# Givebutter vs WhyDonate

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, WhyDonate delivers about 1.05 more of every 100 donated than Givebutter (£97.85 vs $96.80 per 100). WhyDonate holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.9/5 across 388 reviews, against 4.1/5 across 283 for Givebutter. WhyDonate stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Givebutter does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Givebutter | WhyDonate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | $96.80 | £98.35 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + $0.30 | 1.4% + £0.25 |
| Trustpilot | 4.1 (283) | 4.9 (388) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 91 | 77 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 115 |
| Data residency | US | EEA |
| Languages | 1 | 19 |
| Payment methods supported | 10 | 24 |

## 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 WhyDonate if

> European nonprofits and individuals who want a transparent, low-fee, GDPR-native crowdfunding platform with broad multilingual and multi-currency support.

- Zero platform fee with a transparent voluntary-tip model
- EEA data residency and GDPR-native compliance
- Broad coverage of local European payment rails (iDEAL, Bancontact, Klarna, Twint, Swish, MobilePay, Vipps, Blik, Cartes Bancaires, Satispay, MultiBanco, EPS) plus global rails (cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, Link, Revolut Pay)
- 19-language interface and 27 supported currencies for cross-border fundraising