Raisely
Australian, UK and North American charities and nonprofits that want fully customizable, white-label peer-to-peer and recurring-giving campaigns, full ownership of their donor data and no lock-in contracts.
An Australian-founded fundraising platform (2016) for charities and nonprofits, built around fully customizable peer-to-peer campaigns and recurring giving, funded by optional donor tips with an optional paid plan.
- Headquartered in
- AU
- Funding model
- Optional tip
- Platform fee
- 0% + tip
- Payment processing fee
- 1.4% + kr0.30
- Recipient gets
- kr98.30 / kr100
- Data residency
- AU/UK/US
- Countries
- 8
- Languages
- 1
- Last updated
- 2026-06-09
Our overall editorial assessment. Full weights are published in the methodology.
The review
Raisely is an Australian-founded fundraising platform launched in 2016 to give charities and nonprofits a modern, fully customizable alternative to template-bound donation tools. It is used by thousands of charities and supports peer-to-peer and team fundraising, regular (recurring) giving, appeals, DIY fundraising and ticketed events across markets including Australia, New Zealand, the UK, the US and Canada, among others.
The platform is operated by Raisely Pty Ltd and is now part of Velora, an integrated nonprofit-software suite that also includes Aplos and Keela; it is governed by Australian law. Raisely's core product is funded by optional donor tips rather than a subscription, with an optional paid plan as an alternative, while card and PayPal payments are handled and charged by Stripe and PayPal directly. Australian GST applies where relevant rather than EU VAT.
Raisely's strength is design flexibility: organizations can build white-label donation pages and entire campaign microsites without writing code, retain ownership of their donor data and avoid lock-in contracts. For Australian, UK and North American charities running peer-to-peer or recurring-giving programs, this control is a major draw. European nonprofits, however, should note its reliance on Stripe and PayPal rather than native rails such as iDEAL or Bancontact, and that personal data may be stored in Australia, the UK or the US rather than the EEA.
Beyond donation pages, Raisely offers supporter and donor management, CRM integrations, automated emails, gamified fundraising and a developer API, with donations accepted in a wide range of currencies and multilingual campaigns generated from translation files. A paid Pro tier adds advanced integrations, marketing automation and single sign-on for larger organizations.
What’s good, what’s not.
- ✓Fully customizable, white-label donation pages and campaign websites built without code.
- ✓Strong peer-to-peer, team-fundraising and recurring-giving tooling.
- ✓Donor-data ownership with CRM integrations, automation and a developer API, with no lock-in contracts.
- ✓Funded by optional donor tips rather than a mandatory subscription, with an optional paid plan.
- ✓Donations accepted in a wide range of currencies via Stripe, with browser-based multilingual campaigns.
- ✓Part of the Velora nonprofit-software suite, alongside Aplos and Keela.
- −Personal data may be stored in Australia, the UK or the US rather than the EEA - a consideration for GDPR-sensitive European organizations.
- −Relies on Stripe and PayPal rather than native European payment rails such as iDEAL or Bancontact.
- −Advanced integrations and single sign-on require a USD-priced Pro subscription.
- −Multilingual campaigns are limited to left-to-right languages.
Where each kr100 actually goes.
Fees vary by payment method. We default to Credit card because that’s the dominant method in Sweden.
8 countries · 1 languages · 0 payment methods.
Better-fit alternatives to Raisely.
Our curated shortlist — the platforms we’d actively recommend instead of Raisely for fundraising in Sweden, with the figures behind the call. For the full, neutral index of every side-by-side, see Compare with below.
Raisely keeps donor data in AU/UK/US; WhyDonate is EEA-resident and GDPR-native, so personal data never leaves the region.
4fund.com lets more of each donation through than Raisely — kr100.00 reaches the recipient per 100, against kr98.30.
iRaiser operates in more countries than Raisely (19 vs 8), so it reaches donors Raisely can’t.
See how Raisely stacks up head-to-head.
Frequently asked questions
What does Raisely charge?
Raisely charges a 0% platform fee with an optional voluntary donor tip on top, plus 1.4% + kr0.30 in payment processing per donation.
Where is Raisely based?
Raisely was founded in — and is headquartered in AU. Data residency is AU/UK/US.
Which countries does Raisely operate in?
Raisely operates in 8 countries including major European markets and English-speaking markets.
Is Raisely suitable for nonprofits?
Raisely’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.