When you're raising for medical costs, every dollar lost to fees is a dollar that didn't reach care.
Medical fundraisers are often urgent and deeply personal — a diagnosis, a surgery, a long recovery, travel for treatment. They also tend to draw many small gifts from a wide circle of people, which is exactly where per-donation processing fees do the most damage.
| Platform | Est. fees on $5,000 | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|
| Ralli — flat 2% + low-cost rails | $150 | 3.0% |
| GiveSendGo | $435 | 8.7% |
| GoFundMe | $445 | 8.9% |
| Donorbox | $558 | 11.2% |
| Indiegogo | $600 | 12.0% |
Estimated fees on a $5,000 raise across 1,000 small contributions; actual rates vary by country and payment method.
Because medical campaigns rely on lots of small contributions, a flat fee with low-cost bank rails keeps far more than a 0%-platform site whose per-gift processing quietly stacks up. Ralli charges a flat 2% plus a small rail cost and pays direct to your own bank account — typically within about 48 hours — so money reaches care faster.
Be specific about what the funds cover, post regular updates (supporters of medical causes give again when they see progress), and share within the first days when attention is highest.
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Open the fee calculator →Medical raises draw many small gifts, where a flat 2% plus low-cost bank rails keeps the most — fixed per-donation processing fees hurt most there. Ralli also pays direct to your own bank, typically within about 48 hours.
Some payment processing always applies. Ralli charges a flat 2% plus a small low-cost rail cost and no separate withdrawal fee, so more of each gift reaches care.
With Ralli, typically within about 48 hours, paid direct to your own bank account — it's non-custodial, so funds don't sit waiting on a platform balance.
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Figures are estimates based on each platform's published fee structure and typical processing rates, which vary by country and payment method. Platform names belong to their respective owners; Ralli is not affiliated with them.