# Give Lively vs Give2You

## What the data says.

Give2You stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Give Lively does not. On the headline numbers, Give Lively and Give2You are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Give Lively | Give2You |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | $97.50 | €97.50 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.2% + $0.30 | 2.5% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 3.3 (1) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 87 | 38 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | US | EEA |
| Languages | 0 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 6 | 1 |

## Choose Give Lively if

> US 501(c)(3) nonprofits seeking a fully underwritten, no-cost fundraising toolkit - campaign pages, text-to-donate, peer-to-peer, and events - backed by philanthropist founders rather than platform charges.

- Underwritten by philanthropist founders, so member nonprofits are not charged for the software.
- Full toolkit: campaign pages, donation widgets, text-to-donate, peer-to-peer, team fundraising, and events.
- Donors can opt to cover processing, helping organizations keep the full gift.
- Rapid disbursement with no holding period.


## Choose Give2You if

> Irish charities, sports clubs, and mass-participation event organizers - especially those running events through Eventmaster - who want integrated, real-time fundraising pages with a donor-covers-cost model.

- Tight integration with Eventmaster events: registrants can auto-generate a customizable fundraising page.
- The established fundraising partner for major Irish events such as the Irish Life Dublin Marathon.
- Powered by Stripe, with funds paid directly to each beneficiary in real time.
- No setup or subscription charges for charities to onboard.