# Give Lively vs GiveWheel

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, GiveWheel delivers about 1.10 more of every 100 donated than Give Lively (£98.60 vs $97.50 per 100). GiveWheel holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.7/5 across 92 reviews, against 3.3/5 across 1 for Give Lively.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Give Lively | GiveWheel |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | $97.50 | £98.60 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.2% + $0.30 | 1.2% + £0.20 |
| Trustpilot | 3.3 (1) | 4.7 (92) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 87 | 71 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | US | EU (Heroku) |
| Languages | 0 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 6 | 4 |

## 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 GiveWheel if

> UK fundraisers, charities, companies, and event organisers who want to raise for one or several charities at once, with custom donation splits, Gift Aid, ticketed events, and prize draws.

- Lets fundraisers support an unlimited number of charities from one page, with a custom percentage split.
- Gift Aid is handled via disbursement partner Charities Trust for eligible UK donations.
- Broad feature set: ticketed events, prize draws and raffles, DonorMap, donor messaging, and a public API.
- Accepts donations in GBP, AUD, USD, CAD, and EUR, settled in GBP.