# CanadaHelps vs GoFundraise

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, GoFundraise delivers about 1.97 more of every 100 donated than CanadaHelps (A$98.22 vs C$96.25 per 100). On the headline numbers, CanadaHelps and GoFundraise are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | CanadaHelps | GoFundraise |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | C$96.25 | A$98.22 |
| Platform fee | 3.75% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + C$0.00 | 1.4% + A$0.38 |
| Trustpilot | 3.2 (1) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 90 | 73 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | CA (Microsoft) | Australia |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 5 | 2 |

## 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 GoFundraise if

> Australian individuals, charities, and event organisers running personal or peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns who want Australian-hosted, PCI-secure infrastructure and DGR-aware tax receipting.

- Established Australian platform for donation and peer-to-peer fundraising.
- Strong event-based and community-fundraising tooling with multi-beneficiary support.
- Payments via Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal, and Stripe.
- All data encrypted at rest and hosted in Australia, with PCI-secure infrastructure and third-party penetration testing.