A donation payment page with a live progress bar.
Set a fundraising goal, show a live progress bar and a public donor feed, and let the monthly counter reset itself on the 1st. Perfect for server costs, communities, creators and nonprofits — powered by Stripe, Mollie or PayPal.
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What is a donation payment page?
A donation payment page is a hosted webpage where supporters chip in toward a public fundraising goal — with a live progress bar, a donor feed, and preset amount buttons.
With PayRequest, your donation payment page lives at yourname.payrequest.me. Set a goal (e.g. €100 monthly for server costs), pick preset amounts (€1, €5, €25), and share the URL in a Discord server, podcast description, newsletter or bio. Donors give any amount and see their name appear in the public feed instantly.
Unlike Buy Me a Coffee or Patreon, there's no platform fee, no monthly subscription, no follower model. You keep your audience on your own URL, set your own goal, and the counter auto-resets every month so momentum builds with each cycle.
Everything a fundraising page actually needs.
Live progress bar
Shows total raised vs. your goal in real time, with a percentage and remaining-to-go amount. Updates the second a donation clears.
Monthly auto-reset
Pick a monthly goal — the counter resets on the 1st of each month. No cron jobs, no manual reset, no broken automation.
Public donor feed
Recent donations appear under the bar with name (or 'Anonymous'), amount and relative time. Builds social proof and momentum.
Pay-any-amount
Donors give whatever they want. Add 3–6 preset amount buttons (€1, €5, €25) for one-click giving plus an open custom field.
Goal-reached state
When the total hits 100%, the bar turns green and a 'Goal reached!' badge appears. Donations keep flowing in for overshoot.
Free, no monthly fee
PayRequest is free to start with no monthly subscription. Pay 2% per successful donation (capped at €25), on top of your provider's rate.
Recurring monthly goals, or one-time campaigns.
Pick what fits your fundraising. Switch any time without changing the URL.
Monthly goal
Counter resets on the 1st of each month. Ideal for recurring costs — server hosting, community subscriptions, podcast production, content creation.
- Auto-reset on day 1, every month
- "Days left" counter creates urgency
- History stays in your transactions
One-time goal
Never resets. Counts upward until you change the settings or hit your goal. Ideal for fundraising campaigns, equipment funds, charity drives.
- Goal stays open until you switch it off
- "Goal reached" badge when 100% funded
- Overshoot allowed — donations keep coming
Who uses a donation payment page?
Cover your server / hosting costs
Set a €15/month goal for VPS hosting. Community chips in €1–5 each. Counter resets on the 1st — momentum every month.
Game server / Discord community
Funding a Minecraft, FiveM or Discord premium tier? Show the community exactly how close you are to next month's bill.
Podcasts & creators
Replace Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee with a clean donation payment page. Live feed shows new supporters joining in real time.
Nonprofits & fundraisers
Run a one-time campaign for a charity drive, equipment fund or community project. Goal stays open until you switch it off.
Open-source & indie devs
Maintain an open-source project? Donation payment page makes monthly sponsorship a one-tap action — no GitHub Sponsors fees.
Religious & community groups
Churches, mosques, sports clubs, scouts — recurring monthly donations with full transparency on what's been raised.
From signup to first donation in 2 minutes
- 1Sign up freeCreate a free PayRequest account. No credit card needed, no monthly fee.
- 2Switch your payment page to Donation modeOpen Sales Page → Settings → 'Donation goal' tab. Enter your goal (e.g. €100) and pick Monthly or One-time.
- 3Add preset amounts + donor feedAdd 3–6 suggested amount buttons. Toggle the public donor feed on or off and set how many recent donors to show.
- 4Share your URLDrop yourname.payrequest.me into your Discord server, podcast description, bio, newsletter or QR code. Watch the bar fill up.
Donation page vs. Buy Me a Coffee / Patreon
You can already accept donations through Stripe, Mollie or PayPal — PayRequest's job is to give you the page and the dashboard around them.
| Feature | PayRequest donation page | Buy Me a Coffee | Patreon |
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| Platform fee | 0% (only 2% PayRequest + provider rate) | 5% | 8–12% + payment fees |
| Custom domain | Yes (pay.yourbrand.com) | No | No |
| Live progress bar to a goal | Yes — monthly or one-time | Limited | No |
| Public donor feed | Yes, customizable | Yes | No |
| Monthly auto-reset | Yes — counter resets on the 1st | No | No |
| Stripe / Mollie / PayPal direct | Yes — your accounts | Stripe only | Routed through Patreon |
| Own the customer email | Yes | Limited | No |
Donation payment page questions
What is a donation payment page?
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A donation payment page is a hosted webpage where supporters can chip in toward a public fundraising goal. With PayRequest, your donation page shows a live progress bar, a recent-donor feed and preset amount buttons — all on a branded URL at yourname.payrequest.me, powered by Stripe, Mollie or PayPal.
Does the goal reset automatically every month?
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Yes, if you pick the Monthly reset period. On the 1st of each month the counter starts at €0 again — no action needed. One-time goals never reset; they keep counting until you change settings or switch modes.
Can donors stay anonymous?
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Yes. If a donor leaves the name field blank, they show as 'Anonymous' in the public feed. You can also turn off the donor feed entirely if your audience prefers privacy — the full ledger with emails and timestamps stays in your transactions page either way.
What payment methods can donors use?
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Whatever you've connected. With Stripe or Mollie, donors can pay via iDEAL, SEPA Direct Debit, cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Klarna, Bancontact and 15+ other methods. Add PayPal for the PayPal button alongside. The checkout auto-shows the right methods based on the donor's country.
How much does it cost to run a donation payment page?
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PayRequest is free to start with no monthly fee. You pay 2% per successful donation, capped at €25 per transaction, on top of your provider's rate (Stripe/Mollie/PayPal). There's no platform cut beyond that — far cheaper than Buy Me a Coffee (5%) or Patreon (8–12%).
Do refunds affect the progress total?
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Yes. The total is computed live from invoices marked Paid. If you refund a donation, it drops out of the goal total automatically and disappears from the donor feed — no manual reconciliation needed.
Can I use my own domain for the donation page?
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Yes. Add a custom domain like donate.yourbrand.com or pay.yourbrand.com and your donation payment page lives there instead of payrequest.me. Same goal, same donor feed, same live progress — on your domain.
What happens when I reach my goal?
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The progress bar fills to 100% and turns green, a 'Goal reached!' badge appears, and the status line changes to 'Thank you! Extra donations are still welcome.' Donations keep flowing — supporters can overshoot the goal if they want. For monthly goals, the counter resets to €0 on the 1st as usual.
Is it good for Discord / gaming community fundraising?
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Yes — it's one of the most common use cases. Set a €15/month goal for VPS hosting or community bills, drop the link in your Discord, and members can chip in any amount. The live progress bar and donor feed are exactly the kind of social-proof loop gaming communities respond to.
Can I switch back to a regular payment page or products mode?
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Yes, freely. Donation Mode is one of three payment-page modes alongside 'Products & services' and 'Amount buttons'. Switch any time — your goal settings stay saved so you can flip back to Donation Mode later and pick up where you left off.
Launch your donation payment page today
Free to start. Monthly or one-time goals. Stripe, Mollie and PayPal. Live progress bar, donor feed and your own URL.