# Funraise vs GoFundMe

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, GoFundMe delivers about £5.35 more of every £100 donated than Funraise (£96.85 vs £91.50). On the headline numbers, Funraise 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 | Funraise | GoFundMe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £91.50 | £96.80 |
| Platform fee | 5% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + £0.60 | 2.9% + £0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 3.3 (23979) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 79 | 92 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 20 |
| Data residency | US | US |
| Languages | 0 | 7 |
| Payment methods supported | 5 | 7 |

## Choose Funraise if

> Small and mid-size US nonprofits, especially those under about a million dollars in revenue, that want donation forms, recurring giving, peer-to-peer, events, and a donor CRM in one connected platform.

- All-in-one suite: donation forms, recurring giving, peer-to-peer, events, auctions, and donor CRM.
- Unusually broad donor payment options: cards, ACH, PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, DAFpay, stock, and crypto.
- Built by nonprofit veterans, with workflows tuned to sector needs.
- Optional donor cost-coverage so organizations keep more of each donation.


## 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