# BuonaCausa vs Classy

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, BuonaCausa delivers about 2.70 more of every 100 donated than Classy (€100.00 vs £97.30 per 100). BuonaCausa stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Classy does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | BuonaCausa | Classy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €100.00 | £97.30 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 2.4% + £0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 60 | 86 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 4 |
| Data residency | EU | US |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 6 |

## Choose BuonaCausa if

> Italian associations, nonprofits, and individuals who want a no-commission way to collect donations directly into their own accounts, and campaigners who pair fundraising with online petitions and activism.

- Donations are paid directly into the organiser's own bank, PayPal, or postal account without platform intermediation
- No platform commission charged on donations
- Reduced third-party processing costs for recognised nonprofit (ONLUS) organisations
- Combines donation fundraising with online petitions and activism on one platform


## Choose Classy if

> Mid-to-large US nonprofits running enterprise-scale peer-to-peer campaigns, ticketed events, and recurring-giving programmes that need depth beyond a basic donation page.

- Enterprise-grade peer-to-peer, events, and recurring-giving tooling.
- Now part of GoFundMe Pro, backed by GoFundMe's reach and 190-million community.
- Essentials plan with zero subscription fees and no setup costs for smaller nonprofits.
- Multi-currency settlement in US dollar, Canadian dollar, pound, Australian dollar, and euro.