# GiveWheel vs OnParticipe

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, OnParticipe delivers about 1.40 more of every 100 donated than GiveWheel (€100.00 vs £98.60 per 100). GiveWheel holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.7/5 across 92 reviews, against 3.0/5 across 21 for OnParticipe.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GiveWheel | OnParticipe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £98.60 | €100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.2% + £0.20 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 4.7 (92) | 3 (21) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 71 | 74 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EU (Heroku) | France |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 1 |

## 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 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.