Kickstarter is for a thing with an end. You set a goal, you set a deadline, and if you miss the goal nobody pays. A sponsorship wall has no goal, no deadline and no campaign — it is for the ongoing work that never finishes. Plenty of creators want both, at different times.
| SponsoredBy | Kickstarter | |
|---|---|---|
| What it’s for | Public sponsorship. People fund work that stays free, and get credit for it. | Crowdfunding a specific project with a funding goal and an end date. |
| Are supporters public? | Yes. Every backer gets a plaque with their name, tier and how long they’ve backed you — or stays anonymous by choice. | Partly. Backer counts are public and a Community tab lists backer names, though Kickstarter openly advises backers to use a name that is not identifiable if they would rather stay private. It is per-campaign, not a permanent record on your profile. |
| Who holds the money | You do. Every backing is paid into your own Stripe account; we never hold it. | Collected at the end of the campaign and released after it succeeds — not paid to you as each pledge comes in. |
| Cost | Free plan takes 10%. Pro is $29/mo and takes 5%; Max is $49/mo and takes 3%. Stripe’s processing is separate. | 5% of funds collected, but only if the project reaches its goal, plus payment processing. Their published fee page covers the United States; other countries have their own. |
Kickstarter figures were read from their own pricing page in August 2026. Pricing changes — check theirs before deciding.
You have a specific, finite project with a number attached — a record, a game, a hardware run.
You want steady support for work that keeps going, without running a campaign every time.
Plenty of creators run both. A wall doesn’t ask you to move anything — it’s a link you add.
A wall takes a few minutes to set up, costs nothing on the free plan, and doesn’t replace anything.