FundRazr vs Givebutter Comparison 2026
FundRazr runs single campaign pages for a cause, free beyond payment processing, and lets you choose whether donors absorb the platform fee: the page states 85 to 95 percent do, leaving the average campaign with 98.5 percent of what was raised. Givebutter bundles donation pages, ticketed events and an unlimited free CRM into one free account, funded the same way by an optional donor tip, with a $29-a-month Plus tier for marketing on top. FundRazr leans toward memorials and medical causes; Givebutter is the broader, ongoing fundraising toolkit of the two.
Crowdfunding that charges the donor, not you
Fundraising that runs on optional tips
At a glance
- Both have a genuinely free tier.
Side by side
FundRazr | Givebutter | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | From $29 |
| Pricing model (they differ) | Free | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing (they differ) | Usage-based | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial | Not stated | 30 days |
| API | Not stated |
FundRazr
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.
Only on this side
- Covers monetization & payments
Givebutter
Fundraising that runs on optional tips
Givebutter charges nothing for donation pages, events and its fundraising CRM, and funds itself from a tip donors can choose to add at checkout. Turning tips off swaps them for a platform fee, which is the honest version of free. The paid tier is a marketing add-on rather than the fundraising itself, and most organisations never need it.
Why people weigh these two
- Givebutter instead of FundRazr
- Givebutter runs on the same optional-tip model, with a free tier and paid extras from $29.
- FundRazr instead of Givebutter
- FundRazr charges the donor rather than the campaign, free to run, built more for a one-off crowdfunding goal than Givebutter's ongoing donation pages and events.
Which one should you pick
Pick FundRazr if you are running a single campaign for a memorial, a medical cost or a community cause, and want the option to move the fee onto donors explicitly. Optional Tips leaves you with only the 2.9 percent plus 30 cents processing cut, and Fee Recovery reports the average campaign keeps 98.5 percent of what was raised once donors cover the rest.
Pick Givebutter if you want an ongoing fundraising account rather than a single campaign: donation pages, ticketed events, peer-to-peer fundraising and an unlimited free CRM, all under one login with a 0 percent platform fee while donor tips stay on. Plus at $29 a month only adds marketing and contact-based features that most organisations never need, so the free tier is where most people should start.
Common questions
- Which one is built for a single campaign versus ongoing fundraising?
- FundRazr leans toward one-off campaigns for memorials, medical costs and community causes. Givebutter is built as an ongoing account with donation pages, ticketed events and peer-to-peer fundraising together, plus a free CRM with unlimited contacts.
- What happens if donors decline to cover the fee?
- On FundRazr's Fee Recovery model, the page states 85 to 95 percent of donors cover it, leaving the average campaign with 98.5 percent of what was raised; the underlying platform fee itself is not printed. On Givebutter, turning tips off means a platform fee applies instead, though the listing does not state the rate.
- Does either charge a required monthly fee?
- No, both have a free core product. FundRazr has no subscription at all, only the fee model you choose. Givebutter's core donation pages, events and CRM are free, with Plus at $29 a month as an optional marketing add-on.
- Which has a bigger free CRM?
- Givebutter's free plan holds unlimited contacts with no cap or charge, which the listing calls unusual in fundraising software. FundRazr's listing does not describe a comparable contact database; it is built around the campaign page itself.
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