# GINGER vs Snowball Fundraising

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, GINGER delivers about 1.05 more of every 100 donated than Snowball Fundraising (€97.85 vs $96.80 per 100). GINGER stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Snowball Fundraising does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GINGER | Snowball Fundraising |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.85 | $96.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.8% + €0.35 | 2.9% + $0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 65 | 59 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EU | US |
| Languages | 1 | 0 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 1 |

## Choose GINGER if

> Italian creators, associations, and local businesses running reward-based or donation campaigns who value a platform with a strong project-success rate and roots in the Emilia-Romagna region.

- One of the highest project-success rates among Italian crowdfunding platforms
- Mixed model supporting both reward-based campaigns and donation fundraising
- Open to individuals, associations, businesses, and public administrations
- Does not retain a platform percentage of funds raised (payment-processing commissions apply)


## Choose Snowball Fundraising if

> Small and mid-sized US nonprofits that want donation forms, text-to-give, online auctions and event ticketing in one platform with US-based bilingual support, fundraising domestically in US dollars.

- All-in-one toolkit: donation forms, text-to-give and text-to-bid, online auctions, event ticketing, recurring gifts and donor CRM.
- Free Starter tier available, with paid annual plans that remove the platform fee and speed payouts to 1-2 days.
- Used by more than 15,000 US nonprofits, with US-based bilingual (English/Spanish) support.
- Payments processed by Stripe; the company states no hidden platform fees beyond the chosen plan and processing.