# Big Give vs Classy

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Big Give delivers about £2.70 more of every £100 donated than Classy (£100.00 vs £97.30). On the headline numbers, Big Give and Classy are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Big Give | Classy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £100.00 | £97.30 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + £0.00 | 2.4% + £0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 77 | 86 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 4 |
| Data residency | UK | US |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 6 |

## Choose Big Give if

> UK-registered charities running time-limited appeals that can secure pledges and Champion match funding to double public donations during a campaign window.

- Match-funding model can effectively double donations during a campaign.
- Operated by a registered UK charity, aligned with the sector it serves.
- Well-established, with the flagship Christmas Challenge running since 2008.
- Connects charities with major donors and Champion funders who provide match funding.


## Choose Classy if

> Mid-to-large US nonprofits running enterprise-scale peer-to-peer campaigns, ticketed events, and recurring-giving programmes that need depth beyond a basic donation page.

- Enterprise-grade peer-to-peer, events, and recurring-giving tooling.
- Now part of GoFundMe Pro, backed by GoFundMe's reach and 190-million community.
- Essentials plan with zero subscription fees and no setup costs for smaller nonprofits.
- Multi-currency settlement in US dollar, Canadian dollar, pound, Australian dollar, and euro.