# Charitable Impact vs Fundraise Up

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Charitable Impact delivers about 3.70 more of every 100 donated than Fundraise Up (C$97.20 vs £93.50 per 100). On the headline numbers, Charitable Impact and Fundraise Up 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 | Fundraise Up |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | C$97.20 | £93.50 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 4% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.8% + C$0.00 | 2.2% + £0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 71 | 72 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 46 |
| Data residency | — | US |
| Languages | 1 | 18 |
| Payment methods supported | 5 | 12 |

## 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 Fundraise Up if

> Mid-size and large nonprofits running international online fundraising that want to maximize donation conversion with modern wallets, local payment rails, and multi-currency checkout.

- Conversion-optimized donation checkout adapted from e-commerce best practices.
- Broad payment support: cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Venmo, bank debits, and cryptocurrency.
- International, multi-currency checkout with local bank-debit rails (SEPA, BACS, BECS, iDEAL).
- Used by large global nonprofits, signalling enterprise-grade reliability.