# Gandee vs Pledge

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Pledge delivers about 2.80 more of every 100 donated than Gandee ($96.80 vs €94.00 per 100). Gandee stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Pledge does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Gandee | Pledge |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €94.00 | $96.80 |
| Platform fee | 6% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 2.9% + $0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 56 | 76 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EU | US |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 10 |

## Choose Gandee if

> French individuals and companies who want to raise money for vetted associations through solidarity pots, corporate social-responsibility campaigns, or event-based giving, with automatic tax receipts.

- Donors give without charge; organisers create solidarity pots without a platform commission
- Partner associations are vetted before they can receive funds
- Automatic tax-deduction receipts for individual and corporate donors
- Corporate social-responsibility (RSE) campaigns and sponsor matching for companies


## Choose Pledge if

> US-based individuals, nonprofits and purpose-driven companies that want a free-to-start fundraiser with a wide range of giving methods - cards, ACH, PayPal, Venmo, stock, donor-advised funds and crypto - plus Shopify and API-based embedded giving.

- No mandatory platform fee - funded by optional donor tipping, with most donors choosing to cover the fees.
- Exceptionally broad giving methods: cards, ACH, PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, Google Pay, stock, donor-advised funds and cryptocurrency.
- Donations are regranted through the Pledgeling Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) public charity, with multi-state US fundraising compliance.
- Shopify "Give & Grow" app and embedded-giving APIs and widgets for e-commerce and product integrations.