# Fundraise Up vs La Cagnotte des Proches

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, La Cagnotte des Proches delivers about 4.03 more of every 100 donated than Fundraise Up (€97.53 vs £93.50 per 100). On the headline numbers, Fundraise Up and La Cagnotte des Proches 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 | La Cagnotte des Proches |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £93.50 | €97.53 |
| Platform fee | 4% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.2% + £0.30 | 2.3% + €0.17 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 72 | 61 |
| Country coverage | 46 | 5 |
| Data residency | US | France (OVH) |
| Languages | 18 | 2 |
| Payment methods supported | 12 | 3 |

## 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 La Cagnotte des Proches if

> Families, friends, and colleagues in France raising a solidarity cagnotte to support a loved one facing illness, disability, an accident, end-of-life care, or bereavement.

- Tightly focused on solidarity and health-related causes - illness, accidents, end-of-life, and bereavement collections.
- Operated by a French company (SAS, Aix-en-Provence) and certified as a social-utility enterprise (ESUS) in 2024.
- Donations are processed securely by Stripe, with withdrawals paid to the beneficiary by bank transfer.
- Offers fundraiser support beyond hosting - advice and help creating visuals, videos, and media outreach.