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Crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter in 9 slides

Raise money from backers — for products, causes, and startups.

15live crowdfunding platforms
5%median cut
0open almost worldwide
How it works2 / 9

Earning on crowdfunding platforms

How the money is made: crowdfunding

  1. Launch a campaign
  2. Backers pledge
  3. Reach the goal
  4. Funds released

Against all 53 platform types

Skills needed
  1. None12 types
  2. Some34 types
  3. Specialist7 types
Startup cost
  1. None23 types
  2. Low14 types
  3. Medium10 types
  4. High6 types
First payout
  1. Days12 types
  2. Weeks14 types
  3. Months23 types
Typical earnings

About 37% of Kickstarter projects succeed and most successful ones raise $1,000-9,999 (2019).

Source: en.wikipedia.org ↗

Best for: Makers and causes with a clear project and a network ready to back it

The leaders3 / 9

The best-known crowdfunding platforms

Best documented first: researched listings, then those with a Wikipedia article, then web traffic. Open one to take its tour.

Fee spread4 / 9

What crowdfunding platforms take

Guess first: roughly what is the median cut across these 11 crowdfunding platforms?

5%median cut across 11 crowdfunding platforms

Smallest cuts

The middle of each platform's published percentage fee, before payment or withdrawal charges.

Against other types5 / 9

How crowdfunding platforms stack up

17largest of 53 platform types we list
5%median cut, against 12.5% across types

Live platforms by type

Marketplaces75Remote job boards68Freelance sites58Payment receiving…53Delivery platforms41Tutoring platforms39Task platforms3817. Crowdfunding p…15
ItemLive platforms
Marketplaces75
Remote job boards68
Freelance sites58
Payment receiving platforms53
Delivery platforms41
Tutoring platforms39
Task platforms38
Crowdfunding platforms15
The seven largest types, and crowdfunding platforms at number 17.

Median cut by platform type

0%15%30%Payment receiving platforms: 1.7%Card processing platforms: 2.8%Course platforms: 4.3%Crowdfunding platforms: 5%Marketplaces: 9.3%Live shopping platforms: 9.8%Creator platforms: 10%Big marketplaces: 11.5%Freelance sites: 12.3%Mentorship platforms: 12.5%Ticket resale platforms: 12.5%Task platforms: 15%UGC marketplaces: 15%Rental platforms: 16.8%Ride platforms: 17.5%Website marketplaces: 17.5%Care platforms: 20%Tutoring platforms: 21.3%Tour platforms: 25%Crowdfunding plat… 5%Median 12.5%LowestHighest
PlatformMedian cut
Payment receiving platforms1.7%
Card processing platforms2.8%
Course platforms4.3%
Crowdfunding platforms5%
Marketplaces9.3%
Live shopping platforms9.8%
Creator platforms10%
Big marketplaces11.5%
Freelance sites12.3%
Mentorship platforms12.5%
Ticket resale platforms12.5%
Task platforms15%
UGC marketplaces15%
Rental platforms16.8%
Ride platforms17.5%
Website marketplaces17.5%
Care platforms20%
Tutoring platforms21.3%
Tour platforms25%
Each column is one type with at least five published percentage fees.
Countries covered6 / 9

Where you can join

6with verified country rules
0open almost worldwide
6limited to some countries

How many of them accept each country

Up to a quarterUp to halfUp to three quartersMoreNone

Where the most of them accept you

Getting paid7 / 9

How crowdfunding platforms pay out

The withdrawal methods listed by the 15 crowdfunding platforms whose payout options we have verified. Bank transfer is offered by 13 of them.

15platforms
  • Bank transfer1376%
  • PayPal16%
  • Stripe/PayPal direct16%
  • Stripe16%
  • PayPal direct16%
Most platforms offer more than one method, so slices are shares of all the methods listed; the numbers are how many platforms offer each.
Best first platform8 / 9

Where to start

Our pick to start withIndiegogoThe highest rated of the 7 crowdfunding platforms that are free to join.3.9/ 5
  • Verified earnings
  • Open worldwide
  • Free to join
  • Clear fees
  • Low cut
  • Top 10K website
  • 10 years running
  • Fully documented

Top rated of the 7 free to join

Indiegogo3.9GoFundMe3.7Kickstarter3.6Kiva3.6Milaap3.6Wefunder3.4
ItemRating
Indiegogo3.9
GoFundMe3.7
Kickstarter3.6
Kiva3.6
Milaap3.6
Wefunder3.4

Picked by formula from verified facts, not paid placement. How the rating works

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