# Enthuse vs GoFundMe

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, GoFundMe delivers about 1.85 more of every 100 donated than Enthuse (£96.85 vs €95.00 per 100). Enthuse holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.6/5 across 398 reviews, against 3.3/5 across 23,979 for GoFundMe. Enthuse stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while GoFundMe does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Enthuse | GoFundMe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €95.00 | £96.80 |
| Platform fee | 5% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 2.9% + £0.30 |
| Trustpilot | 4.6 (398) | 3.3 (23979) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 4.9 | 92 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 20 |
| Data residency | UK/EEA | US |
| Languages | 1 | 7 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 7 |

## 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 GoFundMe if

> Individual fundraisers in the US, UK, and English-speaking markets running personal causes (medical, memorial, emergencies) where brand reach matters more than EU data residency.

- Largest global brand in donation crowdfunding with strong organic discoverability
- 0% platform fee since 2017 (donor tips fund the platform)
- Wide international country coverage and currency support
- Established trust signals through high-profile media coverage