# CleverCrow

5 Hacker News commenters recommended CleverCrow and 7 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Lets backers fund open source projects with tokens, targeting specific issues. Critics doubt its value add and call the 20% fee a lot.

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Kickstarter](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kickstarter.md): 12 recommend
- [Open Collective](https://hackerapproved.com/p/open-collective.md): 8 recommend
- [Crowd Supply](https://hackerapproved.com/p/crowd-supply.md): 5 recommend
- [Pieces](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pieces.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "CleverCrow", https://hackerapproved.com/p/clevercrow/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).