# Crowdfunder UK vs PPL

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Crowdfunder UK delivers about 6.09 more of every 100 donated than PPL (£97.48 vs €91.39 per 100). Crowdfunder UK stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while PPL does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Crowdfunder UK | PPL |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £97.48 | €91.39 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 6.15% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.28% + £0.24 | 2.46% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 4.1 (2873) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 85 | 57 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | UK/EEA/US | — |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 4 |

## 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 PPL if

> Portuguese entrepreneurs, creatives, and social or humanitarian causes that want a local, Portuguese-language crowdfunding platform offering both reward-based campaigns and a dedicated donations area.

- Long-established in Portugal, operating since 2011.
- Supports both reward-based crowdfunding and a dedicated 'PPL Causas' donations area for social causes.
- Offers all-or-nothing and flexible funding models.
- Supporters can give unconditionally to causes, transferring even if the goal is not met.