# Give-me vs Pledge

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Pledge delivers about 24.40 more of every 100 donated than Give-me ($96.80 vs €72.40 per 100). On the headline numbers, Give-me and Pledge are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Give-me | Pledge |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €72.40 | $96.80 |
| Platform fee | 24.6% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 3% + €0.00 | 2.9% + $0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 7 | 76 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | US |
| Languages | 0 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 7 | 10 |

## Choose Give-me if

> Portuguese and Iberian associations and project-holders raising funds for solidarity and social-development causes who want a regionally focused, multilingual crowdfunding platform.

- Solidarity and social-development focus tailored to Iberian causes.
- Operates across the Iberian market, covering both Portugal and Spain.
- Multilingual platform with locale support including Portuguese and Romanian.
- Part of an established Portuguese group, Grupo Globais Servicos.


## Choose Pledge if

> US-based individuals, nonprofits and purpose-driven companies that want a free-to-start fundraiser with a wide range of giving methods - cards, ACH, PayPal, Venmo, stock, donor-advised funds and crypto - plus Shopify and API-based embedded giving.

- No mandatory platform fee - funded by optional donor tipping, with most donors choosing to cover the fees.
- Exceptionally broad giving methods: cards, ACH, PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, Google Pay, stock, donor-advised funds and cryptocurrency.
- Donations are regranted through the Pledgeling Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) public charity, with multi-state US fundraising compliance.
- Shopify "Give & Grow" app and embedded-giving APIs and widgets for e-commerce and product integrations.