# Give2You vs Pledge

## What the data says.

Give2You stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Pledge does not. On the headline numbers, Give2You 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 | Give2You | Pledge |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.50 | $96.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.5% + €0.00 | 2.9% + $0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 38 | 76 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EEA | US |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 10 |

## Choose Give2You if

> Irish charities, sports clubs, and mass-participation event organizers - especially those running events through Eventmaster - who want integrated, real-time fundraising pages with a donor-covers-cost model.

- Tight integration with Eventmaster events: registrants can auto-generate a customizable fundraising page.
- The established fundraising partner for major Irish events such as the Irish Life Dublin Marathon.
- Powered by Stripe, with funds paid directly to each beneficiary in real time.
- No setup or subscription charges for charities to onboard.


## 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.