Chuffed in 10 slides
A social-cause crowdfunding platform with no platform fee on donations.
- Crowdfunding platform
- Crowdfunding platforms
- Based in Sydney, Australia
What you do on Chuffed
How the money is made: crowdfunding
- Launch a campaign
- Backers pledge
- Reach the goal
- Funds released
A social-cause crowdfunding platform with no platform fee on donations.
Founded 2013 · next to 14 other crowdfunding platforms
Work and topics
What Chuffed takes
0% platform fee (donor-covered), 2-3% processing
From the published fees, before payment-processing, currency or withdrawal charges. Work out your own amount →
How the money reaches you
From sign-up to payout
- Sign upFree
- Start straight awayIncludes an ID check
- Do the work
- Earnings clearCard gifts pay on Stripe's 7-day rolling cycle, then 1 to 5 business days. PayPa…
- First payoutStripe pays on a 7-day rolling cycle, then 1 to 5 business d…
Time to your first payout
No minimum
1 way to withdraw
- Stripe/PayPal direct
Can you join?
Yes, if you live in one of 29 countries.
You need a bank account. You have to verify your ID. First payout: Stripe pays on a 7-day rolling cycle, then 1 to 5 business days to your bank.
What you need
- A bank account
- An ID checkBefore you can work or withdraw
- Free to joinSign-up cost
- Instant sign-upHow sign-up works
Open in 29 countries
What people actually earn
The company says campaigners using its Shared model pay 2%-3% card fees from donations, while donor contributions to Chuffed are optional, in guidance updated A…
Source: docs.chuffed.org ↗How it scores
Strong on fees. Weaker on proof of earnings.
- Fees4.5
- Getting paid3.0
- Access3.3
- Track record3.5
- Proof of earnings2.5
- Free to join
- Clear fees
- Low cut
- Low payout bar
- 10 years running
Chuffed against its peers
Guess: next to the 10 other crowdfunding platforms that charge a percentage, is Chuffed…
The cut of all 11 crowdfunding platforms that charge a percentage
| Platform | Fee |
|---|---|
| Chuffed | 1.5% |
| Fundrazr | 2.5% |
| Ketto | 3% |
| Kickstarter | 5% |
| Indiegogo | 5% |
| Ulule | 5% |
| Wefunder | 7.9% |
| Republic | 9% |
| Crowdcube | 9% |
| StartEngine | 11.5% |
| Catarse | 13% |
- At 0%–3%, Chuffed takes a smaller cut than 10 of the 11 crowdfunding platforms we track that charge a percentage fee (median 5%).
- Chuffed is the only one of the 15 crowdfunding platforms we track that pays out via Stripe/PayPal direct.
- Launched in 2013, Chuffed is newer than most crowdfunding platforms — 11 of the 15 we track were founded earlier.
How much we know
We have 10 of the 17 things we track for every platform. Fees, payouts, join rules, countries and real earnings count most.
What we have
- What kind of platform it is
- Year founded
- Headquarters
- Fees
- Minimum payout
- How fast you get paid
- Withdrawal methods
- Join requirements
- Countries it accepts
- Real earnings figures
Still missing
- Plain-English overview
- Payment protection
- Review ratings
- Wikipedia or reference page
- Support channels
- Mobile apps
- Social accounts