Crowdfunder UK vs We Solidaire
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.
Individuals, associations, and companies in France raising money for solidarity, health, cultural, animal, sports, religious, or memorial causes who want a simple French-language platform with broad international card acceptance.
On a £100 donation, We Solidaire delivers £2.52 more to the recipient than Crowdfunder UK.
What the data says.
Paying by Credit card, We Solidaire delivers about £2.52 more of every £100 donated than Crowdfunder UK (£100.00 vs £97.48).
Crowdfunder UK stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while We Solidaire does not.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | Crowdfunder UK | We Solidaire |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (£100) | £97.48 | £100.00★ winner |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.28% + £0.24 | 0% + £0.00★ winner |
| Trustpilot | 4.1 (2,873)★ winner | — (0) |
| Country coverage | 1 countries★ winner | 0 countries |
| Data residency | UK/EEA/US★ winner | — |
| Languages | 1 | 2★ winner |
| Payment methods supported | 4★ winner | 1 |
Winner by category.
£100.00 vs £97.48 reaches the recipient.
4.1 vs — on Trustpilot.
1 vs 0 countries.
EEA data residency for GDPR-sensitive donor data.
Choose based on who you are.
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.
Individuals, associations, and companies in France raising money for solidarity, health, cultural, animal, sports, religious, or memorial causes who want a simple French-language platform with broad international card acceptance.
- ✓Backed by the established Papayoux crowdfunding operator (société Déméter, Paris).
- ✓Payments processed by Lemonway, an institution approved by France's regulator ACPR under number 16568J.
- ✓Registered as an Intermédiaire en Financement Participatif (IFP) with ORIAS, number 17003690.
- ✓Accepts international bank cards from more than 150 countries.
A third option.
Dutch and other social-impact initiators running Global-Goals-aligned campaigns who value personal coaching and community-building over a high-volume, self-serve crowdfunding marketplace.
Other comparisons.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Crowdfunder UK or We Solidaire?
On a £100 donation, Crowdfunder UK delivers approximately £97.48 to the recipient and We Solidaire delivers approximately £100.00. Real costs depend on the payment method donors choose.
Which is better for European nonprofits?
Crowdfunder UK is generally better suited to European nonprofits handling GDPR-sensitive donor data because of its EEA data residency.
Which platform has more country coverage?
Crowdfunder UK operates in 1 countries; We Solidaire operates in 0.
Rankings are produced by a public editorial methodology — open to peer review. We disclose ownership, scoring weights, and every change.