raisin vs Raisely

raisin vs Raisely, side by side.

Common questions about raisin vs Raisely

• Is Raisely really free?

  • It depends on what you mean. Raisely doesn't charge subscription fees on the Core plan, but they fund the platform either through optional tips from your donors (the default) or a flat 4% transaction fee if you turn tips off. There's also a 2% fee on migrated regular-giver payments and Facebook Fundraiser donations. Advanced features sit behind a Raisely Pro plan. Plus standard Stripe or PayPal processing fees on top of everything. So, the actual cost depends heavily on which option you choose and your actual fundraising volume.

• How does the optional tip work on Raisely?

  • Similar to other tip-funded platforms. Donors are asked to add an optional tip on top of their donation at checkout, with the tip going to Raisely to fund platform costs. The default is on, so donors must actively opt out. You can switch tips off and pay a flat 4% transaction fee instead, which gives Raisely more pricing flexibility than tip-only platforms. But either way, the cost is being absorbed somewhere: by your donors via tips, or by your nonprofit via the 4% fee.

• How does Raisely's P2P compare to raisin?

  • Raisely's P2P features include gamification, leaderboards, and supporter pages built with its drag-and-drop builder. But for multi-location enterprise P2P events with thousands of participants, unified campaign management, and offline gift tracking, raisin's purpose-built P2P infrastructure is built for that scale.