# GlobalGiving vs Snowball Fundraising

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Snowball Fundraising delivers about 4.80 more of every 100 donated than GlobalGiving ($96.80 vs £92.00 per 100). On the headline numbers, GlobalGiving and Snowball Fundraising are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GlobalGiving | Snowball Fundraising |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £92.00 | $96.80 |
| Platform fee | 5% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 3% + £0.00 | 2.9% + $0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 84 | 59 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 1 |
| Data residency | US | US |
| Languages | 1 | 0 |
| Payment methods supported | 11 | 1 |

## Choose GlobalGiving if

> Donors and companies wanting to give to vetted grassroots nonprofits worldwide, and smaller international NGOs seeking a due-diligence stamp and access to US donors and corporate giving programs.

- Rigorous due-diligence vetting of every nonprofit, a strong trust signal for donors.
- Global reach connecting donors and companies with grassroots nonprofits worldwide.
- Established track record since 2002 with more than a million donors.
- Corporate-giving and disaster-relief programs beyond individual donations.


## Choose Snowball Fundraising if

> Small and mid-sized US nonprofits that want donation forms, text-to-give, online auctions and event ticketing in one platform with US-based bilingual support, fundraising domestically in US dollars.

- All-in-one toolkit: donation forms, text-to-give and text-to-bid, online auctions, event ticketing, recurring gifts and donor CRM.
- Free Starter tier available, with paid annual plans that remove the platform fee and speed payouts to 1-2 days.
- Used by more than 15,000 US nonprofits, with US-based bilingual (English/Spanish) support.
- Payments processed by Stripe; the company states no hidden platform fees beyond the chosen plan and processing.