# GoFundMe vs iRaiser

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, iRaiser delivers about £1.00 more of every £100 donated than GoFundMe (£97.85 vs £96.85). iRaiser stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while GoFundMe does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GoFundMe | iRaiser |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £96.80 | £97.85 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + £0.30 | 1.9% + £0.25 |
| Trustpilot | 3.3 (23979) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 92 | 75 |
| Country coverage | 20 | 19 |
| Data residency | US | EEA |
| Languages | 7 | 5 |
| Payment methods supported | 7 | 23 |

## 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 iRaiser if

> Established European nonprofits, foundations, hospitals, and cultural institutions that want branded, self-hosted fundraising tools — forms, peer-to-peer, crowdfunding, and events — under their own identity.

- Branded, self-hosted fundraising tools (donation forms, peer-to-peer, crowdfunding, events, ticketing) under the nonprofit's own identity.
- Configurable Flex Editor for tailoring donation journeys.
- Established European focus, reporting more than 900 charities served across the region.
- Suited to larger nonprofits, foundations, hospitals, and cultural institutions with dedicated fundraising teams.