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Cheddar Up vs. RallyUp: Which Platform Is Best for You?

Cheddar Up is an all-in-one payment solution for fundraisers, sign-ups, and dues, while RallyUp focuses solely on nonprofit fundraising. Compare features, pricing, and fees to see which platform best fits your needs.

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Cheddar Up

Cheddar Up takes your fundraising efforts to the next level. With all-in-one sign-ups, forms, event registrations, and fundraising tools, you can manage your group seamlessly. Fees are passed to donors by default, keeping it free for organizers, but they can choose to cover costs if needed.

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Compare Features: Cheddar Up vs. RallyUp

Cheddar Up offers all-in-one payments and sign-ups, while RallyUp focuses on nonprofit fundraising. See which platform has what you need.

Cheddar Up
RallyUp
Customizable Fundraising Pages
Design pages with banners, images, and descriptions to tell your story.
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
Empower teams with customizable pages for group or individual fundraising.
Recurring Donations
Set up automatic recurring contributions to boost donor retention.
Real-Time Donation Tracking
Automatically track contributions and donor info without manual updates.
Group Fundraising Hub
Showcase all active campaigns in one place for easy donor access.
Fundraising tools to track goals & send reminders
Manage progress, send updates, and engage donors.
Customizable Volunteer Form
Offers advanced form-building options, collect detailed information specific to each volunteer role.
Automatic Reporting & Accounting
Track revenue, transactions, and donor details with ease.
No Donor Tipping
Avoid confusing checkout experiences by offering straightforward pricing.
Integrated Forms with Payments
Use forms to collect payments and information for both fundraising and non-fundraising needs, like dues, events, or registrations.
Cheddar Up
RallyUp
Customizable Fundraising Pages
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
Recurring Donations
Real-Time Donation Tracking
Group Fundraising Hub
Fundraising tools to track goals & send reminders
Customizable Volunteer Form
Automatic Reporting & Accounting
No Donor Tipping
Integrated Forms with Payments

Cheddar Up vs. RallyUp Fees

Cheddar Up simplifies fees with low rates and flexibility to let donors or the organization cover costs. RallyUp fees include donor tips that can cause confusion and frustration for donors in addition to payment processing fees.

Cheddar Up
Transparent pricing
Low, transparent fee – paid by the donors
95% of the time.
Credit Card
Basic Plan: 3.95% + $0.95
Pro Plan: 3.59% + $0.59
Team Plan: 3.59% + $0.59
eCheck
Pro Plan: 1.59% (min $1)
Team Plan: Flat $0.95
Cash/Check
Free (and tracked!)
RallyUp*
Tipping-based model
Default 15% “tip” paid by donors PLUS processing fees up to 2.9% paid by the organizer.
Credit Card
Donors are automatically presented with a 15% tip* that they must manually adjust. Meanwhile, the organization still pays processing fees of 1.9% to 2.9% + $0.30 – $0.49 per transaction.

If tipping is disabled, the organization pays an additional 2.9% – 6.9% fee on top of the same processing fees for a total of 4.8% – 9.8% + $0.30 – $0.49 per transaction.

eCheck
Not available.
Cash/Check
Requires manual approval, limited to 10% of total funds raised unless approved by RallyUp.

*Fees as of 2/2025; tip fees based on a $75 donation. Check vendor rates for updates.

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Skip the Tip

Cheddar Up’s pricing is simple and transparent, designed to give you and your donors confidence every step of the way. Instead of relying on donor “tips” to fund operations, which can create confusion about where the money is going, Cheddar Up keeps everything clear.

Donors know their contributions go directly to your cause, and organizers have the flexibility to decide how to handle fees — pass them along or cover them. With Cheddar Up, there are no surprises, just straightforward, flexible options that put you in control.

You’re in good company

Each month, Cheddar Up serves thousands of groups and communities across the US, helping them collect millions of dollars in payments (plus information) for just about anything. But don’t take our word for it, check out Cheddar Up reviews from our users.

Cheddar Up Reviews
”All in all Cheddar Up is the best thing that has allowed us to collect both money and memories in a way that serves both our children and school to have a most successful outcome for all parties involved. It ‘s so great that we now share the application to all of our surrounding districts to inspire everyone to use this most user friendly application and make volunteering easier and rewarding for all.”
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Why Organizers Choose Cheddar Up vs. RallyUp

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AUTOMATIC TRACKING
Cheddar Up has mastered easy-to-use, tracking and reporting that happens dynamically so there’s no need for spreadsheets and never a question of where money came from.
FRICTION-FREE PAYMENTS
With Cheddar Up, you can always pay as a guest. That means no need for payers to download an app or even create an account.
PAYMENTS + INFO
When collecting from a group, there’s often information associated with a payment (e.g., size, contact info, signature, etc.). Moving both payments, forms and waivers online is a gamechanger.
CUSTOM PAYMENT PAGES
Create unlimited branded collection pages with custom URLs for everything your group needs: dues, events, donations, gear… you name it.
INTEGRATED POINT OF SALE
It’s common for groups to need to collect online and in-person payments. Cheddar Up handles both seamlessly across web and mobile apps, keeping all payments and tracking in one spot.
EASY HANDOFF
Handing someone else the reigns and transitioning an account is simple with Cheddar Up. Your history remains intact, which results in zero reinvention and less headache all the way around.
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