# GiveWheel vs La Cagnotte des Proches

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, GiveWheel delivers about 1.07 more of every 100 donated than La Cagnotte des Proches (£98.60 vs €97.53 per 100). On the headline numbers, GiveWheel and La Cagnotte des Proches are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GiveWheel | La Cagnotte des Proches |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £98.60 | €97.53 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.2% + £0.20 | 2.3% + €0.17 |
| Trustpilot | 4.7 (92) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 71 | 61 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 5 |
| Data residency | EU (Heroku) | France (OVH) |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 3 |

## Choose GiveWheel if

> UK fundraisers, charities, companies, and event organisers who want to raise for one or several charities at once, with custom donation splits, Gift Aid, ticketed events, and prize draws.

- Lets fundraisers support an unlimited number of charities from one page, with a custom percentage split.
- Gift Aid is handled via disbursement partner Charities Trust for eligible UK donations.
- Broad feature set: ticketed events, prize draws and raffles, DonorMap, donor messaging, and a public API.
- Accepts donations in GBP, AUD, USD, CAD, and EUR, settled in GBP.


## Choose La Cagnotte des Proches if

> Families, friends, and colleagues in France raising a solidarity cagnotte to support a loved one facing illness, disability, an accident, end-of-life care, or bereavement.

- Tightly focused on solidarity and health-related causes - illness, accidents, end-of-life, and bereavement collections.
- Operated by a French company (SAS, Aix-en-Provence) and certified as a social-utility enterprise (ESUS) in 2024.
- Donations are processed securely by Stripe, with withdrawals paid to the beneficiary by bank transfer.
- Offers fundraiser support beyond hosting - advice and help creating visuals, videos, and media outreach.

