# Pledge vs RallyUp

## What the data says.

On the headline numbers, Pledge and RallyUp are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Pledge | RallyUp |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | $96.80 | £96.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + $0.30 | 2.9% + £0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.1 (9) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 76 | 77 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 0 |
| Data residency | US | US |
| Languages | 1 | 0 |
| Payment methods supported | 10 | 4 |

## Choose Pledge if

> US-based individuals, nonprofits and purpose-driven companies that want a free-to-start fundraiser with a wide range of giving methods - cards, ACH, PayPal, Venmo, stock, donor-advised funds and crypto - plus Shopify and API-based embedded giving.

- No mandatory platform fee - funded by optional donor tipping, with most donors choosing to cover the fees.
- Exceptionally broad giving methods: cards, ACH, PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, Google Pay, stock, donor-advised funds and cryptocurrency.
- Donations are regranted through the Pledgeling Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) public charity, with multi-state US fundraising compliance.
- Shopify "Give & Grow" app and embedded-giving APIs and widgets for e-commerce and product integrations.


## Choose RallyUp if

> US nonprofits running game-based and event fundraising - raffles, sweepstakes, auctions and a-thons - that want multiple campaign types in one platform with no contracts and a free, donor-tip-funded option.

- More than a dozen mix-and-match campaign types, from donation pages to raffles, auctions, sweepstakes, peer-to-peer and a-thons.
- Free plan with no platform fee, funded by optional donor tips; no contracts, setup fees or minimum fees.
- Built-in legal compliance for raffles and sweepstakes, including prewritten rules and a review before going live.
- Reports over 55,000 nonprofits served and more than $1 billion raised.