# Enthuse vs Give Lively

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Give Lively delivers about 2.50 more of every 100 donated than Enthuse ($97.50 vs €95.00 per 100). Enthuse holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.6/5 across 398 reviews, against 3.3/5 across 1 for Give Lively. Enthuse stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Give Lively does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Enthuse | Give Lively |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €95.00 | $97.50 |
| Platform fee | 5% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 2.2% + $0.30 |
| Trustpilot | 4.6 (398) | 3.3 (1) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 4.9 | 87 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | UK/EEA | US |
| Languages | 1 | 0 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 6 |

## Choose Enthuse if

> UK and Irish registered charities that want fully branded donation pages, peer-to-peer fundraising, and event registration consolidated on one platform under their own identity.

- White-label donation, fundraising, and event-registration pages presented under the charity's own brand.
- Combines online donations, peer-to-peer fundraising, and event ticketing in a single platform.
- Registered with the UK Financial Conduct Authority as a Small Payment Institution (firm reference 797344).
- Payments processed through established providers Stripe, GoCardless, and PayPal.


## Choose Give Lively if

> US 501(c)(3) nonprofits seeking a fully underwritten, no-cost fundraising toolkit - campaign pages, text-to-donate, peer-to-peer, and events - backed by philanthropist founders rather than platform charges.

- Underwritten by philanthropist founders, so member nonprofits are not charged for the software.
- Full toolkit: campaign pages, donation widgets, text-to-donate, peer-to-peer, team fundraising, and events.
- Donors can opt to cover processing, helping organizations keep the full gift.
- Rapid disbursement with no holding period.