# Big Give vs Payzone Fundraising

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Big Give delivers about £3.69 more of every £100 donated than Payzone Fundraising (£100.00 vs £96.31). On the headline numbers, Big Give and Payzone Fundraising 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 | Payzone Fundraising |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £100.00 | £96.31 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 3.69% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + £0.00 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 77 | 71 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | UK | — |
| 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 Payzone Fundraising if

> Irish charities, clubs, schools, and community organisations that want simple cashless fundraising, including donation pages, events, and recurring giving, backed by an established Irish payments company.

- Backed by Payzone, an established Irish payments company, with familiar payment infrastructure.
- Transparent transaction fee of 3% + VAT (about 3.69%) with no setup or monthly fees.
- Option to pass the transaction charge to donors so the cause receives the full amount.
- Supports campaigns, events, one-off and recurring donations, and merchandise sales.