# Crowdfunder UK vs JustGiving

## What the data says.

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

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Crowdfunder UK | JustGiving |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £97.48 | £97.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.28% + £0.24 | 1.9% + £0.30 |
| Trustpilot | 4.1 (2873) | 4.1 (7663) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 85 | 91 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 6 |
| Data residency | UK/EEA/US | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 7 |

## 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.


## Choose JustGiving if

> UK charities and individual fundraisers who want a recognised, no-platform-fee donation platform with Gift Aid support and a fully free direct-donation option.

- No platform fee and free to set up a fundraising page.
- Low payment processing: 1.9% + GBP0.30 for charities, 2.9% + GBP0.35 for personal crowdfunding.
- Gift Aid administration for UK charities (5% applied to Gift Aid, not the donation).
- Free Giving Checkout option with no processing fees and 100% to the charity.