# GoFundMe vs GoFundraise

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, GoFundraise delivers about 1.37 more of every 100 donated than GoFundMe (A$98.22 vs £96.85 per 100). On the headline numbers, GoFundMe and GoFundraise are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GoFundMe | GoFundraise |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £96.80 | A$98.22 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + £0.30 | 1.4% + A$0.38 |
| Trustpilot | 3.3 (23979) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 92 | 73 |
| Country coverage | 20 | 1 |
| Data residency | US | Australia |
| Languages | 7 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 7 | 2 |

## Choose GoFundMe if

> Individual fundraisers in the US, UK, and English-speaking markets running personal causes (medical, memorial, emergencies) where brand reach matters more than EU data residency.

- Largest global brand in donation crowdfunding with strong organic discoverability
- 0% platform fee since 2017 (donor tips fund the platform)
- Wide international country coverage and currency support
- Established trust signals through high-profile media coverage


## Choose GoFundraise if

> Australian individuals, charities, and event organisers running personal or peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns who want Australian-hosted, PCI-secure infrastructure and DGR-aware tax receipting.

- Established Australian platform for donation and peer-to-peer fundraising.
- Strong event-based and community-fundraising tooling with multi-beneficiary support.
- Payments via Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal, and Stripe.
- All data encrypted at rest and hosted in Australia, with PCI-secure infrastructure and third-party penetration testing.