Comparison
CoFunders vs Indiegogo
Indiegogo lets a campaign keep what it raises even when it misses its goal. CoFunders does not, on purpose — and that difference is most of the reason to choose one over the other.
Fees, side by side
- Indiegogo
- 5% platform fee plus about 3% + $0.30 processing, and a $25 fee for transfers outside the United States
- CoFunders
- 1.5% + $0.99 per pledge on the free plan (2.49% on a $100 pledge), down to 0.5% on the top plan
Their published rate, read on 2026-09-04. Check it yourself
What they do better
- Flexible funding. If you can deliver something with a partial raise, keeping it is a genuine advantage and we do not offer it.
- InDemand lets a campaign keep selling after it closes.
- A larger existing audience than ours.
What we do differently
- Fees, particularly outside the United States. 1.5% plus $0.99 per pledge on the free plan, falling to 0.5% on the top plan, and no international transfer charge — Indiegogo adds $25 to bank transfers outside the US, which for a European creator is a real cost on every payout.
- All-or-nothing is the only model here, which means a backer knows a missed goal returns their money in full. Flexible funding puts that risk on the backer instead.
- The escrow is public. Anyone can check what a campaign holds.
Where we are the worse choice
- If flexible funding is what you need, we are simply the wrong platform. We do not offer it and are not planning to.
- Our flat $0.99 means small pledges cost proportionally more here. At the $10 minimum a backer pays 11.4% — worse than Kickstarter's roughly 5.5% on a pledge that size. We become cheaper at around $30 and much cheaper above $100, where we take 2.49% against their 8–10%.
- Indiegogo's post-campaign selling has no equivalent here.
Which to pick
Pick Indiegogo if a partial raise is still useful to you. Pick CoFunders if your project only works fully funded, and you would rather your backers carry no risk of paying for something that never gets built.