what to use Crowded for?
Stay organized with collections for any HOA activities
- Monthly dues
- Block parties
- Repairman costs
- Fundraisers (bake sale, raffle tickets, etc.)
- BBQs
- Garage sales
Homeowners associations
Manage your homeowner’s association’s finances with modern financial management tools for processing payments, transparent expensing and staying compliant.
what to use Crowded for?
collect funds easily
share the collection
The Crowded Platform
Mobile point-of-sale
pay for multiples
Issue budgeted Cards
There are so many options for collecting payments online, we made a comparison chart.
Venmo* | Cheddar Up | Square | |
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Card processing fees | 1.9% + $0.10 | 3.59%+$0.59 | 2.9%+$0.30 |
No monthly fees | |||
Outgoing ACH fee | .75% | 1% | |
Payment Tracking | |||
Payment Reminders | |||
Collection Links |
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2.99% |
$2.49 |
Card processing fees |
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Venmo* 1.9% +$0.10 |
Cheddar Up
3.59%+$0.59 |
Square
2.9%+$0.30 |
 %2.99 |
No monthly fees |
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Venmo* |
Cheddar Up |
Square |
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Outgoing ACH fee |
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Venmo* |
Cheddar Up .75% |
Square 1% |
| $2.49 |
Payment Tracking |
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Venmo* |
Cheddar Up |
Square |
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Payment Reminders |
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Venmo* |
Cheddar Up |
Square |
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Collection Links |
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Venmo* |
Cheddar Up |
Square |
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Crowded is a financial platform that offers HOAs an easy way to collect, spend and manage money online.
With Crowded, you can avoid constantly transferring funds between payment apps and banks to access your HOA’s money. Utilizing embedded finances, Crowded enables you to bank, collect, and spend with just one platform.
We charge little to no fees.
When collecting funds through Crowded, you’ll have the flexibility to decide whether to cover processing fees or let your payers handle them. When we do charge fees, they are fair and competitive with industry standards.
Venmo & Paypal? Great for friends, not for your HOA. Here’s why Crowded is the better app for collecting dues & for events:
Crowded accounts are free to set up – we have no minimum balances or subscription fees.
What do we charge for?
When collecting payments, we charge 2.99% of the collection amount if paid by card and $5 for ACH payments.
You can always choose whether you want to cover these fees or ask your payers to handle them.
View our full fee schedule here.
