Making the work
Growing an audience
Running the business
gofundme.com
7 tools that solve a similar problem. Compare what each costs and what it covers.
Crowdfunding built to leave creators the money
Crowdfundr is built to leave more of each pledge with the campaign, free to run, the pick when a project needs backers rather than a one-off personal ask.
Crowdfunding with the pledge manager attached
BackerKit adds a pledge manager for collecting addresses and add-ons after a campaign funds, a step GoFundMe's simple page does not handle on its own.
All or nothing funding with a real audience
Kickstarter is free to launch too but pays out only if the goal is fully funded, with an existing audience of backers a brand-new page on GoFundMe does not start with.
Crowdfunding that charges the donor, not you
FundRazr charges the donor an optional fee rather than taking one from the campaign, free to run, much like GoFundMe's own tip-funded model.
Crowdfunding for research projects
Experiment is free too but built specifically for research projects, the pick when the ask is funding a study rather than a personal or creative one.
Crowdfunding that takes no cut of the total
Chuffed takes no cut of the total raised, free to run like GoFundMe, but built around causes and nonprofits specifically rather than a general shareable page.
Donation forms with the fee written down
Donately writes its fee down as a flat $99 a month plan rather than folding it into an optional tip, the pick for an organization that wants a predictable bill.