The best CaringBridge alternatives, compared

Rallee is the best free CaringBridge alternative for most families. It keeps what people like about CaringBridge, health updates and messages of encouragement, and adds meal scheduling, rides, errands, gift cards and donations that go to the person you're supporting, with 16 support types, plus custom support for whatever you need. It's free, has no ads, and never asks your supporters to donate to the platform. If you only need short updates, consider starting a group chat on a secure platform like WhatsApp. If you would rather delegate tasks, Lotsa Helping Hands is also free.

Yes. The donate buttons CaringBridge places on your page collect money for CaringBridge, the nonprofit that runs the platform, not for your family. Families can link out to a separate fundraiser through Support Links, but that is a different link you add yourself. Rallee never asks your supporters to donate to Rallee.

The complaint reviewers raise most is about donations. Tribute donations made through a CaringBridge page go to CaringBridge, not to the family, and families have reported supporters giving hundreds of dollars believing it would help with medical costs. One reviewer on SmartCustomer wrote: "Some people have donated to the site thinking they are donating to the ill person." Users have also reported that a 2024 redesign removed or relocated features they relied on, including the photo Gallery, the Planner and Well Wishes. Rallee never asks your supporters to donate to Rallee, and donations on a Rallee page go to the recipient.

Both are free, both are ad-free, and both let you share health updates that friends can reply to with messages of encouragement. Rallee adds 16 support types, plus custom support for whatever you need, so meals, rides, errands and gift cards sit on the same page as your updates. Tribute donations on CaringBridge go to CaringBridge. Donations on Rallee go to the recipient, with a 0% Rallee platform fee and only Stripe's 2.9% plus $0.30 card fee.

Yes. Post updates, add photos, and let supporters leave messages of encouragement, the same core experience CaringBridge provides. Rallee also has speech to text, so you can say an update instead of typing it. And when people ask how to help, meals, rides and errands are on the same page.

Ads are not the issue with CaringBridge. CaringBridge is ad-free and funded by donations, which is why it places donate buttons on the support page you create. Money given through those buttons goes to CaringBridge, not to your family. Rallee shows no ads and never asks your supporters to donate to Rallee.

On Rallee it takes under 1 minute. Create a Rallee for the person you're supporting, and updates and messages are on from the start. Share the link by text, email or social media. Supporters read updates, leave messages, and sign up for meals or other help. No credit card, no ads, no premium tier.

Yes. Turn on the meal calendar and supporters pick a date and sign up to bring a meal, right alongside your health updates. Rides, errands, childcare and gift cards work the same way. No need to send people to two different sites.

Put everything on one page people can find again. With Rallee you can post health updates, set up a volunteer meal calendar, schedule rides to appointments, coordinate errands, and collect donations that go to the person you're supporting, all from one free, ad-free link. For what to say and what to organize at each stage, read our guide on how to help a loved one with cancer.

Yes. Post updates as they recover, let friends leave encouraging messages, and coordinate meals, rides to follow-up appointments and errands, all from a single link. Setup takes under 1 minute and it's free with no ads.