# Betterplace vs GiveSendGo

## What the data says.

Betterplace holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.8/5 across 851 reviews, against 2.4/5 across 633 for GiveSendGo. On the headline numbers, Betterplace and GiveSendGo are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Betterplace | GiveSendGo |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.20 | £97.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.8% + €0.00 | 2.7% + £0.30 |
| Trustpilot | 4.8 (851) | 2.4 (633) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 87 | 80 |
| Country coverage | 2 | 0 |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 2 | 0 |
| Payment methods supported | 6 | 4 |

## Choose Betterplace if

> German and Austrian nonprofits and social-cause project owners that want a trusted, charitable, German-run donation platform with low pass-through costs and local data handling.

- Operated by the charitable betterplace.org gGmbH — a nonprofit, mission-aligned platform.
- Roughly 2.8% transaction fee, with the large majority of each donation passing to the project.
- Free for organisations to set up and run campaigns.
- Supports credit card, PayPal, SEPA Direct Debit, and bank wire transfer.


## Choose GiveSendGo if

> US-based faith communities, churches, and individual fundraisers — including those running legal-defense or politically sensitive campaigns that mainstream platforms may decline to host.

- Funded by optional donor tips and give-back rather than a mandatory platform fee.
- Distinctive faith-based positioning with a unique 'Pray' button for supporters.
- Permissive content policy hosts causes some mainstream platforms decline.
- Supports cards, bank transfers, Google Pay, and Link one-click checkout.