CrowdCreate vs Givebutter
Givebutter and CrowdCreate both collect money on your behalf. Givebutter markets itself as free, funding the platform through an optional tip from your donors — you can also turn on a platform fee instead — and it comes with a deep nonprofit, event, and campaign toolkit. CrowdCreate runs the donation on your own site for a flat $20 a month and takes 0% of your funds. As with Ko-fi, the question isn't who takes less — it's where the donation lives.
| At a glance | CrowdCreate | Givebutter |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly fee | $20 flat | $0 |
| Cut of each donation | 0% — none | 0% |
| Cost grows as you raise more | No — always $20 | No |
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 Givebutter fits and where CrowdCreate fits.
Where Givebutter is the better choice
When it's tip-funded, Givebutter genuinely charges no platform fee, and free is hard to beat — especially at low volume, where $20 a month is real money you wouldn't spend with them. It also packs a rich set of nonprofit, event, and campaign features that CrowdCreate doesn't try to match. If you run events or fundraising campaigns and want that toolkit at no platform cost, Givebutter is a strong choice, and we'd rather you know it than find out later.
Where CrowdCreate wins
CrowdCreate's case isn't price — at low volume Givebutter's free tier may well cost you less, and we'll say so plainly. It's that no tip prompt asks your supporters to pad the platform, and the donation lives on your own site, under your own brand, with the money going to your own Stripe account. The funder list is yours to export. If a predictable flat cost and keeping the ask on your own page matter more than the free tier and the event toolkit, that's the trade CrowdCreate is built for.
The math
Drag your monthly volume below. Givebutter charges 0% when it's tip-funded, so on platform cut it ties or beats us at most volumes — the slider shows that honestly, and at low volume their free tier may simply cost you less. What it can't show is the optional tip asked of your donors and the value of the donation living on your own site. Stripe-style processing of about 2.9% + 30¢ per donation applies on both.
Givebutter'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.
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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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