Compare the pricing and features between OneCause, Fundly, and
MemberDrive. Which is the best online fundraising platform?
Introduction
OneCause and Fundly and MemberDrive are all online fundraising platforms that allow individual
and non-profits to receive donations for their projects.
We'll review each of these services here and
compare them to each other in a head-to-head comparison.
Pricing
Note: all online fundraising platforms charge a standard 2.9% + $0.30 base fee for processing credit card
payments (2.2% if that organization is a verified charity via Stripe), so the pricing here is anything
in addition to that standard fee.
OneCause: Opaque/non-disclosed.
Fundly: 4.9%
MemberDrive: 1%
For
OneCause, they have three different pricing plans with varying features, but you must request a consultation
with them to find out how much it will cost you.
Result: MemberDrive comes out way ahead here.
Fundly charges a hefty 4.9% platform
fee in addition to the standard fee of about 3%, so almost 8% of your donors' contributions do not make it
to you. Compare that to just 1% platform fee for MemberDrive.
OneCause may be fantastic, but it's a
red flag when an online fundraising company does not transparently publish their pricing. It makes one feel
like the price is high. Could be a wrong impression, but you have to set up a consultation with them to find
out.
Best For
OneCause: Good for non-profits doing physical events and needing things like guest
check-in, ticketing, table management. It's an all-in-one package for that.
Fundly:
Small nonprofits who think automated social media sharing is the main way to their success.
MemberDrive: Nonprofits of all sizes who want the lowest fees to maximize their
donors' contributions, with all the key features included.
Notable Features
OneCause: Events, ticketing, table management
Fundly: Automated
social media sharing
MemberDrive: Leaderboard gamification, Pledges, Member Content
Updates, Embeddable donation forms
Result: These three platforms have different
focus areas, with OneCause having tooling around hosting Events, and Fundly letting you set up automatic
social media shares.
MemberDrive on the other hand, delivers all the key fundraising features without
stuff you aren't going to use or don't really need.
Reviews and Ratings
OneCause reviewers really like how it makes their annual events and auctions possible. They
also appreciate the customer support when they get overwhelmed by the software.
Some reviewers found
the usability challenging and confusing.
Fundly reviewers generally liked the
platform once they were able to get used to it and figure out how to do things in it, which was not always
straightforward.
Some reviewers found the reporting very difficult to navigate and
understand.
One user review of MemberDrive said: "We are using MemberDrive as our
pledge and payment processing platform for a capital campaign to raise funds for a new church
building.
The end user experience for our donors is seamless. For us as the organization, the
backend is feature-rich and easy to use, allowing us to use it as our donor-management platform.
The
website as a whole is impressively well thought out and well executed and we are very happy with it. I
highly recommend it."
Overall Value
OneCause focuses on events, so if your fundraising needs center around annual dinners and galas,
defintely set up a consultation call with them.
Fundly is a general platform with quite a few
features with an emphasis on social media automation.
MemberDrive is a smaller company, charges the
lowest fees (just 1% with no monthly charge), and offers a one-on-one concierge onboarding to help you get
started or to migrate over from your current donation platform.
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