Comparison
PTO Homeroom vs Get Movin'
Donors are asked to cover the fee — but the fee itself is never published.
The short answer
Get Movin' asks each donor to add a “credit” that covers their fee — which is how the marketing reaches “95–97% profit.” The underlying rate is published nowhere.
All figures below are the vendors' own published rates, checked on 9 September 2026. Pricing changes — verify with each vendor before deciding.
Pricing, side by side
| PTO Homeroom | Get Movin' | |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | $0 | $0 |
| Fee on payments | 3% | Not published |
| Fee on fundraisers | 3% | Not published — a donor “credit” covers it; they cite ~4% average after credits |
| Card processing | Stripe 2.9% + 30¢ | Braintree; rate not published |
| Fees passable to the payer | Yes — shown at checkout and covered by the payer by default | Yes — a “donor credit” option at checkout |
| Processor lock-in | No — funds settle to your PTO's own Stripe account | Yes — Braintree, no bring-your-own |
Get Movin' tiers: No subscription published. Full event pricing is gated behind an event-coach call.
What a $22,000 year actually nets
Assumes an average payment of $36.67 and that 55% of the total comes from your big fundraiser — the part vendors price differently. Both columns assume fees are passed to the payer, which Get Movin' allows and we do by default — so the difference here is the subscription, not the rate.
PTO Homeroom
$22,000
No subscription; our 3% is covered at checkout, so you bank the sticker.
Get Movin'
$22,000
Level on what your PTO banks — because their fee is added to what each family pays instead. A $50 gift costs the donor $52 here, against $53 with us.
What to watch for with Get Movin'
The fee is moved onto donors
Their checkout asks: “Yes, I would like to add the additional [amount] donor credit to cover online usage fees so the school can keep more of the donation.” The school's “95–97% kept” depends on donors agreeing.
The underlying platform rate isn't published
Their pricing page states only that the “average cost for your group ends up at 4% of the online donations total” — an average, after donor credits. The gross rate appears nowhere on their site, and we could not find it anywhere else either.
Braintree only
No option to connect your own processor.
A $10 minimum donation
Their live donation form states “Minimum of $10.00”. Small gifts from grandparents and neighbors are turned away.
Where Get Movin' is the better choice
We'd rather you pick the right tool than the one that wrote the comparison.
A real human coach
Every event comes with a coach and a six-week playbook. Schools consistently rate that support highly, and it's the part we productized rather than staffed.
Keep 100% of cash and checks
No cut on offline money.
Proven at the fun-run format
Student pages, thermometers and incentive tracking all work well.
Choose Get Movin' if…
Every event comes with a coach and a six-week playbook. Schools consistently rate that support highly, and it's the part we productized rather than staffed.
Choose PTO Homeroom if…
You want one tool instead of three, no annual subscription, a published fee you can explain to any parent, and your fundraiser, roster, communication and books in the same place.
Sources
- Get Movin' — Pricing
- Get Movin' — Parent & donor FAQ
- Get Movin' — Donor credit wording and the $10 minimum — their live donation form, checked 25 August 2026
Checked 9 September 2026. We don't republish figures a vendor doesn't publish; anything unstated is marked “not published” rather than estimated.
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