# Big Give vs JustGiving

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Big Give delivers about £2.20 more of every £100 donated than JustGiving (£100.00 vs £97.80). On the headline numbers, Big Give and JustGiving 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 | JustGiving |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £100.00 | £97.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + £0.00 | 1.9% + £0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.1 (7663) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 77 | 91 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 6 |
| Data residency | UK | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 7 |

## 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 JustGiving if

> UK charities and individual fundraisers who want a recognised, no-platform-fee donation platform with Gift Aid support and a fully free direct-donation option.

- No platform fee and free to set up a fundraising page.
- Low payment processing: 1.9% + GBP0.30 for charities, 2.9% + GBP0.35 for personal crowdfunding.
- Gift Aid administration for UK charities (5% applied to Gift Aid, not the donation).
- Free Giving Checkout option with no processing fees and 100% to the charity.