# Continue to Give vs WhyDonate

## What the data says.

WhyDonate stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Continue to Give does not. On the headline numbers, Continue to Give 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 | Continue to Give | WhyDonate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £97.05 | £98.35 |
| Platform fee | 2.7% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + £0.00 | 1.4% + £0.25 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.9 (388) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 70 | 77 |
| Country coverage | 2 | 115 |
| Data residency | — | EEA |
| Languages | 0 | 19 |
| Payment methods supported | 0 | 24 |

## Choose Continue to Give if

> US and Canadian churches, faith-based nonprofits, and missionaries that want an all-in-one giving platform with recurring and text giving, event tools, and built-in fund accounting.

- All-in-one toolkit: online giving, recurring and text giving, event registration, newsletters, and built-in fund accounting.
- Explicit faith-based positioning with a pledge not to deplatform organizations over their faith.
- Tiered plans including a no-monthly-cost Silver tier and a Gold tier with interchange-plus card rates.
- Optional donor-covers-fees toggle so organizations can receive the full donation amount.


## 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