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The battle for influence.

Image source: LaunchBoom Medium

Our Main Determinant

Do we want to risk an all-or-nothing campaign?

Two Leading Competitors

Mostly the same with a lot of minor differences.

Feature

Kickstarter

Indiegogo

Market share / “Mind share”

Kickstarter > Indiegogo

Customer service

Kickstarter < Indiegogo

Support documentation

Kickstarter > Indiegogo

Funding model

all-or-nothing

flexible

Campaigning after deadline

no (can transfer to Indiegogo)

yes (InDemand)

Platform fee

5%

5%

Payment processing fee

3%* (details)

2.9%* (details)

Backer payment

at end of campaign

immediately during pledge

Reserved / emergency fund

no

yes

Secret perk

no

yes

Marketing tools

Kickstarter < Indiegogo

Won’t Work for Us

Platform

Main Incompatibility

GoFundMe

  • Geared towards personal, non-profit, charitable, etc. projects.

Piggybackr

  • Geared towards youth and kids.