# GiveSendGo vs OnParticipe

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, OnParticipe delivers about 3.00 more of every 100 donated than GiveSendGo (€100.00 vs £97.00 per 100). OnParticipe holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 3.0/5 across 21 reviews, against 2.4/5 across 633 for GiveSendGo.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GiveSendGo | OnParticipe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £97.00 | €100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.7% + £0.30 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 2.4 (633) | 3 (21) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 80 | 74 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | France |
| Languages | 0 | 1 |
| 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 OnParticipe if

> French and European organisers running cagnottes, ticketed events, or association fundraising who want a no-commission, French-hosted platform with identity controls, and who will read the terms for inactivity and refund charges.

- No commission on collections, so organisers keep the entire amount raised and ticket revenue.
- Designed and hosted in France, with French customer support available seven days a week.
- Funded by an optional donor tip rather than a mandatory platform charge.
- Systematic identity-document checks on organisers for fraud control.