# Givebutter vs iDonate

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, iDonate delivers about 3.20 more of every 100 donated than Givebutter (£100.00 vs $96.80 per 100). On the headline numbers, Givebutter and iDonate are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Givebutter | iDonate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | $96.80 | £100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + $0.30 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 4.1 (283) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 91 | 72 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 0 |
| Data residency | US | — |
| Languages | 1 | 0 |
| Payment methods supported | 10 | 0 |

## Choose Givebutter if

> US nonprofits that want donation pages, events, and donor management in one free-to-start platform, especially where donors reliably cover the optional tip.

- 0% platform fee across campaign types when donor tips are enabled.
- All-in-one toolset: donation pages, events, and donor management.
- No limits or fees on payouts.
- Broad payment support: cards, PayPal, Venmo, ACH, Cash App, donor-advised funds, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.


## Choose iDonate if

> Mid-sized and larger US nonprofits that want conversion-optimised, embeddable donation and recurring-gift tools with enterprise-grade donor-data security, and are comfortable with custom, sales-quoted pricing.

- Conversion-focused giving tools: pop-up forms, hosted donation pages, embeddable website forms, and recurring-gift prompts.
- Enterprise donor-data security with annual SOC 2 Type 2 audits, third-party penetration testing, and a zero-trust design.
- Operates in accordance with GDPR standards per its privacy disclosures.
- Multiple donation rails: credit card, debit card, and ACH bank transfer.