# Fundraise Up vs GoFundMe

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, GoFundMe delivers about £3.35 more of every £100 donated than Fundraise Up (£96.85 vs £93.50). On the headline numbers, Fundraise Up and GoFundMe 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 | GoFundMe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £93.50 | £96.80 |
| Platform fee | 4% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.2% + £0.30 | 2.9% + £0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 3.3 (23979) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 72 | 92 |
| Country coverage | 46 | 20 |
| Data residency | US | US |
| Languages | 18 | 7 |
| Payment methods supported | 12 | 7 |

## 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 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