# BetterWorld vs iRaiser

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, iRaiser delivers about £1.05 more of every £100 donated than BetterWorld (£97.85 vs £96.80). iRaiser stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while BetterWorld does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | BetterWorld | iRaiser |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £96.80 | £97.85 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + £0.30 | 1.9% + £0.25 |
| Trustpilot | 2.9 (2) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 81 | 75 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 19 |
| Data residency | — | EEA |
| Languages | 1 | 5 |
| Payment methods supported | 5 | 23 |

## Choose BetterWorld if

> Nonprofits, schools, PTOs, and community groups in the US running auctions, raffles, events, and peer-to-peer campaigns that want every fundraising tool available on every plan.

- Exceptionally broad format support: silent and live auctions, raffles, events, donation forms, peer-to-peer, crowdfunding, paddle raise, and a-thons.
- No feature gating - every fundraising tool is available even on the free entry plan.
- Paid Partner ($1,550/year) and Keystone ($5,950/year) tiers lower the platform's percentage cut for higher-volume organizations.
- Most donors (over 95%) opt to cover payment processing, so organizations retain more of each gift.


## Choose iRaiser if

> Established European nonprofits, foundations, hospitals, and cultural institutions that want branded, self-hosted fundraising tools — forms, peer-to-peer, crowdfunding, and events — under their own identity.

- Branded, self-hosted fundraising tools (donation forms, peer-to-peer, crowdfunding, events, ticketing) under the nonprofit's own identity.
- Configurable Flex Editor for tailoring donation journeys.
- Established European focus, reporting more than 900 charities served across the region.
- Suited to larger nonprofits, foundations, hospitals, and cultural institutions with dedicated fundraising teams.