# Fundraise Up vs GiveSendGo

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, GiveSendGo delivers about £3.50 more of every £100 donated than Fundraise Up (£97.00 vs £93.50). On the headline numbers, Fundraise Up and GiveSendGo are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Fundraise Up | GiveSendGo |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £93.50 | £97.00 |
| Platform fee | 4% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.2% + £0.30 | 2.7% + £0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 2.4 (633) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 72 | 80 |
| Country coverage | 46 | 0 |
| Data residency | US | — |
| Languages | 18 | 0 |
| Payment methods supported | 12 | 4 |

## Choose Fundraise Up if

> Mid-size and large nonprofits running international online fundraising that want to maximize donation conversion with modern wallets, local payment rails, and multi-currency checkout.

- Conversion-optimized donation checkout adapted from e-commerce best practices.
- Broad payment support: cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Venmo, bank debits, and cryptocurrency.
- International, multi-currency checkout with local bank-debit rails (SEPA, BACS, BECS, iDEAL).
- Used by large global nonprofits, signalling enterprise-grade reliability.


## Choose GiveSendGo if

> US-based faith communities, churches, and individual fundraisers — including those running legal-defense or politically sensitive campaigns that mainstream platforms may decline to host.

- Funded by optional donor tips and give-back rather than a mandatory platform fee.
- Distinctive faith-based positioning with a unique 'Pray' button for supporters.
- Permissive content policy hosts causes some mainstream platforms decline.
- Supports cards, bank transfers, Google Pay, and Link one-click checkout.