# BetterWorld vs OnParticipe

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, OnParticipe delivers about 3.20 more of every 100 donated than BetterWorld (€100.00 vs £96.80 per 100). OnParticipe shows the higher Trustpilot score (3.0/5), but it rests on just 21 reviews — too few to outweigh BetterWorld’s 2.9/5 from 2 reviews.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | BetterWorld | OnParticipe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £96.80 | €100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + £0.30 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 2.9 (2) | 3 (21) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 81 | 74 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | France |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 5 | 1 |

## 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 OnParticipe if

> French and European organisers running cagnottes, ticketed events, or association fundraising who want a no-commission, French-hosted platform with identity controls, and who will read the terms for inactivity and refund charges.

- No commission on collections, so organisers keep the entire amount raised and ticket revenue.
- Designed and hosted in France, with French customer support available seven days a week.
- Funded by an optional donor tip rather than a mandatory platform charge.
- Systematic identity-document checks on organisers for fraud control.