# CanadaHelps vs Give Lively

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Give Lively delivers about 1.25 more of every 100 donated than CanadaHelps ($97.50 vs C$96.25 per 100). On the headline numbers, CanadaHelps and Give Lively are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | CanadaHelps | Give Lively |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | C$96.25 | $97.50 |
| Platform fee | 3.75% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + C$0.00 | 2.2% + $0.30 |
| Trustpilot | 3.2 (1) | 3.3 (1) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 90 | 87 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | CA (Microsoft) | US |
| Languages | 2 | 0 |
| Payment methods supported | 5 | 6 |

## 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 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.