# Charitable Impact vs Leetchi

## What the data says.

Leetchi 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 Leetchi 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 | Leetchi |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | C$97.20 | £90.85 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 6% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.8% + C$0.00 | 2.9% + £0.25 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.2 (50786) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 71 | 82 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 36 |
| Data residency | — | EEA |
| Languages | 1 | 4 |
| Payment methods supported | 5 | 3 |

## 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 Leetchi if

> French-speaking fundraisers, group collections among friends, and EU nonprofits comfortable with a longer-established platform.

- Established European brand with strong recognition in France and Belgium
- Free group-pot product for personal collections (gifts, group events, shared expenses)
- EEA data residency
- High Trustpilot rating across 50,000+ reviews