# Charitable Impact vs Crowdfunder UK

## What the data says.

Crowdfunder UK stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Charitable Impact does not. On the headline numbers, Charitable Impact and Crowdfunder UK are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Charitable Impact | Crowdfunder UK |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | C$97.20 | £97.48 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.8% + C$0.00 | 2.28% + £0.24 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.1 (2873) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 71 | 85 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | UK/EEA/US |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 5 | 4 |

## Choose Charitable Impact if

> Canadian individuals and families who want a single donor-advised Impact Account to organize their giving, support friends' causes, and receive a tax receipt for every contribution they add.

- Operates as a donor-advised fund: donors add money to an Impact Account and recommend gifts to charities over time.
- A tax receipt is issued for the full amount added to the Impact Account, regardless of when it is granted to charities.
- Accepts a wide range of assets, including cash, securities, real estate, and cryptocurrency.
- Peer-to-peer giving, Giving Groups, and campaigns let donors pool and direct money together.


## Choose Crowdfunder UK if

> UK community projects, charities, social enterprises, and individuals who want match funding and Gift Aid alongside either donation or reward-based crowdfunding and can settle to a UK bank account.

- Supports multiple campaign types - donations, reward-based pledges, and community share offers - on one platform.
- Match funding (+Extra) can unlock grants from corporate, public-sector, and charitable partners on top of money raised.
- Gift Aid is handled through SwiftAid for eligible UK donations.
- Offers both All-or-Nothing and Flexible (keep-what-you-raise) funding models.