PledgeAthon review
A free web platform for pledge campaigns with participant pages and Stripe payouts.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Nov 2026
PledgeAthon is an online a-thon fundraising platform for schools, PTAs, sports teams, churches, nonprofits, and similar organizations. It is aimed at small groups that want to run pledge campaigns without a platform or monthly charge. Organizers can upload participant rosters in bulk by CSV, then give participants individual donation pages to share by link or QR code. Campaigns can collect flat or per-activity pledges, making the platform suited to activities where supporters pledge based on participation as well as to simpler fixed pledges.
The Free plan costs $0 per month and includes unlimited fundraisers and participants, with no platform fee or monthly charge. Donors can pay by card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay; standard Stripe processing applies to card donations. Organizers can also record cash and check donations, which have no processing fees. Stripe handles payouts to an organization's bank account. This pricing structure keeps the platform charge at zero, but groups should account for payment processing on card gifts when estimating what they will receive.
The feature set centers on running and monitoring a pledge drive: live dashboards and leaderboards show campaign activity, organizers receive SMS donation alerts, and donor lists can be exported to CSV. These tools, along with bulk roster uploads and individual pages, support peer-to-peer fundraising without requiring participants to share a single campaign page. PledgeAthon is web-based and cloud-deployed, with email support. It fits groups seeking a focused, no-platform-fee way to coordinate pledge events and participant fundraising. Organizations that need a different payment processor, non-web access, or support beyond email may prefer to compare other options.
Questions about PledgeAthon
Does PledgeAthon have a free plan? Yes, there is a free plan.
What does PledgeAthon run on? Web. It runs in the cloud.
What does PledgeAthon integrate with? 1 integration: Stripe.
Who is PledgeAthon built for? Small businesses (our editorial estimate).
PledgeAthon pros and cons
- Where it wins
- No platform fee or monthly charge, with unlimited fundraisers and participants
- Participant pages support sharing by link or QR code
- Tracks cash and checks alongside card and wallet donations
- Where it doesn't
- Card donations incur standard Stripe processing fees
- Online payouts run through Stripe
- Support is available by email
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