# Give Lively vs OnParticipe

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, OnParticipe delivers about 2.50 more of every 100 donated than Give Lively (€100.00 vs $97.50 per 100). On the headline numbers, Give Lively and OnParticipe 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 | OnParticipe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | $97.50 | €100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.2% + $0.30 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 3.3 (1) | 3 (21) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 87 | 74 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | US | France |
| 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 OnParticipe if

> French and European organisers running cagnottes, ticketed events, or association fundraising who want a no-commission, French-hosted platform with identity controls, and who will read the terms for inactivity and refund charges.

- No commission on collections, so organisers keep the entire amount raised and ticket revenue.
- Designed and hosted in France, with French customer support available seven days a week.
- Funded by an optional donor tip rather than a mandatory platform charge.
- Systematic identity-document checks on organisers for fraud control.