# BuonaCausa vs Give Lively

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, BuonaCausa delivers about 2.50 more of every 100 donated than Give Lively (€100.00 vs $97.50 per 100). BuonaCausa stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Give Lively does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | BuonaCausa | Give Lively |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €100.00 | $97.50 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 2.2% + $0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 3.3 (1) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 60 | 87 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EU | US |
| Languages | 1 | 0 |
| 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 Give Lively if

> US 501(c)(3) nonprofits seeking a fully underwritten, no-cost fundraising toolkit - campaign pages, text-to-donate, peer-to-peer, and events - backed by philanthropist founders rather than platform charges.

- Underwritten by philanthropist founders, so member nonprofits are not charged for the software.
- Full toolkit: campaign pages, donation widgets, text-to-donate, peer-to-peer, team fundraising, and events.
- Donors can opt to cover processing, helping organizations keep the full gift.
- Rapid disbursement with no holding period.