A membership platform for creators who want recurring monthly revenue. Fans pay to join tiers with exclusive benefits.
Best for: Creators who want to build a paid community separate from YouTube.
A verification + delivery platform for rewarding your existing YouTube subscribers. No payment required from fans.
Best for: Creators who want to reward free subscribers without asking them to pay.
Key difference: Patreon requires fans to pay. ForSubs doesn't.
Use Patreon for recurring revenue. Use ForSubs to reward all your subscribers, even those who don't pay.
Different tools, different strengths.
| Feature | FS ForSubs | Patreon |
|---|---|---|
| Primary purpose | Subscriber verification + perk delivery | Paid membership + recurring revenue |
| Rewards free YouTube subscribers | ||
| Verifies YouTube subscription status | ||
| Monthly recurring payments | ||
| Downloadable files | ||
| Discount codes | ||
| Private links and invites | ||
| Community features | Link to Discord/Telegram | Built-in community posts |
| Revenue share | 0% | 5-12% |
| Setup time | 60 seconds | Hours (profile, tiers, content) |
| Email collection | ||
| Works with existing YouTube audience | Yes - verifies subscription | No - separate platform |
Absolutely. Many creators use Patreon for paid supporters and ForSubs for free subscriber rewards. They serve different purposes and work well together.
No. ForSubs is about verifying YouTube subscriptions and delivering perks, not processing payments. If you want recurring revenue, Patreon or YouTube Memberships are better fits.
Not every fan can or will pay. Rewarding free subscribers builds goodwill, grows engagement, and creates a path to converting them into paying supporters later. It's also great for collecting emails.