# Classy vs OnParticipe

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, OnParticipe delivers about 2.70 more of every 100 donated than Classy (€100.00 vs £97.30 per 100). On the headline numbers, Classy 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 | Classy | OnParticipe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £97.30 | €100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.4% + £0.30 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 3 (21) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 86 | 74 |
| Country coverage | 4 | 1 |
| Data residency | US | France |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 6 | 1 |

## Choose Classy if

> Mid-to-large US nonprofits running enterprise-scale peer-to-peer campaigns, ticketed events, and recurring-giving programmes that need depth beyond a basic donation page.

- Enterprise-grade peer-to-peer, events, and recurring-giving tooling.
- Now part of GoFundMe Pro, backed by GoFundMe's reach and 190-million community.
- Essentials plan with zero subscription fees and no setup costs for smaller nonprofits.
- Multi-currency settlement in US dollar, Canadian dollar, pound, Australian dollar, and euro.


## 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.