# Charitable Impact vs OnParticipe

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, OnParticipe delivers about 2.80 more of every 100 donated than Charitable Impact (€100.00 vs C$97.20 per 100). On the headline numbers, Charitable Impact and OnParticipe 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 | OnParticipe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | C$97.20 | €100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.8% + C$0.00 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 3 (21) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 71 | 74 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | France |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 5 | 1 |

## 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 OnParticipe if

> French and European organisers running cagnottes, ticketed events, or association fundraising who want a no-commission, French-hosted platform with identity controls, and who will read the terms for inactivity and refund charges.

- No commission on collections, so organisers keep the entire amount raised and ticket revenue.
- Designed and hosted in France, with French customer support available seven days a week.
- Funded by an optional donor tip rather than a mandatory platform charge.
- Systematic identity-document checks on organisers for fraud control.