# Big Give vs Crowdfunder UK

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Big Give delivers about £2.52 more of every £100 donated than Crowdfunder UK (£100.00 vs £97.48). Crowdfunder UK stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Big Give does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Big Give | Crowdfunder UK |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £100.00 | £97.48 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + £0.00 | 2.28% + £0.24 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.1 (2873) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 77 | 85 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | UK | UK/EEA/US |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 4 |

## 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 Crowdfunder UK if

> UK community projects, charities, social enterprises, and individuals who want match funding and Gift Aid alongside either donation or reward-based crowdfunding and can settle to a UK bank account.

- Supports multiple campaign types - donations, reward-based pledges, and community share offers - on one platform.
- Match funding (+Extra) can unlock grants from corporate, public-sector, and charitable partners on top of money raised.
- Gift Aid is handled through SwiftAid for eligible UK donations.
- Offers both All-or-Nothing and Flexible (keep-what-you-raise) funding models.