WordPress plugin comparison
Buy Me a Coffee vs Ko-fi Button
At a glance
- Buy Me a Coffee has more active installs: 6K+, against 5K+ for Ko-fi Button.
- On a typical day, Buy Me a Coffee is downloaded about 46 times, Ko-fi Button about 38.
- Ko-fi Button is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.8 from 18 reviews.
- Buy Me a Coffee was updated more recently: Aug 24, 2026, against May 19, 2026 for Ko-fi Button.
- Ko-fi Button resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Buy Me a Coffee.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.0.8.
- Buy Me a Coffee has been around longer: since 2017, against 2018 for Ko-fi Button.
Line by line
Buy Me a Coffee leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Buy Me a Coffee |  Ko-fi Button |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,875 | #3,090 |
| Active installs | 6K+ | 5K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1K | 644 |
| Rating | 3.8(18) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.72 | ×0.94 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 5 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 | 5.6 |
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