# Big Give vs Fundraise Up

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Big Give delivers about £6.50 more of every £100 donated than Fundraise Up (£100.00 vs £93.50). On the headline numbers, Big Give and Fundraise Up 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 | Fundraise Up |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £100.00 | £93.50 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 4% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + £0.00 | 2.2% + £0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 77 | 72 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 46 |
| Data residency | UK | US |
| Languages | 1 | 18 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 12 |

## 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 Fundraise Up if

> Mid-size and large nonprofits running international online fundraising that want to maximize donation conversion with modern wallets, local payment rails, and multi-currency checkout.

- Conversion-optimized donation checkout adapted from e-commerce best practices.
- Broad payment support: cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Venmo, bank debits, and cryptocurrency.
- International, multi-currency checkout with local bank-debit rails (SEPA, BACS, BECS, iDEAL).
- Used by large global nonprofits, signalling enterprise-grade reliability.