Fundraise Up
Mid-size and large nonprofits running international online fundraising that want to maximize donation conversion with modern wallets, local payment rails, and multi-currency checkout.
A US digital-fundraising platform founded in 2017 in Brooklyn that optimizes the online donation checkout for nonprofits, with broad payment-method support and international, multi-currency giving.
- Headquartered in
- US
- Funding model
- Fixed platform fee
- Platform fee
- 4%
- Payment processing fee
- 2.2% + A$0.30
- Recipient gets
- A$93.50 / A$100
- Data residency
- US
- Countries
- 46
- Languages
- 18
- Last updated
- 2026-06-03
Our overall editorial assessment. Full weights are published in the methodology.
The review
Fundraise Up is a US digital-fundraising technology company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. Rather than hosting a campaign marketplace, it provides nonprofits with an embeddable donation checkout engineered, in the company's words, around e-commerce conversion techniques to lift online giving. It is used by thousands of nonprofits globally, including large international charities.
The platform's emphasis is conversion and payment breadth: it supports major card brands, Apple Pay and Google Pay, PayPal and Venmo, direct bank debits, and cryptocurrency, alongside checkout in a wide range of international currencies. Pricing is contract-based and arranged with each organization rather than published as a flat rate, reflecting its focus on mid-size and enterprise nonprofits.
Fundraise Up's strength is donor-experience optimization - a fast, personalized, wallet-friendly checkout that can measurably increase conversion and recurring upgrades. The trade-off is that it is a layer added to a nonprofit's existing website rather than a standalone campaign tool, and its quote-based pricing suits organizations with real online-giving volume. For larger nonprofits this is a strong fit; for individuals or tiny campaigns it is over-specified.
International reach is a core selling point: support for local bank-debit rails such as SEPA, BACS, BECS, and iDEAL, plus multi-currency processing, makes it well suited to charities raising across borders. Crypto giving is available through a Gemini integration, and the checkout is designed to localize payment options to each donor's region.
What’s good, what’s not.
- ✓Conversion-optimized donation checkout adapted from e-commerce best practices.
- ✓Broad payment support: cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Venmo, bank debits, and cryptocurrency.
- ✓International, multi-currency checkout with local bank-debit rails (SEPA, BACS, BECS, iDEAL).
- ✓Used by large global nonprofits, signalling enterprise-grade reliability.
- ✓Personalization and recurring-upgrade tooling to grow donor value.
- −Contract-based, quote-only pricing makes upfront cost comparison difficult.
- −A checkout layer for existing websites, not a standalone campaign or marketplace tool.
- −Best suited to nonprofits with meaningful online-giving volume; over-specified for small or one-off fundraisers.
Where each A$100 actually goes.
Fees vary by payment method. We default to Credit card because that’s the dominant method in Australia.
46 countries · 18 languages · 12 payment methods.
Better-fit alternatives to Fundraise Up.
Our curated shortlist — the platforms we’d actively recommend instead of Fundraise Up for fundraising in Australia, with the figures behind the call. For the full, neutral index of every side-by-side, see Compare with below.
Fundraise Up keeps donor data in US; WhyDonate is EEA-resident and GDPR-native, so personal data never leaves the region.
Zeffy lets more of each donation through than Fundraise Up — A$100.00 reaches the recipient per 100, against A$93.50.
GoFundraise lets more of each donation through than Fundraise Up — A$98.22 reaches the recipient per 100, against A$93.50.
See how Fundraise Up stacks up head-to-head.
Frequently asked questions
What does Fundraise Up charge?
Fundraise Up charges a 4% platform fee and 2.2% + A$0.30 in payment processing per donation.
Where is Fundraise Up based?
Fundraise Up was founded in — and is headquartered in US. Data residency is US.
Which countries does Fundraise Up operate in?
Fundraise Up operates in 46 countries including major European markets and English-speaking markets.
Is Fundraise Up suitable for nonprofits?
Fundraise Up’s primary audience is individual fundraisers and groups; nonprofits can use the platform but may find specialized alternatives better suited.
Rankings are produced by a public editorial methodology — open to peer review. We disclose ownership, scoring weights, and every change.