# GINGER vs TotalGiving

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, TotalGiving delivers about 2.15 more of every 100 donated than GINGER (£100.00 vs €97.85 per 100). GINGER stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while TotalGiving does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GINGER | TotalGiving |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.85 | £100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.8% + €0.35 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 2.2 (16) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 65 | 74 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EU | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 3 |

## 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 TotalGiving if

> UK registered charities and their supporters who want fundraising and sponsorship pages where donations pass directly to the charity, with Gift Aid and multi-currency donations.

- Donations are transferred directly to the recipient charity rather than held by the platform.
- Supports Gift Aid, claimable on eligible UK donations and approved by HMRC.
- Donors can give in many currencies (around 140), converted to GBP for the charity.
- Charity directory and search covering thousands of UK registered charities, with fundraising and sponsorship pages.