Team fundraising fees compared (2026)

The fairest way to compare platforms is what the team keeps from the same gift. Every number below comes from the company’s own pricing page, help center or terms, read on November 8, 2026, and linked in Sources. It is one card gift with no donor tip.

GoFundMe’s pricing page lists 2.2% + 30¢ for certified nonprofit fundraisers. RallyUp lists processing of 1.9% to 2.9% + 30¢, depending on the team’s payment processor. Givebutter’s paid Plus plan is optional. The notes under the next table cover Snap! Raise and Vertical Raise.

Fixed fees of 30¢ or 49¢ weigh more on small gifts. This is each company’s published rate applied to one card gift.

Fees are rounded to the nearest cent, half a cent up, and the team keeps the rest. Snap! Raise is its help center’s “keep 80%”; its pricing page says a Snap! rep tailors pricing to each program. Givebutter with tips off assumes the team absorbs the fees, and with tips on its guarantee is written for nonprofits. RallyUp’s Free plan is shown at 2.9% processing; where the processor charges 1.9%, the team keeps 25¢ to $1 more. Vertical Raise’s terms say its fee is set in each contract and kept confidential. Two lines match the companies’ own worked examples: 99Pledges says a $50 donation leaves the team $47.76, and GoFundMe says a $50 donation leaves $48.25.

The gift is only part of the checkout. On a site with no platform fee, the donor is asked to add a tip for the platform, and on some sites to cover the card fee too. Here is what each company says happens at its checkout.

None of these companies publishes its default tip on its pricing page. GoFundMe’s help center says the total due is “the donation plus the amount you choose to tip,” and that the tip can be set to zero. Givebutter’s help center shows one example: a $100 donation with a 10% tip and the card fee covered comes to $113.30. Our post on donor tips at checkout explains who keeps that money.

Fees are one part of the choice. Here is where each one is strongest, from what each company says it is built for.

• Snap! Raise. Best for a team that wants to work with a Snap! rep on a campaign with a set end date, and accepts keeping 80%.
• FundMyClub. Best for a team that wants supporters to get gear with the team’s logo, with no stock to buy, and a link for every player. It costs more per gift than the tip-funded sites.
• Givebutter. Best for a booster club or other organization that wants to keep every dollar with tips on, plus a free CRM for donor records. It does not support personal accounts.
• 99Pledges. Best for a-thons and pledge drives, like a jog-a-thon or hit-a-thon, with no platform fee and a 3.49% + 49¢ transaction fee per gift.
• GoFundMe. Best for a simple donation page with no fee to start, at 2.9% + 30¢ per gift.
• RallyUp. Best for raffles, auctions, ticketing and event nights.
• Vertical Raise. Best for a school that wants a fundraising coach and formats like discount cards or popcorn sales. Get the fee in writing first.

• When the money arrives. Snap! Raise’s help center says that with direct deposit, its payment processor holds roughly 50% of the funds until the campaign ends. 99Pledges pays after the fundraiser closes.
• Minimums. Vertical Raise’s terms let it keep all of a fundraiser that raises less than $150 in total.
• Extra fees. Snap! Raise charges $25 to expedite a check, Givebutter charges 1.75% for an instant payout, and GoFundMe adds a 5% fee that donors pay on recurring gifts.
• Who can sign up. Givebutter is built for organizations and does not support personal accounts.

• Free to start. No setup or monthly fee.
• Fees. 10% platform fee plus 5% payment processing on each gift. A team keeps $85 of a $100 gift.
• No tip. Supporters are never asked for a tip.
• Gifts. Supporters give $5 to $25,000 by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or Cash App Pay, and by PayPal or Venmo on one-time gifts once the team links its bank.
• Merch. Gifts at merch levels come with gear printed with the team’s logo and shipped to the supporter. Its cost comes out of the gift that earned it, so the team never pays upfront.
• Payouts. Through Stripe to the bank account the team links.
• Players. Every player gets their own link to the team goal, with first name and last initial on public pages.

Try any gift size on the pricing calculator, or read what percentage fundraising companies take for why the models differ.