The family-first GiveSendGo alternative

Best GiveSendGo Alternative

GiveSendGo collects donations. SupportNow organizes everything else too: money, meals, helping hands, and updates in one free place, for every family.

Free to start. No platform fees.

If your community gives $10,000
On SupportNow your family can keep it all when donors round up1
$10,000
On GiveSendGo $300 in processing fees comes out first2
$9,700
Assumes a typical $100 donation. See the full math below
Funds go directly to your family
Meals and volunteers included
Side by side

How SupportNow compares to GiveSendGo

The fee rates are close. The bigger differences are what your supporters are asked for at checkout, what else appears on your page, and everything a family needs beyond donations.

SupportNow
GiveSendGo
Families keep 100%
SupportNow
The only platform where families keep 100% of donations when donors choose to round up to cover processing costs.1
GiveSendGo
Deducts 2.7% + $0.30 from every donation, with no option for donors to cover it. Their own example: $97 of a $100 donation reaches the fundraiser.2
Donor tips
SupportNow
No tip asks. Donors see one optional RoundUp that goes toward processing costs, so your family keeps 100%.1
GiveSendGo
A suggested tip to GiveSendGo appears automatically at checkout. Giving no tip means opening the dropdown and entering $0.3
Your page works only for your family
SupportNow
No platform fundraisers, no membership programs, and no other campaigns promoted to your supporters.
GiveSendGo
Campaign pages link GiveSendGo's own Support-GiveSendGo fundraiser, promote the Giver Army monthly giving program, and cross-promote other fundraisers.4
All-in-one support
SupportNow
Organize meal trains, volunteer help, and to-dos alongside fundraising, whenever your family needs them.
GiveSendGo
Donations, updates, and prayer. No meal calendars, volunteer signups, or task coordination.
Co-organizers
SupportNow
Invite family and friends as organizers so nobody carries the page alone.
GiveSendGo
Single-owner tooling. Their help center documents no co-organizer or team roles.5
  • 1. When supporters round up, the beneficiary receives 100% of donations. This is unique to SupportNow. If supporters do not round up, we are proud to offer the industry's lowest 2.7% credit card processing cost, and SupportNow never adds platform fees.
  • 2. GiveSendGo pricing per givesendgo.com/pricing-and-fees and their help center fee guide, as of July 2026. Non-USD fundraisers carry 3.5% + $0.30, plus 1% on cross-currency donations.
  • 3. Per the GiveSendGo help center article on the suggested tip, as of July 2026. Tips are adjustable, including to zero.
  • 4. Based on GiveSendGo help center descriptions of the Support GiveSendGo fundraiser linked on campaign pages, the Giver Army monthly program, and fundraisers cross-promoted on live campaign pages. As of July 2026.
  • 5. Based on the GiveSendGo help center's fundraiser management documentation, as of July 2026.
The math

See what your family actually keeps

Pick an amount your community might raise. Then start your fundraiser with that goal already in place.

With SupportNow
$5,000

Your family can receive the full $5,000 when donors round up to cover processing costs.1

With GiveSendGo
$4,850

Your family receives $4,850.

$150 in processing fees comes out of donations first.2

GiveSendGo's checkout also suggests a tip to GiveSendGo automatically, on top of each donation.3
Start Fundraising for $5,000

Your $5,000 goal comes pre-filled. You can change it anytime.

With SupportNow
$10,000

Your family can receive the full $10,000 when donors round up to cover processing costs.1

With GiveSendGo
$9,700

Your family receives $9,700.

$300 in processing fees comes out of donations first.2

GiveSendGo's checkout also suggests a tip to GiveSendGo automatically, on top of each donation.3
Start Fundraising for $10,000

Your $10,000 goal comes pre-filled. You can change it anytime.

With SupportNow
$20,000

Your family can receive the full $20,000 when donors round up to cover processing costs.1

With GiveSendGo
$19,400

Your family receives $19,400.

$600 in processing fees comes out of donations first.2

GiveSendGo's checkout also suggests a tip to GiveSendGo automatically, on top of each donation.3
Start Fundraising for $20,000

Your $20,000 goal comes pre-filled. You can change it anytime.

Fee math assumes a typical $100 donation (50, 100, and 200 donations). GiveSendGo processing fee of 2.7% + $0.30 per US donation per givesendgo.com/pricing-and-fees, as of July 2026. GiveSendGo tips are optional and adjustable, including to zero.

Real human support

You reach real people, not a help center

When your family is carrying a lot, you should not have to dig through help articles for answers. On GiveSendGo, questions route to a help portal. Here, it starts with a person. Call, text, chat, or email and a real human answers, from setup to payout.

From your first question to your final payout, you talk to people, not ticket queues.

Common questions

Frequently asked questions

How much does GiveSendGo take from a donation?

GiveSendGo charges no platform fee, but 2.7% + $0.30 in processing is deducted from each US donation. Their own example shows $97 of a $100 donation reaching the fundraiser, and donors see an automatic tip suggestion that goes to GiveSendGo.

On SupportNow, donors can cover processing with an optional RoundUp, so your family can receive 100% of donations.

Can our church or community organize meals and help, not just money?

Yes. A Support Registry includes meal trains, volunteer signups, and to-dos alongside fundraising, so a congregation or community can cook, drive, and show up, not just give.

Everything lives at one link, and supporters never need an account to help.

Can we run GiveSendGo and SupportNow at the same time?

Yes. Many families keep an existing campaign running and add a Support Registry for meals, volunteers, and updates.

Pointing new supporters to SupportNow means more of each gift reaches your family.

Keep comparing

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See how SupportNow stacks up against each one, fees and features side by side.

Ready to give your family more than a fundraiser?

Start free in about 10 minutes. Share one link, and the people who love your family can give money, send meals, and lend a hand.

Free to start. Keep what you raise, even without a public goal.