# Classy vs WhyDonate

## What the data says.

WhyDonate stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Classy does not. On the headline numbers, Classy and WhyDonate are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Classy | WhyDonate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £97.30 | £98.35 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.4% + £0.30 | 1.4% + £0.25 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.9 (388) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 86 | 77 |
| Country coverage | 4 | 115 |
| Data residency | US | EEA |
| Languages | 1 | 19 |
| Payment methods supported | 6 | 24 |

## 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 WhyDonate if

> European nonprofits and individuals who want a transparent, low-fee, GDPR-native crowdfunding platform with broad multilingual and multi-currency support.

- Zero platform fee with a transparent voluntary-tip model
- EEA data residency and GDPR-native compliance
- Broad coverage of local European payment rails (iDEAL, Bancontact, Klarna, Twint, Swish, MobilePay, Vipps, Blik, Cartes Bancaires, Satispay, MultiBanco, EPS) plus global rails (cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, Link, Revolut Pay)
- 19-language interface and 27 supported currencies for cross-border fundraising