# Give Lively vs TotalGiving

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, TotalGiving delivers about 2.50 more of every 100 donated than Give Lively (£100.00 vs $97.50 per 100). Give Lively holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 3.3/5 across 1 reviews, against 2.2/5 across 16 for TotalGiving.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Give Lively | TotalGiving |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | $97.50 | £100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.2% + $0.30 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 3.3 (1) | 2.2 (16) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 87 | 74 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | US | — |
| Languages | 0 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 6 | 3 |

## 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 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.