# Coral vs Crowdfunder UK

## What the data says.

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

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Coral | Crowdfunder UK |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €96.85 | £97.48 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + €0.25 | 2.28% + £0.24 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.1 (2873) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 40 | 85 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | UK/EEA/US |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 0 | 4 |

## Choose Coral if

> Spanish associations, foundations, and grassroots social or animal-welfare causes that want a zero-commission platform where donors can cover processing fees so the cause receives the full donation.

- 0% platform commission, sustained by voluntary donor tips (propinas)
- Stripe payment processing at 2.9% plus EUR 0.25 per donation, with donors able to cover the fee at checkout
- Automatic donation certificates for nonprofits accredited under Spain's Law 49/2002
- Specialised in solidarity causes: NGOs, foundations, animal rescue, and social projects


## Choose Crowdfunder UK if

> UK community projects, charities, social enterprises, and individuals who want match funding and Gift Aid alongside either donation or reward-based crowdfunding and can settle to a UK bank account.

- Supports multiple campaign types - donations, reward-based pledges, and community share offers - on one platform.
- Match funding (+Extra) can unlock grants from corporate, public-sector, and charitable partners on top of money raised.
- Gift Aid is handled through SwiftAid for eligible UK donations.
- Offers both All-or-Nothing and Flexible (keep-what-you-raise) funding models.