# GiveSendGo vs iHelp

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, iHelp delivers about 3.00 more of every 100 donated than GiveSendGo (€100.00 vs £97.00 per 100). iHelp stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while GiveSendGo does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GiveSendGo | iHelp |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £97.00 | €100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.7% + £0.30 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 2.4 (633) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 80 | 50 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | EU |
| Languages | 0 | 2 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 1 |

## Choose GiveSendGo if

> US-based faith communities, churches, and individual fundraisers — including those running legal-defense or politically sensitive campaigns that mainstream platforms may decline to host.

- Funded by optional donor tips and give-back rather than a mandatory platform fee.
- Distinctive faith-based positioning with a unique 'Pray' button for supporters.
- Permissive content policy hosts causes some mainstream platforms decline.
- Supports cards, bank transfers, Google Pay, and Link one-click checkout.


## Choose iHelp if

> Spanish nonprofits and donors who value vetted, legitimacy-checked causes and a commission-light giving model, and who are comfortable with a single Santander payment gateway and a smaller catalogue of campaigns.

- No platform commission charged to nonprofits or donors, per iHelp's FAQ.
- NGOs and causes are vetted for legality and viability before listing.
- Long heritage in Spanish online giving, continuing Cibersolidaridad.org which ran from 2001.
- Post-donation follow-up and a stated focus on transparent, effective altruism.