# Big Give vs GiveWheel

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Big Give delivers about £1.40 more of every £100 donated than GiveWheel (£100.00 vs £98.60). On the headline numbers, Big Give and GiveWheel 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 | GiveWheel |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £100.00 | £98.60 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + £0.00 | 1.2% + £0.20 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.7 (92) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 77 | 71 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | UK | EU (Heroku) |
| 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 GiveWheel if

> UK fundraisers, charities, companies, and event organisers who want to raise for one or several charities at once, with custom donation splits, Gift Aid, ticketed events, and prize draws.

- Lets fundraisers support an unlimited number of charities from one page, with a custom percentage split.
- Gift Aid is handled via disbursement partner Charities Trust for eligible UK donations.
- Broad feature set: ticketed events, prize draws and raffles, DonorMap, donor messaging, and a public API.
- Accepts donations in GBP, AUD, USD, CAD, and EUR, settled in GBP.