# Dift vs Pledge

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Dift delivers about 1.25 more of every 100 donated than Pledge (€98.05 vs $96.80 per 100). Dift stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Pledge does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Dift | Pledge |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €98.05 | $96.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.7% + €0.25 | 2.9% + $0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 51 | 76 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EU | US |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 0 | 10 |

## Choose Dift if

> French associations running time-boxed fundraising challenges with volunteer collectors, companies pursuing social and environmental philanthropy, and individuals giving to vetted associations with tax receipts.

- Structured, time-boxed fundraising challenges for associations with volunteer collectors
- Supports individual solidarity pots, association challenges, and corporate giving operations
- Automatic tax-receipt handling for individual and corporate donors
- Vets the partner associations it lists, with a focus on social and ecological impact


## Choose Pledge if

> US-based individuals, nonprofits and purpose-driven companies that want a free-to-start fundraiser with a wide range of giving methods - cards, ACH, PayPal, Venmo, stock, donor-advised funds and crypto - plus Shopify and API-based embedded giving.

- No mandatory platform fee - funded by optional donor tipping, with most donors choosing to cover the fees.
- Exceptionally broad giving methods: cards, ACH, PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, Google Pay, stock, donor-advised funds and cryptocurrency.
- Donations are regranted through the Pledgeling Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) public charity, with multi-state US fundraising compliance.
- Shopify "Give & Grow" app and embedded-giving APIs and widgets for e-commerce and product integrations.

