# Big Give vs Givelify

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Big Give delivers about £3.20 more of every £100 donated than Givelify (£100.00 vs £96.80). On the headline numbers, Big Give and Givelify 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 | Givelify |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £100.00 | £96.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + £0.00 | 2.9% + £0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 77 | 86 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | UK | — |
| Languages | 1 | 0 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 1 |

## 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 Givelify if

> US churches, places of worship, and faith-based nonprofits that want a polished mobile giving app and simple donation pages with donor analytics, rather than complex campaign tooling.

- Highly rated, widely downloaded donor app that lowers friction for mobile and repeat giving.
- Online donation pages, text-to-give, and QR giving alongside the app.
- Donor management and analytics with a dedicated giving-success coach.
- Accepts major card brands: Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express.