# GlobalGiving vs WhyDonate

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, WhyDonate delivers about £5.85 more of every £100 donated than GlobalGiving (£97.85 vs £92.00). WhyDonate stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while GlobalGiving does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GlobalGiving | WhyDonate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £92.00 | £98.35 |
| Platform fee | 5% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 3% + £0.00 | 1.4% + £0.25 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.9 (388) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 84 | 77 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 115 |
| Data residency | US | EEA |
| Languages | 1 | 19 |
| Payment methods supported | 11 | 24 |

## 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 WhyDonate if

> European nonprofits and individuals who want a transparent, low-fee, GDPR-native crowdfunding platform with broad multilingual and multi-currency support.

- Zero platform fee with a transparent voluntary-tip model
- EEA data residency and GDPR-native compliance
- Broad coverage of local European payment rails (iDEAL, Bancontact, Klarna, Twint, Swish, MobilePay, Vipps, Blik, Cartes Bancaires, Satispay, MultiBanco, EPS) plus global rails (cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, Link, Revolut Pay)
- 19-language interface and 27 supported currencies for cross-border fundraising