# Crowdfunder UK vs OnParticipe

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, OnParticipe delivers about 2.52 more of every 100 donated than Crowdfunder UK (€100.00 vs £97.48 per 100). Crowdfunder UK holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.1/5 across 2,873 reviews, against 3.0/5 across 21 for OnParticipe. Crowdfunder UK stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while OnParticipe does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Crowdfunder UK | OnParticipe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £97.48 | €100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.28% + £0.24 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 4.1 (2873) | 3 (21) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 85 | 74 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | UK/EEA/US | France |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 1 |

## 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 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.