Goteo vs LaunchGood

Goteo is a crowdfunding platform for projects with social, cultural, educational, or environmental impact. Individuals and organizations can seek funding or practical collaboration for work made, produced, or distributed under free and open terms. Projects must use free or open licenses and contribute to shared knowledge or the commons. A standard campaign has two 40-day rounds, with an all-or-nothing minimum goal in the first. Campaigns describe collective returns alongside individual rewards. Contributors may offer skills, materials, infrastructure, or help with tasks instead of money. Goteo and a community of experts review registered projects and may advise on promotion, licensing, and collective returns. Backers can pay by card, PayPal when enabled by the promoter, or Goteo Virtual Purse. Its API is currently read-only, supports GET, OPTIONS, and HEAD, and offers Basic and OAuth authentication with documented rate limits. The free campaign plan is free when the minimum goal is not reached; successful projects retain 10% of funds raised.

LaunchGood is a crowdfunding platform for Muslims raising money for causes, community projects, and creative ideas. Campaign types include flash campaigns, pre-sales, technology, education, nonprofits, arts, and fundraising dinners. A fundraiser sets a goal, chooses a settlement currency, adds details, and submits the campaign for review before it goes live. Supported currencies are USD, AUD, CAD, SGD, NZD, GBP, EUR, and MYR. Organizations can group campaigns on customizable community pages, invite supporters to fundraise, and download campaign and donor reports. The dashboard includes fundraiser and donation views, influencer tracking, payout details, and report downloads. Donors can set up recurring giving through plans such as Daily Givers and Friday Givers, or use a Giving List to schedule donations to selected fundraisers. The free plan has no platform fee; card processing costs 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction. Review is required for every fundraiser, and most reviews take 1 to 6 hours, though some take 24 to 48 hours or longer. Fundraising and payouts depend on supported countries and eligibility checks.