CrowdCreate vs Givelify
Givelify and CrowdCreate aim at different givers. Givelify is a mobile-app-first giving platform for churches and nonprofits — donors download the app, find your organization, and give from their phone. CrowdCreate is one donation widget you embed on your own website at a flat $20 a month, taking 0% of your funds.
| At a glance | CrowdCreate | Givelify |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly fee | $20 flat | $0 |
| Cut of each donation | 0% — none | Per-transaction (donation processing) |
| 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 Givelify fits and where CrowdCreate fits.
Where Givelify is the better choice
If you're a church or nonprofit whose donors are already inside the Givelify app — phone-first, on a giving routine — the app does work a website widget can't. Discovery inside the app, a familiar donor flow, and the ability to give without typing a card again are real advantages for that audience. If your giving is mostly phone-first inside Givelify's ecosystem, that's the right tool, and we won't pretend otherwise.
Where CrowdCreate wins
If your donors arrive through your own site rather than through Givelify's app, the app-discovery advantage isn't doing work for you. CrowdCreate puts the ask on your own page, sends the money straight to your own Stripe, and never asks donors to leave for a third-party brand. A flat $20 a month, no per-donation cut from us. If on-site funders matter more than app-store discovery, that's the trade we're built for.
The math
Givelify's giving cost is a per-transaction donation-processing fee with the platform/processor split bundled together rather than published as a single platform percentage — and the exact rate depends on payment type. Rather than invent a single number to feed the slider, we leave the headline at the model name. CrowdCreate stays a flat $20 a month; Stripe's 2.9% + 30¢ per pledge applies on our side, and Givelify's bundled processing on theirs.
Givelify'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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