# Givelify vs StartSomeGood

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Givelify delivers about £4.70 more of every £100 donated than StartSomeGood (£96.80 vs £92.10). On the headline numbers, Givelify and StartSomeGood are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Givelify | StartSomeGood |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £96.80 | £92.10 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 5% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + £0.30 | 2.9% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 86 | 59 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 23 |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 0 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 1 |

## Choose Givelify if

> US churches, places of worship, and faith-based nonprofits that want a polished mobile giving app and simple donation pages with donor analytics, rather than complex campaign tooling.

- Highly rated, widely downloaded donor app that lowers friction for mobile and repeat giving.
- Online donation pages, text-to-give, and QR giving alongside the app.
- Donor management and analytics with a dedicated giving-success coach.
- Accepts major card brands: Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express.


## Choose StartSomeGood if

> Nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, and changemakers running social-impact crowdfunding campaigns who want a flexible 'tipping point' funding model rather than strict all-or-nothing.

- Mission-focused platform dedicated to nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, and changemakers.
- Success-based 5% platform fee charged only if a campaign reaches its goal.
- Flexible 'tipping point' model releases funds once a minimum is reached, not strict all-or-nothing.
- Option to pass platform and processing fees to donors or absorb them.