CrowdCreate vs Snowball Fundraising
Snowball and CrowdCreate cover different ground. Snowball is a multi-channel fundraising platform for nonprofits and churches — text-to-give, event ticketing, and online auctions — with a free tier funded by optional donor tips and paid plans that remove the tipping. CrowdCreate is a single donation widget for your own website at a flat $20 a month with 0% taken from your funds.
| At a glance | CrowdCreate | Snowball Fundraising |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly fee | $20 flat | $0 |
| Cut of each donation | 0% — none | 0% on free tier (donor tips) |
| 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 Snowball Fundraising fits and where CrowdCreate fits.
Where Snowball Fundraising is the better choice
Snowball does things a website widget simply doesn't. Text-to-give, ticketed events, and live or online auctions are its home turf, and for a gala, an auction night, or a church drive that runs across phones and in-person moments, that breadth is a real advantage. Its free tier takes no platform cut from your organization — donors are prompted to leave an optional tip instead — so for an event-driven nonprofit on the free plan, it can cost nothing. If your fundraising is events and auctions rather than an on-site ask, Snowball fits in ways we don't try to.
Where CrowdCreate wins
If what you actually need is a clean, always-on way to take donations on your own site, Snowball's event-and-auction breadth is more than you'll use. CrowdCreate is one widget on your own domain, a flat $20 a month, and 0% of your funds — the money goes straight to your own Stripe account and the funder list is yours to export. No tip prompt nudges your supporters, and there's no event to run to collect. If a focused on-site donation widget fits better than a multi-channel event platform, that's the trade we're built for.
The math
Snowball's free tier takes 0% from your organization — donors cover it through optional tips — so the slider shows $0 platform cut there, and its paid plans are sold by quote rather than a flat percentage. What the slider can't show is the difference between a multi-channel event platform and an on-site widget. CrowdCreate stays a flat $20 a month; Stripe's 2.9% + 30¢ per pledge applies either way.
Snowball Fundraising'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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