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Both cover crowdfunding. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
Experiment | FundRazr | |
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| Starting price | Free | Free |
| Pricing model | Free | Free |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | Usage-based | Usage-based |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| API | Not stated | Not stated |
| Data export | Not stated | Not stated |
| Their cut | 8% of what you earn | Not stated |
| Runs on | Web | Web |
| Covers | Crowdfunding | Crowdfunding, Monetization & Payments, Tips & Donations |
| Works with | Nothing in particular |
Shaded rows are where the two answers disagree and both listings have answered. A row where one side has not stated a fact is left plain, because silence is not a difference.
Crowdfunding for research projects
Experiment funds science: a researcher posts a hypothesis, a budget and a method, and backers pay for the work rather than for a product. Every project is reviewed by a person before it goes public, and funding is all or nothing, so a project that misses its number charges nobody. What backers get back is the result, usually a paper or a data set. Anybody looking for a reward tier will find this a strange place.
Our note
Set the goal at what the work actually needs rather than at an ambitious number, because all-or-nothing turns an over-ambitious target into no money at all. The 8 percent is at the high end for crowdfunding, and what buys it is a reviewed, credible platform that scientific backers already trust.
Crowdfunding that charges the donor, not you
FundRazr runs a campaign page with no monthly cost, and pays for itself either by asking your donors for an optional tip or by asking them to cover the platform fee. Both choices are yours and you can switch mid-campaign. It leans toward memorials, medical costs and community causes rather than product launches.
Our note
The honest comparison here is Zeffy, which charges nothing at all and covers the card fees too. FundRazr is the better answer if you are not a registered nonprofit, which is what Zeffy asks for at signup.
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| Reader rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
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| Live deals | None right now | None right now |
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