# Big Give vs mycause

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Big Give delivers about 2.50 more of every 100 donated than mycause (£100.00 vs A$97.50 per 100). On the headline numbers, Big Give and mycause 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 | mycause |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £100.00 | A$97.50 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + £0.00 | 2.5% + A$0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 77 | 75 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | UK | Australia (US backup) |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 0 |

## 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 mycause if

> Australian individuals, registered charities, and schools running domestic donation campaigns who value a long-established, locally owned platform with Australian data residency and a donor-tip funding model for personal causes.

- Long-established Australian pioneer of crowdfunding, operating since 2009.
- Wholly Australian owned and operated, with primary servers based in Sydney.
- Personal fundraisers carry no platform charge, funded by an optional donor tip.
- Donations receipted to the chosen Australian charity.