# 4fund.com vs Pledge

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, 4fund.com delivers about 3.20 more of every 100 donated than Pledge (£100.00 vs $96.80 per 100). On the headline numbers, 4fund.com and Pledge are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | 4fund.com | Pledge |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £100.00 | $96.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + £0.00 | 2.9% + $0.30 |
| Trustpilot | 3.9 (461) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 68 | 76 |
| Country coverage | 30 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | US |
| Languages | 30 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 14 | 10 |

## Choose 4fund.com if

> Individuals, charities, and small organisations across the EEA who want a multilingual, no-commission fundraiser backed by an established Polish crowdfunding operator with EU payment-institution licensing.

- Operated by Zrzutka.pl, the company behind Poland's long-established zrzutka.pl crowdfunding platform, with over a decade of experience.
- Run by an operator that describes itself as an EU-licensed payment services provider supervised by Poland's financial regulator.
- Charges organisers no commission and takes no cut on deposits or withdrawals; sustained by an optional voluntary donor contribution.
- Broad European payment-rail support: iDEAL, Bancontact, MultiBanco, MB Way, and EPS, plus cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Revolut Pay, Skrill, N26, and ZEN.


## Choose Pledge if

> US-based individuals, nonprofits and purpose-driven companies that want a free-to-start fundraiser with a wide range of giving methods - cards, ACH, PayPal, Venmo, stock, donor-advised funds and crypto - plus Shopify and API-based embedded giving.

- No mandatory platform fee - funded by optional donor tipping, with most donors choosing to cover the fees.
- Exceptionally broad giving methods: cards, ACH, PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, Google Pay, stock, donor-advised funds and cryptocurrency.
- Donations are regranted through the Pledgeling Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) public charity, with multi-state US fundraising compliance.
- Shopify "Give & Grow" app and embedded-giving APIs and widgets for e-commerce and product integrations.