Commerce · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Papafund

Crowdfunding where backers support through votes, not money

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Papafund launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Crowdrise▲79

   Crowdfunding for Charities

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Backer News▲171

   Fresh crowdfunding projects

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Fundable▲87

   Business Crowdfunding

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   WeFinance▲120

   Crowdfunded student loans

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Crowdstack▲145

   Curated directory of crowdfunding resources

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Start Engine▲110

   Equity crowdfunding platform

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   redditmade▲164

   Crowdfunding projects backed by Reddit community

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Freshpreneur▲124

   A peer-to-peer marketplace for crowdfunded products

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Fund on Etsy▲160

   Crowdfunding for creative handmade products

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    AgFunder▲81

    Crowdsource fundraising for Ag and AgTech

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Backer▲88

    Crowdfund new features for your favorite products

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    UpEffect▲93

    Crowdfunding for social good products

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    BackerTracker▲116

    Track crowdfunding projects and see how much they'll raise

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    HandUp Campaigns▲133

    Assemble your community to donate to those in need

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Generosity▲100

    A new fundraising community from the team at Indiegogo

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Kickstarter Live▲300

    Livestreaming with Kickstarter creators

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Celery Launch▲103

    Crowdfunding without Kickstarter or Indiegogo

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    KickBooster▲97

    The first affiliate program for crowdfunding campaigns

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    CrowdtiltOpen▲106

    Launch your own advanced crowdfunding page

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Funding Hunt▲148

    Startup funding updates, daily

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Peerstreet▲87

    Finances real estate through a form of crowdfunding.

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Unpatent▲128

    A crowdfunding platform to combat patent trolls

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    DonorSee▲83

    Give directly to people in need, get raw video updates

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Wheelys Dreams▲91

    Crowdfunding for making dreams become real

    2016 · 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 →