful payment issues can be, especially when supporters are actively trying to help. The impact on trust and momentum is not something we take lightly.

I’m glad we were able to investigate and get things resolved for you. Thank you as well for flagging the issue with the Ko-fi Helper link. We’re looking into that now, so it works as expected for everyone going forward.

While we aim to respond to cases within 1–2 working days, we understand that when payments are failing, every delay matters.

Thank you for sticking with Ko-fi and for being open about what didn’t work.

We genuinely appreciate it, and we’re here if anything else comes up.

Jonathan
Ko-fi Support

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer support experience

Great support – fast and reliable

I contacted Ko-fi Support because I accidentally made purchases using different accounts/emails and wanted everything under one account. The support team replied quickly, was friendly and professional, and they were able to move my recent orders to the correct account.

Overall a really smooth and reliable support experience - thank you!

16 January 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from Ko-fi

We’re delighted you’re happy with our service. Thank you for the 5-star rating and your trust in us.

Harry
CS Team

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