# Big Give vs Snowball Fundraising

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Big Give delivers about 3.20 more of every 100 donated than Snowball Fundraising (£100.00 vs $96.80 per 100). On the headline numbers, Big Give and Snowball 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 | Snowball Fundraising |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £100.00 | $96.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + £0.00 | 2.9% + $0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 77 | 59 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | UK | US |
| Languages | 1 | 0 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 1 |

## 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 Snowball Fundraising if

> Small and mid-sized US nonprofits that want donation forms, text-to-give, online auctions and event ticketing in one platform with US-based bilingual support, fundraising domestically in US dollars.

- All-in-one toolkit: donation forms, text-to-give and text-to-bid, online auctions, event ticketing, recurring gifts and donor CRM.
- Free Starter tier available, with paid annual plans that remove the platform fee and speed payouts to 1-2 days.
- Used by more than 15,000 US nonprofits, with US-based bilingual (English/Spanish) support.
- Payments processed by Stripe; the company states no hidden platform fees beyond the chosen plan and processing.