A plain-English breakdown of GoFundMe's fees, with a real example.
GoFundMe charges organisers 0% platform fee but relies on donor tips, and every donation still carries ~2.9% + $0.30 payment processing.
On a campaign that raises $5,000 across 1,000 contributions:
| Platform | Est. fees | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|
| GoFundMe | $445 | 8.9% |
| Ralli (2% + low-cost rails) | $150 | 3.0% |
You'd keep $295 more on Ralli
Calculate your own savings →We only win where it counts for you. On large average gifts, a 0%-platform site like GoFundMe can be as cheap as — or cheaper than — Ralli, because our small flat rail cost per gift stops mattering. Ralli's edge shows up when you have lots of small contributions, where fixed per-gift fees do the real damage.
Fixed per-transaction fees (like the $0.30 on each gift) barely matter on a $500 donation but are brutal on a $5 one. Ralli pairs a flat 2% with low-cost account-to-account bank rails, so small contributions keep almost all their value — which is the whole point of the $1 that counts the same from everyone.
Ralli is a creator-first payout platform: supporters contribute, each creator is paid to their own bank account, and Ralli never holds your funds. See what you'd save →
GoFundMe charges organisers 0% platform fee but relies on donor tips, and every donation still carries ~2.9% + $0.30 payment processing.
On a $5,000 raise spread across 1,000 contributions, GoFundMe's fees work out to roughly $445 (8.9% of the total). The same raise on Ralli would cost about $150 (3.0%) — a flat 2% plus a few cents of low-cost rail per gift.
Yes. Ralli charges a flat 2% plus a small low-cost bank or stablecoin rail cost, is paid direct to your own bank account in around 185 countries, and never holds your money. On the example above you'd keep about $295 more than on GoFundMe. The saving is largest when you have many small contributions.
Fixed per-transaction fees — like $0.30 on every gift — barely dent a $500 donation but can swallow a large share of a $5 one. Ralli pairs a flat 2% with low-cost account-to-account bank rails, so small gifts keep almost all their value.
No. Ralli is non-custodial — contributions are routed to your own bank account (or a stablecoin wallet), typically within about 48 hours, rather than sitting on a platform balance you have to withdraw from.
Figures are estimates based on each platform's published fee structure and typical processing rates, which vary by country and payment method. Not affiliated with GoFundMe.