# Big Give vs iRaiser

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Big Give delivers about £2.15 more of every £100 donated than iRaiser (£100.00 vs £97.85). iRaiser stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Big Give does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Big Give | iRaiser |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £100.00 | £97.85 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + £0.00 | 1.9% + £0.25 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 77 | 75 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 19 |
| Data residency | UK | EEA |
| Languages | 1 | 5 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 23 |

## 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 iRaiser if

> Established European nonprofits, foundations, hospitals, and cultural institutions that want branded, self-hosted fundraising tools — forms, peer-to-peer, crowdfunding, and events — under their own identity.

- Branded, self-hosted fundraising tools (donation forms, peer-to-peer, crowdfunding, events, ticketing) under the nonprofit's own identity.
- Configurable Flex Editor for tailoring donation journeys.
- Established European focus, reporting more than 900 charities served across the region.
- Suited to larger nonprofits, foundations, hospitals, and cultural institutions with dedicated fundraising teams.