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Accelevents vs Fundraise Up

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Accelevents

Events

The all-in-one event management platform

From
$125/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Fundraise Up logo

Fundraise Up

Nonprofits

Donation checkout layer that replaces the giving form on an existing nonprofit website

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Accelevents limited customization options constraining specific event requirements; Fundraise Up the fee is a percentage of donations, so cost rises exactly as the product succeeds, and a single large gift routed through the checkout carries the same rate as a twenty pound one unless the agreement caps it.
  • They diverge on capability: Accelevents covers Event registration, Fundraise Up covers Embedded donation checkout.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Accelevents and Fundraise Up actually diverge.

Attributes where Accelevents and Fundraise Up differ
AttributeAcceleventsFundraise Up
Starting price$125/monthOn request
Pricing modelUnknownPercentage of each donation
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb
CategoryEventsNonprofits
Founded2015Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Accelevents

  • Event registration
  • Live streaming
  • Virtual networking
  • Fundraising tools
  • Ticketing
  • Stripe
  • PayPal
  • Salesforce

Only in Fundraise Up

  • Embedded donation checkout
  • Digital wallet payments
  • Recurring gift upgrade prompts
  • Multi currency and multi language
  • Donor covered fees
  • CRM sync

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Accelevents

  • Event planningnot Fundraise Up
  • Ticket salesnot Fundraise Up
  • Attendee managementnot Fundraise Up
  • Virtual eventsnot Fundraise Up
  • Event marketingnot Fundraise Up

Fundraise Up

  • A charity with a working CRM and website that wants to raise online conversion without replatformingnot Accelevents
  • An international organisation needing donors to give in local currency and languagenot Accelevents
  • A campaign pushing one time givers into monthly recurring support at the point of donationnot Accelevents
  • A digital team that can measure conversion before and after and justify a percentage fee with datanot Accelevents

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Accelevents

  • Limited customization options constraining specific event requirements
  • Confusing user interface and navigation with mobile app issues
  • Analytics capabilities are completely limited with no easy data extraction
  • Integration to Salesforce and HubSpot requires complex setup for tracking
  • Software occasionally experiences bugs that impact event functionality

Fundraise Up

  • The fee is a percentage of donations, so cost rises exactly as the product succeeds, and a single large gift routed through the checkout carries the same rate as a twenty pound one unless the agreement caps it.
  • It is a checkout, not a CRM, so it is always an additional cost on top of a donor database rather than a replacement for one.
  • Donor covered fee opt in rates vary widely by audience, so an organisation with an older or offline leaning donor base absorbs more of the fee than the sales model assumes.
  • Design control is limited to what the embedded component exposes, so brand teams that want full control over the giving experience will hit boundaries.
  • Live recurring gift authorisations are held in the platform, which makes leaving considerably harder than adopting, because migrating active mandates risks lapsing donors.

Pricing, plan by plan

Accelevents

$125/month
  • Professional$125/month
    • Registration and ticketing
    • Event marketing
    • Mobile app
  • Business$undefined/month
    • All Professional features
    • Advanced networking
    • Enhanced analytics

Fundraise Up

On request
  • Fundraise Up$undefined/year
    • Platform fee taken as a percentage of every donation processed
    • Card processing billed separately on top of the platform fee
    • Optional donor covered fee prompt shifts the cost to the giver rather than removing it

Which should you pick?

Choose Accelevents if

  • You need event registration.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want live streaming.
Accelevents review

Choose Fundraise Up if

  • You need embedded donation checkout.
  • You also want digital wallet payments.
Fundraise Up review

Questions people ask

Is Accelevents or Fundraise Up better?
Neither clearly leads. Accelevents starts at $125/month and Fundraise Up at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Accelevents or Fundraise Up?
Accelevents starts at $125/month and Fundraise Up at On request.
Does Accelevents or Fundraise Up run on more platforms?
Accelevents runs on Web, iOS, Android. Fundraise Up runs on Web.
What is Accelevents best used for?
Accelevents is most often used for event planning, ticket sales, attendee management, virtual events. Of those, event planning and ticket sales are not what Fundraise Up is typically brought in for.
What can Accelevents do that Fundraise Up cannot?
Accelevents covers Event registration, Live streaming, Virtual networking, Fundraising tools. Fundraise Up covers Embedded donation checkout, Digital wallet payments, Recurring gift upgrade prompts, Multi currency and multi language.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Accelevents: What platforms does Accelevents support?

Accelevents is a web-based SaaS platform with a mobile event app for attendees, enabling management of on-site, virtual, and hybrid events from one dashboard.

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Fundraise Up: Is Fundraise Up a CRM?

No. It is a donation checkout that syncs into a CRM you already run, so budget for both.

Accelevents: Does Accelevents integrate with CRM systems?

Yes, Accelevents integrates with Salesforce, HubSpot, and Marketo for automatic syncing of registration, attendance, and lead-capture data.

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Fundraise Up: How does it charge?

A percentage of each donation, plus separately billed card processing. There is no flat licence that insulates you from volume.

Accelevents: What are the fundraising capabilities in Accelevents?

Accelevents offers fundraising features including auctions, raffles, and fund-a-need options, with pricing starting at $499 per event plus $1 per bidder.

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Fundraise Up: Does the donor covered fee option remove the cost?

It shifts it. When donors opt in they pay the platform and processing fee; when they do not, the charity does.

Accelevents: Is there a free trial for Accelevents?

Yes, Accelevents offers a free trial that allows you to evaluate the platform before committing to a paid plan.

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Fundraise Up: What happens to recurring donors if we leave?

Active recurring authorisations sit with the platform and its processor, and migrating them is the part of an exit most organisations underestimate.

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