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FundRazr runs a campaign page free beyond a 2.9 percent plus 30 cents processing cut under Optional Tips, or with donors covering the platform fee entirely under Fee Recovery, which the page says the average campaign nets 98.5 percent from. Mightycause charges no monthly fee either and states an all-in ceiling of never more than 1.99 percent plus 49 cents per donation, covering platform and processing together, but only for United States nonprofits operating through its donor advised fund structure. FundRazr asks for no such registration and covers individuals raising money for a person as well as a cause.
Crowdfunding that charges the donor, not you
Nonprofit fundraising with no monthly bill
FundRazr | Mightycause | |
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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 |
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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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Nonprofit fundraising with no monthly bill
Mightycause gives a nonprofit donation pages, peer-to-peer fundraising and event tools without a subscription, and it operates as a donor advised fund, which is what lets it handle receipting and the 501(c)(3) paperwork on the organisation's behalf. The company states an overall ceiling on what a donation costs rather than splitting platform and processing. There are no donor tip prompts. Anybody outside the United States is in the wrong place.
Pick FundRazr if you are not a registered nonprofit, since Mightycause's listing describes it as built for United States nonprofits specifically. Optional Tips leaves only the 2.9 percent plus 30 cents processing cut, a touch more than Mightycause's ceiling, but Fee Recovery can beat that if enough donors agree to cover the platform fee, reportedly leaving the average campaign with 98.5 percent.
Pick Mightycause if you run a United States nonprofit and want a stated, predictable ceiling: never more than 1.99 percent plus 49 cents per donation, covering both platform and processing, with no donor tip prompt at all. It also operates as a donor advised fund, handling receipting and 501(c)(3) paperwork on your behalf, worth understanding since it changes who technically receives the gift.
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| Covers | Crowdfunding, Monetization & Payments, Tips & Donations | Crowdfunding, Tips & Donations |
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| Works with | Nothing in particular | Nothing in particular |
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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.
Our note
Work out your annual donation total and multiply, because a percentage-only model beats a subscription at low volume and loses at high volume, and this one is priced to win the first case. The donor advised fund arrangement is worth understanding before switching, since it changes who is technically receiving the gift.