# CanadaHelps vs Fundraise Up

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, CanadaHelps delivers about 2.75 more of every 100 donated than Fundraise Up (C$96.25 vs £93.50 per 100). On the headline numbers, CanadaHelps and Fundraise Up are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | CanadaHelps | Fundraise Up |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | C$96.25 | £93.50 |
| Platform fee | 3.75% | 4% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + C$0.00 | 2.2% + £0.30 |
| Trustpilot | 3.2 (1) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 90 | 72 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 46 |
| Data residency | CA (Microsoft) | US |
| Languages | 2 | 18 |
| Payment methods supported | 5 | 12 |

## Choose CanadaHelps if

> Canadian donors who want a single secure home for their giving, and registered Canadian charities seeking online fundraising tools, automatic tax-receipting, and a profile synced from the CRA database.

- Operated by a registered Canadian charity and public foundation dedicated to online giving since 2000.
- Every CRA-registered Canadian charity has a profile, synced automatically from the CRA database.
- Automatic electronic tax receipts are issued for each donation, whether or not the donor has an account.
- Broad payment support: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay, gift cards, securities, and cryptocurrency.


## Choose Fundraise Up if

> Mid-size and large nonprofits running international online fundraising that want to maximize donation conversion with modern wallets, local payment rails, and multi-currency checkout.

- Conversion-optimized donation checkout adapted from e-commerce best practices.
- Broad payment support: cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Venmo, bank debits, and cryptocurrency.
- International, multi-currency checkout with local bank-debit rails (SEPA, BACS, BECS, iDEAL).
- Used by large global nonprofits, signalling enterprise-grade reliability.