# BetterWorld vs JustGiving

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, JustGiving delivers about £1.00 more of every £100 donated than BetterWorld (£97.80 vs £96.80). JustGiving holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.1/5 across 7,663 reviews, against 2.9/5 across 2 for BetterWorld.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | BetterWorld | JustGiving |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £96.80 | £97.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + £0.30 | 1.9% + £0.30 |
| Trustpilot | 2.9 (2) | 4.1 (7663) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 81 | 91 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 6 |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 5 | 7 |

## 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 JustGiving if

> UK charities and individual fundraisers who want a recognised, no-platform-fee donation platform with Gift Aid support and a fully free direct-donation option.

- No platform fee and free to set up a fundraising page.
- Low payment processing: 1.9% + GBP0.30 for charities, 2.9% + GBP0.35 for personal crowdfunding.
- Gift Aid administration for UK charities (5% applied to Gift Aid, not the donation).
- Free Giving Checkout option with no processing fees and 100% to the charity.