# CanadaHelps vs TotalGiving

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, TotalGiving delivers about 3.75 more of every 100 donated than CanadaHelps (£100.00 vs C$96.25 per 100). CanadaHelps holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 3.2/5 across 1 reviews, against 2.2/5 across 16 for TotalGiving.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | CanadaHelps | TotalGiving |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | C$96.25 | £100.00 |
| Platform fee | 3.75% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + C$0.00 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 3.2 (1) | 2.2 (16) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 90 | 74 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | CA (Microsoft) | — |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 5 | 3 |

## 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 TotalGiving if

> UK registered charities and their supporters who want fundraising and sponsorship pages where donations pass directly to the charity, with Gift Aid and multi-currency donations.

- Donations are transferred directly to the recipient charity rather than held by the platform.
- Supports Gift Aid, claimable on eligible UK donations and approved by HMRC.
- Donors can give in many currencies (around 140), converted to GBP for the charity.
- Charity directory and search covering thousands of UK registered charities, with fundraising and sponsorship pages.