CAMPFIRE vs Makuake: fees, review, and fit

Bottom line

Products and new gadgets → Makuake; community, social and first-timers → CAMPFIRE.

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CAMPFIREMakuake
Strong atCommunity, local, musicNew products, gadgets
Fee~12% + payment20% (incl. payment)
ReviewLighterStricter
Scale¥100B / 100k projects12 yrs / 10M backings

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FAQ

CAMPFIRE or Makuake — which should I use?
Products and new gadgets fit Makuake best; community, local, or first-time projects fit CAMPFIRE. Fees (~12%+payment vs 20% incl. payment) and review strictness differ too.
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  • Cross-platform monitoring
  • Primary-source, cited

The editorial desk of KAKEHASHI (“a bridge”). We host no campaigns and take no fees — so we can independently check, across CAMPFIRE, Makuake, READYFOR and more, whether and how to back, always with sources.