# Givebutter vs TotalGiving

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, TotalGiving delivers about 3.20 more of every 100 donated than Givebutter (£100.00 vs $96.80 per 100). Givebutter holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.1/5 across 283 reviews, against 2.2/5 across 16 for TotalGiving.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Givebutter | TotalGiving |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | $96.80 | £100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + $0.30 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 4.1 (283) | 2.2 (16) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 91 | 74 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | US | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 10 | 3 |

## 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 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.