Build Your Own Kickstarter Clone
Crowdfunding with reward tiers for your own projects, built from your description
A project page with a goal, an end date, reward tiers and a total that grows with each pledge. On Pro and Max, backers pay through Stripe Checkout into your own Stripe account. Paying out to other creators is not built in.
- No coding required
- Database included
- Publish on Pro
- A Kickstarter-style crowdfunding page with a goal, an end date, reward tiers, card pledges, updates and a backer list can be built from a plain-English description
- On Pro and Max, pledges go through Stripe Checkout into your own Stripe account, and Fabricate takes no share
- All-or-nothing charging and paying out to other creators are not built in
- Features a build includes
- 5Features a build includes
- Not built in
- 2Not built in
- Fabricate's share of your sales
- 0%Fabricate's share of your sales
- Opens in any browser
- WebOpens in any browser
What is Kickstarter?
Kickstarter is a crowdfunding platform where creators raise money for projects from backers, who get rewards in return.
Why Build Your Own Kickstarter Clone?
Crowdfunding under your own name and site
Your own list of backers for the next project
Reward tiers and add-ons shaped your way
A pre-order page that stays open after the campaign
What a Build Includes
Ask for the features marked Included and Fabricate builds them into your Kickstarter-style app. The ones marked Not built in are here so you know before you start.
Project Page
A story, photos, a video link, a goal, an end date and a progress bar of what has been pledged.
IncludedReward Tiers
Tiers with a price, what backers get, an estimated delivery month and a limit on how many are left.
IncludedPledges by Card
On Pro and Max, backers pay by card through Stripe Checkout into your own Stripe account, and the total updates once Stripe confirms.
IncludedBacker List and Survey
Every backer with their tier, and a form for their shipping address and choices such as size or colour.
IncludedUpdates
You post updates for backers, newest first, on the project page.
IncludedAll or Nothing
Charging backers only if the goal is reached is not built in: each pledge is paid when it is made, so refunds after a missed goal are made by you in Stripe.
Not built inPayouts to Other Creators
Letting anyone launch a project and paying them what it raises is not built in; pledges go to your own Stripe account.
Not built inBuild Your Kickstarter Clone in 3 Steps
- 1
Describe It
Tell Fabricate what features you want in your Kickstarter clone. Be as specific or general as you like.
- 2
Generate It
Fabricate builds it as a web app with its own database and sign-in, and on Pro and Max card payments into your own Stripe account. Try it in the preview and ask for changes in the same chat.
- 3
Launch It
Publish your clone with one click on Pro, and share its link with your first users.
What goes into a Kickstarter clone built with Fabricate
A Kickstarter clone is a crowdfunding page built around rewards: a goal, an end date and tiers that give backers something in return. Built with Fabricate, it is one web app made from your description, with the project page, a backer list and an admin page for you, sharing one database.
Tiers and backers: each tier has a price, a description, an estimated delivery month and a limit. Backers pick a tier and pay, and afterwards fill in a form with their address and choices, so you can see every order by tier when it is time to ship.
Money: On Pro and Max, the app can take card payments through Stripe Checkout, paid into your own Stripe account, which you connect under More > Payments. Each pledge is paid when it is made rather than held until the goal is reached, so plan what you will do if the goal is missed and say it on the page.
What is not built in: all-or-nothing charging, payouts to other creators, emails to backers about updates, shipping labels and phone apps from the App Store or Google Play. Videos play from a YouTube or Vimeo link.
Who Builds Kickstarter Clones?
Entrepreneurs and businesses building in these spaces
A Product Launch
Pre-orders for a first run of a gadget, a game or a book.
A Creative Project
An album, a film or a comic, with rewards for backers.
A Small Brand
Funding a new line, with backers as your first customers.
A Studio or Collective
One project after another, for the same backers.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do pledges work?
- On Pro and Max, the app can take card payments through Stripe Checkout, paid into your own Stripe account, which you connect under More > Payments. Each pledge is paid when it is made, and the total updates once Stripe confirms it. Fabricate takes no share of what you are paid; Stripe charges its own card fees.
- Can it be all or nothing, like Kickstarter?
- Not on its own. Holding pledges and charging them only if the goal is reached is not built in, so each pledge is paid at once. If the goal is missed, you refund backers in your Stripe dashboard, and you can say so on the project page.
- Can other creators launch projects?
- They can create a project page if you ask for it, but the money goes to your own Stripe account: paying each creator what their project raises is not built in. It suits your own projects, or a studio that runs every project itself.
- Can I show a video?
- Fabricate does not host video files. Each video plays from a link to YouTube or Vimeo, and anyone who has that video's own link can watch it, so use the video site's privacy settings for anything you sell.
- Are there rules for crowdfunding?
- Often, yes: rules on taking money before you deliver, on refunds and on taxes vary by country and state. Check what applies to you, and ask an adviser if you are unsure.
- Is it legal to build a Kickstarter clone?
- Building an app that works in a similar way is common, but do not use Kickstarter's name, logo, design or content. Fabricate writes your app's code from your description and does not copy Kickstarter's code. Pick a name of your own, and ask a lawyer if you are unsure.
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