# Charitable Impact vs PPL

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Charitable Impact delivers about 5.81 more of every 100 donated than PPL (C$97.20 vs €91.39 per 100). On the headline numbers, Charitable Impact and PPL 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 | PPL |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | C$97.20 | €91.39 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 6.15% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.8% + C$0.00 | 2.46% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 71 | 57 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| 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 PPL if

> Portuguese entrepreneurs, creatives, and social or humanitarian causes that want a local, Portuguese-language crowdfunding platform offering both reward-based campaigns and a dedicated donations area.

- Long-established in Portugal, operating since 2011.
- Supports both reward-based crowdfunding and a dedicated 'PPL Causas' donations area for social causes.
- Offers all-or-nothing and flexible funding models.
- Supporters can give unconditionally to causes, transferring even if the goal is not met.