Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Kudos

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Kudos launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Crowdrise▲79

   Crowdfunding for Charities

   2014 · gofundme.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Freshpreneur▲124

   A peer-to-peer marketplace for crowdfunded products

   2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Born▲88

   Crowdfunding for Beautiful Creations

   2014 · born.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Backer News▲171

   Fresh crowdfunding projects

   2014 · backercamp.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Fundable▲87

   Business Crowdfunding

   2014 · fundable.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Equidam▲110

   Discover your company value online

   2015 · equidam.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Crowdstack▲145

   Curated directory of crowdfunding resources

   2016 · crowdstack.me · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Crowdfunding PR Toolkit▲85

   How to run a successful PR campaign for your crowdfunding p…

   2015 · pressfriendly.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Tminus10▲76

   Fuel your crowdfunding campaign with analytics

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Generosity▲100

    A new fundraising community from the team at Indiegogo

    2015 · gofundme.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    AgFunder▲81

    Crowdsource fundraising for Ag and AgTech

    2014 · agfunder.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    UpEffect▲93

    Crowdfunding for social good products

    2015 · theupeffect.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    HandUp Campaigns▲133

    Assemble your community to donate to those in need

    2015 · handup.org · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Designbook▲88

    A new type of crowdfunding platform

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    CrowdtiltOpen▲106

    Launch your own advanced crowdfunding page

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    GrowthFountain▲5

    Fundraising made easy

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    GiftStarter▲122

    Crowdfunded gift-giving and gift concierge

    2015 · giftstarter.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Wheelys Dreams▲91

    Crowdfunding for making dreams become real

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Kickstarter Stories▲133

    A curation of the best Kickstarter interviews

    2015 · theappguy.co · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Blnkk▲202

    An online community for crowdsourcing your startup needs

    2015 · blnkk.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Backer▲88

    Crowdfund new features for your favorite products

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    redditmade▲164

    Crowdfunding projects backed by Reddit community

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    KickBooster▲97

    The first affiliate program for crowdfunding campaigns

    2015 · kickbooster.me · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Papafund▲70

    Crowdfunding where backers support through votes, not money

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →