CrowdCreate vs Tithely
Tithely and CrowdCreate cover overlapping ground but with different shapes. Tithely is a church-software suite — giving, an app, a ChMS, sites, and more — sold as a stack of subscriptions on top of per-transaction processing fees. 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 | Tithely |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly fee | $20 flat | $0 |
| Cut of each donation | 0% — none | Subscription + per-transaction |
| 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 Tithely fits and where CrowdCreate fits.
Where Tithely is the better choice
If you run a church and want the giving piece to plug into a wider Tithely stack (member database, mobile app, weekly engagement), Tithely fits in a way a stand-alone widget can't. There's a free entry tier on the giving piece, an established brand, and integrations across their own products. If your organization is choosing a church-software ecosystem and giving is one of several modules you need from the same vendor, that's a real advantage, and we'd rather say so than pretend a widget replaces a ChMS.
Where CrowdCreate wins
If you don't need a church-software ecosystem — you want a clean donation ask on your own site, with the money landing in your own Stripe — Tithely's stack-of-subscriptions model is more than you'll use, and the per-product upsells stack up. CrowdCreate is one widget, a flat $20 a month, your own domain, your own Stripe, and your funder list to keep. If a focused on-site widget fits better than a church-software suite, that's the trade we're built for.
The math
Tithely's giving cost is a per-transaction fee that varies by payment type and plan, plus subscription costs for any other Tithely products you add. Because the cost isn't a single platform percentage off the top, the slider's headline number doesn't apply cleanly — we leave the headline at the model name rather than invent a percentage. CrowdCreate stays a flat $20 a month; Stripe's 2.9% + 30¢ per pledge applies either way.
Tithely'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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