Fundiful vs WhyDonate

Fundiful provides branded online crowdfunding campaigns for organizations raising money for causes and projects. Each organization can have a dedicated site that displays its branding and only its own campaigns. Campaign pages can include a title, description, picture, fundraising target, video, special formatting, and a custom URL; organizations can edit, deactivate, or reactivate campaigns through platform forms. Donations can be processed by Fundiful or through an organization's own merchant account. When Fundiful processes card donations, the processor's fee, described as approximately 2%, is deducted from the donation, and Fundiful says it adds no transaction fee. Payouts reach the organization's bank account in daily or weekly batches, at its option. Organizations processing at least $10,000 in monthly donations can use their own merchant account through Stripe or Authorize.net. The responsive platform is designed for mobile devices, tablets, laptops, and desktops. Organizations can provide translations for selected content. Fundiful serves faith based organizations and businesses running charitable projects, but is not designed for personal fundraising. Its free plan has no startup costs or monthly fees; direct services such as setup or campaign management may incur charges.

WhyDonate is a free online fundraising platform with web and API access for individuals and organizations. Organizers can create campaigns for medical costs, memorials, education, emergencies, and community projects, adding a story, goal, and photos before sharing through built-in tools or social media. Fundraiser pages, donation forms, and emails can carry the organizer’s branding. The service supports recurring donations and provides a WordPress plugin, embeddable donation button, QR code collection, and Zapier connections to Google Sheets, Mailchimp, Salesforce, QuickBooks Online, and Slack. WhyDonate says fundraisers are supported in 100+ countries, 19 languages, and 119 currencies. Its plan costs nothing, with no sign-up fee, monthly cost, or platform fee; payment processing fees apply, and recurring donations incur a 3% platform fee from the second payment. Donor tips cannot be disabled. Identity verification precedes payout, while support is offered by chat, email, or scheduled phone appointments seven days weekly.