# BetterWorld vs Spotfund

## What the data says.

Spotfund holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.7/5 across 1,775 reviews, against 2.9/5 across 2 for BetterWorld. On the headline numbers, BetterWorld and Spotfund are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | BetterWorld | Spotfund |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £96.80 | £96.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + £0.30 | 2.9% + £0.30 |
| Trustpilot | 2.9 (2) | 4.7 (1775) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 81 | 73 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 0 |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 5 | 0 |

## 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 Spotfund if

> US individuals and small nonprofits running time-sensitive personal or community causes who value next-business-day payouts and a simple, mobile-first, socially shareable giving flow.

- Next-business-day payouts, faster than many peers that settle over several days.
- Mobile-first, consumer-friendly giving flow optimized for social sharing.
- Supports personal causes, nonprofits, community, sports, and business campaigns.
- Nonprofit toolkit includes recurring donations, branded tax receipts, and event ticketing.