# Chuffed vs GoFundMe

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, GoFundMe delivers about £4.65 more of every £100 donated than Chuffed (£96.85 vs £92.20). Chuffed holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.8/5 across 668 reviews, against 3.3/5 across 23,979 for GoFundMe.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Chuffed | GoFundMe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £92.20 | £96.80 |
| Platform fee | 4.9% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + £0.00 | 2.9% + £0.30 |
| Trustpilot | 4.8 (668) | 3.3 (23979) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 79 | 92 |
| Country coverage | 29 | 20 |
| Data residency | AU | US |
| Languages | 4 | 7 |
| Payment methods supported | 5 | 7 |

## Choose Chuffed if

> Nonprofits, social enterprises, and community-cause organisers in 29 supported countries who want a 100%-free, tip-funded platform and are willing to complete identity verification before launching.

- Free to launch — no signup or monthly fees.
- Optional donor-tip model can make campaigns effectively free to run.
- Three flexible fee structures (keep-100%, shared, and flat-fee) to suit different campaigns.
- Mission-aligned: operates as a Social Benefit Company weighing social and community impact.


## Choose GoFundMe if

> Individual fundraisers in the US, UK, and English-speaking markets running personal causes (medical, memorial, emergencies) where brand reach matters more than EU data residency.

- Largest global brand in donation crowdfunding with strong organic discoverability
- 0% platform fee since 2017 (donor tips fund the platform)
- Wide international country coverage and currency support
- Established trust signals through high-profile media coverage