CrowdCreate vs Funraise
Funraise and CrowdCreate solve different sizes of the same problem. Funraise is a nonprofit fundraising platform — donation forms, peer-to-peer, events, donor records — sold on subscription tiers tuned to the size of the nonprofit. CrowdCreate is one donation widget for your own site at a flat $20 a month with 0% taken from your funds.
| At a glance | CrowdCreate | Funraise |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly fee | $20 flat | $0 |
| Cut of each donation | 0% — none | Subscription tiers |
| Cost grows as you raise more | No — always $20 | Depends on plan / model |
Stripe's standard processing fee (2.9% + 30¢ per payment) applies on most platforms, including CrowdCreate. This compares cost structure only — see below for where Funraise fits and where CrowdCreate fits.
Where Funraise is the better choice
If you run a nonprofit and you need more than a single donation form — peer-to-peer campaigns, event ticketing, recurring-giving features, a donor database, integrations with your CRM — Funraise is purpose-built for that shape. A widget on your own site isn't a fundraising platform; if the platform features are doing real work for you, Funraise's subscription is paying for breadth we don't try to match. If you're shopping for a multi-feature nonprofit suite, that's the right category.
Where CrowdCreate wins
If what you actually need is a clean donation ask on your own website, the rest of a nonprofit-suite subscription is overhead. CrowdCreate is one widget, your own domain, your own Stripe, a flat $20 a month, and 0% off the top of your funds. If a focused on-site widget fits better than a nonprofit-software suite, that's the trade we're built for.
The math
Funraise is priced on subscription tiers (the cost depends on organization size and the modules you turn on) rather than a single percentage off donations. The slider's headline number doesn't apply cleanly — we leave the model name in the rate column rather than invent a percentage. CrowdCreate stays a flat $20 a month; Stripe's 2.9% + 30¢ per pledge applies on both sides.
Funraise's free tier takes nothing here — on pure platform cut, it's cheaper than our $20.
Stripe's standard fee (2.9% + 30¢ per pledge) applies on every platform here, including CrowdCreate. We add nothing on top.
See the full fee breakdown for your own numbers with the donation fee calculator.
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$20/mo flat
One price, no percentage. We never take a cut of what your donors give.
Cancel anytime
30-day refund if it's not a fit. Your donor data lives in your own Stripe.
Common questions
Is $20/mo worth it vs a free or percentage option?
At low volume, a free tier or a percentage cut can genuinely cost you less — we won't pretend otherwise. The flat $20 wins as donations scale, and it keeps everything on your own site instead of a third-party profile page.
Whose Stripe gets the money?
Yours. Donations land in your own Stripe account directly — CrowdCreate never holds or routes the funds.
Can I cancel?
Yes, anytime, with a 30-day refund if it's not a fit. Your donor data stays in your Stripe.
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