# Crowdfunder UK vs StartSomeGood

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Crowdfunder UK delivers about £5.38 more of every £100 donated than StartSomeGood (£97.48 vs £92.10). Crowdfunder UK stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while StartSomeGood does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Crowdfunder UK | StartSomeGood |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £97.48 | £92.10 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 5% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.28% + £0.24 | 2.9% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 4.1 (2873) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 85 | 59 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 23 |
| Data residency | UK/EEA/US | — |
| 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 StartSomeGood if

> Nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, and changemakers running social-impact crowdfunding campaigns who want a flexible 'tipping point' funding model rather than strict all-or-nothing.

- Mission-focused platform dedicated to nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, and changemakers.
- Success-based 5% platform fee charged only if a campaign reaches its goal.
- Flexible 'tipping point' model releases funds once a minimum is reached, not strict all-or-nothing.
- Option to pass platform and processing fees to donors or absorb them.