# CanadaHelps vs mycause

## What the data says.

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

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | CanadaHelps | mycause |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | C$96.25 | A$97.50 |
| Platform fee | 3.75% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + C$0.00 | 2.5% + A$0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 3.2 (1) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 90 | 75 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | CA (Microsoft) | Australia (US backup) |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 5 | 0 |

## 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 mycause if

> Australian individuals, registered charities, and schools running domestic donation campaigns who value a long-established, locally owned platform with Australian data residency and a donor-tip funding model for personal causes.

- Long-established Australian pioneer of crowdfunding, operating since 2009.
- Wholly Australian owned and operated, with primary servers based in Sydney.
- Personal fundraisers carry no platform charge, funded by an optional donor tip.
- Donations receipted to the chosen Australian charity.