# GiveNow vs iRaiser

## What the data says.

iRaiser stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while GiveNow does not. On the headline numbers, GiveNow and iRaiser are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GiveNow | iRaiser |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | A$98.24 | £97.85 |
| Platform fee | 1.5% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0.26% + A$0.00 | 1.9% + £0.25 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 78 | 75 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 19 |
| Data residency | Australia | EEA |
| Languages | 1 | 5 |
| Payment methods supported | 0 | 23 |

## Choose GiveNow if

> Small to medium-sized Australian charities, not-for-profits, and community groups that want a low-overhead, no-lock-in donation platform with local Australian data storage and an optional donor-covers-cost model.

- Purpose-built for small to medium-sized Australian charities and not-for-profits.
- Operated by Our Community, a long-running Australian social enterprise (since 2001).
- Percentage-based pricing with no subscription, lock-in, or upfront cost.
- Optional donor-covers-cost model, which the platform reports most donors choose.


## Choose iRaiser if

> Established European nonprofits, foundations, hospitals, and cultural institutions that want branded, self-hosted fundraising tools — forms, peer-to-peer, crowdfunding, and events — under their own identity.

- Branded, self-hosted fundraising tools (donation forms, peer-to-peer, crowdfunding, events, ticketing) under the nonprofit's own identity.
- Configurable Flex Editor for tailoring donation journeys.
- Established European focus, reporting more than 900 charities served across the region.
- Suited to larger nonprofits, foundations, hospitals, and cultural institutions with dedicated fundraising teams.