Fundraising platform comparison
Big Nest vs Boosterthon
Compare Big Nest fee handling with Booster Platform Only, Support Service, and Shared Service pricing.
Your fundraiser
How much do you expect to collect online?
Average donation
Starting values are based on one anonymized school fundraiser. They’re a real-world example, not a universal average.
Side-by-side fundraiser result
Compare the same online donations
Big Nest
Verified pricingService fee · Service fee:
Boosterthon
Owner-supplied pricingService level: Support Service · Donor's Choice: Enabled
Online donations
$20,000
$20,000
Your group receives
$20,288.52
$14,057.74
Your group pays
$0
$5,942.26
Donors pay extra
$799.84
$2,420.65
$6,230.78 difference in group receipts.
$1,620.81 difference in estimated donor-paid additions.
Big Nest fee structure
2.2% + $0.30 per donation
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Boosterthon fee structure
15% per donation + 20% fundraising fees + $1,000 per fundraiser
Change service level or Donor's Choice
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Big Nest
How pricing works
Card processing
2.2% + $0.30 per donation
Paid by your group
Momentum annual plan
$399 per year
Paid by your group
Detailed calculation
179 online transactions averaging $111.73.
Transaction count and gift sizes are estimated from one anonymized real school fundraiser's card donation pattern.
- Donor-paid service charges
- $799.84
- Card processing: 2.2%
- $457.62
- Card processing: $0.30 per donation
- $53.70
Donor-paid amounts
Donors pay $799.84 beyond their intended donations.
Annual costs
Annual platform cost shown separately: $399
Pricing scope
United States, eligible nonprofit domestic online cards
- This estimate uses Stripe's US nonprofit rate for eligible domestic online-card donations. Stripe requires approved nonprofit status and at least 80% of payment volume from tax-deductible donations; membership, tuition, ticket, registration, and auction payments do not count toward that threshold.
- The Momentum annual plan is shown separately and is not deducted from one fundraiser.
Verified pricing: Uses Big Nest's published plan information and the Stripe nonprofit card rate modeled for qualifying parent groups.
Pricing sources
- Big Nest fundraising · Checked 2026-08-30Big Nest fundraising fee handling, use of the group's connected payment account, and the nonprofit processing rate modeled for qualifying groups.
- Big Nest pricing · Checked 2026-08-28Momentum annual plan price.
- Stripe nonprofit discount · Checked 2026-08-30Stripe nonprofit-discount availability and eligibility requirements. Big Nest publishes the 2.2% plus $0.30 domestic online-card rate modeled for qualifying parent groups.
Boosterthon
How pricing works
Platform fee
15%
Paid by donors who opt in; your group otherwise
Base fee
$1,000 per fundraiser
Paid by your group
Service fee
20%
Paid by your group
Detailed calculation
179 online transactions averaging $111.73.
Transaction count and gift sizes are estimated from one anonymized real school fundraiser's card donation pattern.
- Additional donor charges received
- $2,420.65
- Platform fee: 15%
- $3,362.91
- Base fee
- $1,000
- Service fee: 20%
- $4,000
Donor-paid amounts
Donors pay $2,420.65 beyond their intended donations.
Donor's Choice estimate: about two-thirds of donations cover the platform fee, leaving your group with an effective platform cost of approximately 5%.
Donor's Choice estimate: about two-thirds of donations cover the platform fee, leaving your group with an effective platform cost of approximately 5%.
Schools keep 95% on average
Published averageBoosterthon currently publishes this general average. It is separate from the calculator's transaction formula and is not a universal contract term.
Pricing scope
United States, owner-supplied Booster pricing
- Actual Boosterthon program pricing can vary by school, service level, and agreement.
- The default Donor's Choice scenario assumes about two-thirds of donations cover the platform fee, leaving your group with an effective platform cost of approximately 5% of intended donations.
- The underlying platform fee remains 15%. Donor's Choice does not offset base or service fees.
Owner-supplied pricing: Uses Booster service-level pricing and Donor's Choice guidance supplied by the site owner. Actual terms may vary.
Pricing sources
- Boosterthon pricing FAQ · Checked 2026-09-01Published statement that schools keep 95% on average.
- Owner-supplied Booster service-level pricing · Dated 2026-08-27 · Checked 2026-08-27Platform Only, Support Service, Shared Service, and Donor's Choice pricing supplied by the site owner.
Big Nest receives $20,288.52. Boosterthon receives $14,057.74.
Service-level comparison
Software pricing and service agreements are different models
Big Nest separates annual platform access from fundraiser payment handling. Boosterthon programs may combine financial terms with hands-on fundraising support. The live comparison applies the selected service-level formula to the same intended online donations.
The 15% platform fee and Donor's Choice stay distinct
Booster's platform fee remains 15%. Donor's Choice can let donors cover part of that fee, and the default scenario estimates that the group ultimately pays approximately 5%. The selected base and service fees are still paid by your group.
Service value is outside the arithmetic
A higher fundraiser cost is not a complete judgment about a service program. Schools should ask what work, coaching, event support, and responsibilities their current proposal includes, then decide whether that service is worth the difference for their community.
Use current documents before deciding
The Boosterthon side is labeled as owner-supplied pricing, while Big Nest uses the status recorded for its active formula. Review the Big Nest pricing page and Boosterthon pricing scenarios for each side's details and caveats.
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Questions about this comparison
You can switch among Platform Only, Support Service, and Shared Service without changing the Big Nest configuration or the shared fundraiser scenario.
No. The platform fee remains 15%. The default Donor’s Choice estimate allows participating donors to offset part of it, leaving your group with an effective platform cost of approximately 5%.
No. It compares the recorded financial terms. A school should separately evaluate the services, responsibilities, and event staffing included in its agreement.
It offsets only the 15% platform fee in the calculator. Booster base fees and service fees remain costs paid by your group.
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