# Give Lively vs I believe in you

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Give Lively delivers about 9.50 more of every 100 donated than I believe in you ($97.50 vs €88.00 per 100). On the headline numbers, Give Lively and I believe in you 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 | I believe in you |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | $97.50 | €88.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 8% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.2% + $0.30 | 4% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 3.3 (1) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 87 | 40 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | US | DE (AWS Frankfurt) |
| Languages | 0 | 2 |
| Payment methods supported | 6 | 2 |

## 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 I believe in you if

> Austrian athletes, sports clubs, and event organisers raising money for a sporting goal, who are comfortable with an all-or-nothing campaign where funds are released only if the target is met.

- Focuses exclusively on sport - athletes, clubs, and sports event organisers - rather than general crowdfunding.
- All-or-nothing model means backers are only charged for campaigns that reach their goal.
- Operated locally by a Vienna-based entity (I Believe In You Osterreich GmbH) under an established Swiss brand.
- Austrian site is hosted on Amazon Web Services in Frankfurt, Germany - EU data residency.