Alternatives and competitors

Sites like kickstarter.com

The 20 closest crowdfunding alternatives to kickstarter.com, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 13 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to kickstarter.com? The closest matches are Indiegogo, GoFundMe and KICK. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.

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01 · Entity

About kickstarter.com

kickstarter.com

Wikidata: US-based crowdfunding platform

Top 10K · #1,141 English 13 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit kickstarter.com

Summary by Claude

Kickstarter is a reward-based crowdfunding platform where creators launch campaigns to raise money from backers for creative projects such as films, music, games, comics, publishing, technology and food products.

Who it’s for
Creators, inventors and project backers
Business model
Transaction fees on funded projects

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to kickstarter.com’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

noteCreative CommonsProduct HuntChange.orgPatreonko-fi.comJustGivingKICKGoFundMeIndiegogo

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to kickstarter.com

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to kickstarter.com, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Only in English

We can’t read kickstarter.com’s homepage (bot protection page), so it’s compared on what Wikidata and Wikipedia say about it.

  1. 01
    Indiegogo indiegogo.com Top 10K English

    American crowdfunding website

  2. 02
    GoFundMe gofundme.com Top 10K English

    GoFundMe | The #1 Crowdfunding and Fundraising Platform

    Start your fundraiser in minutes with tools to help you succeed. GoFundMe is the global leader in crowdfunding, trusted by 100+ million people.

  3. 03
    KICK kick.com Top 1K English

    KICK

    KICK is a streaming platform that makes it easy for you to find and watch your favorite content.

  4. 04
    JustGiving justgiving.com Top 10K English

    Online fundraising donations and ideas - JustGiving

    Fundraise or donate with JustGiving, the worlds leading online fundraising platform, helping charities to make more with GiftAid

  5. 05
    ko-fi.com Top 10K English

    web patronage service

  6. 06
    Patreon patreon.com Top 1K English

    Where Creator Communities Thrive — Patreon

    Build a community, share exclusive work, and turn your passion into a thriving business with Patreon. Get started today!

  7. 07
    CoinGecko coingecko.com Top 10K

    Challenge Verification | CoinGecko

    crypto market website

  8. 08
    Change.org change.org Top 1K German

    Deine Plattform für Petitionen · Change.org

    Mehr als 500.000.000 Menschen setzen sich in ihrem Umfeld für Veränderungen ein. Mach mit.

  9. 09
    Product Hunt producthunt.com Top 10K English

    product discovery website

  10. 10
    Creative Commons creativecommons.org Top 1K English

    Building tools for shared knowledge - Creative Commons

    family of public copyright licenses for allowing free use of a work

  11. 11
    Ravelry ravelry.com Top 10K English

    Ravelry

    Ravelry is a community site, an organizational tool, and a yarn & pattern database for knitters and crocheters.

  12. 12
    note note.com Top 1K Japanese

    note ――つくる、つながる、とどける。

    クリエイターが文章やマンガ、写真、音声を投稿することができ、ユーザーはそのコンテンツを楽しんで応援できるメディアプラットフォームです。だれもが創作を楽しんで続けられるよう、安心できる雰囲気や、多様性を大切にしています。

  13. 13
    Crunchbase crunchbase.com Top 10K English

    Crunchbase | Private Company Data & Predictive Intelligence

    Discover private company data, funding insights, and AI-powered predictions with Crunchbase.

  14. 14
    TechCrunch techcrunch.com Top 1K English

    TechCrunch | Startup and Technology News

    TechCrunch | Reporting on the business of technology, startups, venture capital funding, and Silicon Valley

  15. 15
    Hotmart hotmart.com Top 10K English

    Hotmart — Learn what you want, teach what you know

    Learn more about Hotmart, the leading platform for selling and distributing digital products.

  16. 16
    Gemini gemini.com English

    Trade Crypto, Predict Outcomes & Earn — All in One Platform | Gemini | Gemini

    The crypto super app for trading, predicting, and earning. Buy 90+ cryptos, trade prediction markets, and earn with staking and the Gemini Credit Card.

  17. 17
    Kraken kraken.com Top 10K German

    Kraken | Mach mehr aus deinem Geld – Krypto, Aktien und mehr

    Hol dir mit Kraken die Kontrolle über dein Geld. Trade Krypto, Aktien, Futures, Staking und mehr. Millionen von Nutzern weltweit vertrauen Kraken seit 2011. Jetzt starten.

  18. 18
    YouTube youtube.com Top 100 English

    YouTube

    Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

  19. 19
    Rakuten rakuten.com Top 1K

    Rakuten: Shop. Get Cash Back. Repeat.

    Feel the joy of Cash Back! Start your shopping at Rakuten - Shop as usual - Get Cash Back. Shop at over 3500 stores and get paid.

  20. 20
    Bazaarvoice bazaarvoice.com Top 10K English

    Bazaarvoice | The UGC Platform for Authentic Shopper Experiences

    The leading UGC platform for authentic ratings, reviews, visual UGC, and review syndication that powers discovery, shopper trust, and higher ecommerce conversion.

Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to kickstarter.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones kickstarter.com uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What kickstarter.com is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.

Built with

Marketing automation
  • HubSpot TXT v=spf1 include:mail.zendesk.com include:_spf.google.com include:u4672…
  • Mailchimp TXT v=spf1 include:mail.zendesk.com include:_spf.google.com include:u4672…
Live chat & support
  • Zendesk TXT v=spf1 include:mail.zendesk.com include:_spf.google.com include:u4672…
Payments
  • Stripe TXT stripe-verification=5541787318b305241749573e0831951c70aefc071906aef87…
CDN
Email hosting
DNS hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=fr5gGEo5gbyXf30d
  • Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=7v1jzr5l4IiiscoEpn5RnnH7C59La/FBYP5HnyW…
  • GlobalSign TXT _globalsign-domain-verification=BKiSSX_Jp9ZRTyGpUHktBKTpLbPiFodT7BzDi…
  • Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=3HgDNY1aQJLtSK85ov4w1Z8K-rZl__oRfXxUD3jOO_8
  • Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=1lt1x2v2lp1alxae1372s1n3qp22sp

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