# GiveSendGo vs TotalGiving

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, TotalGiving delivers about £3.00 more of every £100 donated than GiveSendGo (£100.00 vs £97.00). TotalGiving holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 2.2/5 across 16 reviews, against 2.4/5 across 633 for GiveSendGo.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GiveSendGo | TotalGiving |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £97.00 | £100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.7% + £0.30 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 2.4 (633) | 2.2 (16) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 80 | 74 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 0 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 3 |

## 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 TotalGiving if

> UK registered charities and their supporters who want fundraising and sponsorship pages where donations pass directly to the charity, with Gift Aid and multi-currency donations.

- Donations are transferred directly to the recipient charity rather than held by the platform.
- Supports Gift Aid, claimable on eligible UK donations and approved by HMRC.
- Donors can give in many currencies (around 140), converted to GBP for the charity.
- Charity directory and search covering thousands of UK registered charities, with fundraising and sponsorship pages.