Ask HN: kickstarter alternatives

3 points

16 years ago

Kickstarter is unavailable to me, being in Ireland rather than the US. Thus I've been weighing up some of their competition, and want to see if HN has any feedback on any of the folowing services. I've included some that are unavailable, just so people don't have to suggest them.

Any suggestions for sites I've missed very welcome.

profounder.com - first I came across.

* Same founder as kiva.org * Not yet public, so not much to ask about. Anyone in their alpha/beta?

wepay.com -

* 50c/3.5% fees * Unavailable internationally

gofundme.com -

* 5% transaction fee, matching kickstarter. Add on paypal fees - which seems to be the only way to pay out. * Available internationally. * Unsure how they handle investor management?

invested.in -

* Intl. * Fees are not mentioned on the site, it seems * Does not appear to be very widely used(activity).

indiegogo.com -

* 9% fees * Intl * Investor analytics * 5% bonus for hitting your target * Somewhat relevant to my planned startups area(music events) * Appears most active

Personally I feel indiegogo.com is the best fit in terms of activity and management. I'm interested in hearing peoples experiences with any of these services.