# GoFundMe vs Raisely

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Raisely delivers about £1.45 more of every £100 donated than GoFundMe (£98.30 vs £96.85). On the headline numbers, GoFundMe and Raisely are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GoFundMe | Raisely |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £96.80 | £98.30 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + £0.30 | 1.4% + £0.30 |
| Trustpilot | 3.3 (23979) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 92 | 82 |
| Country coverage | 20 | 8 |
| Data residency | US | AU/UK/US |
| Languages | 7 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 7 | 0 |

## 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 Raisely if

> Australian, UK and North American charities and nonprofits that want fully customizable, white-label peer-to-peer and recurring-giving campaigns, full ownership of their donor data and no lock-in contracts.

- Fully customizable, white-label donation pages and campaign websites built without code.
- Strong peer-to-peer, team-fundraising and recurring-giving tooling.
- Donor-data ownership with CRM integrations, automation and a developer API, with no lock-in contracts.
- Funded by optional donor tips rather than a mandatory subscription, with an optional paid plan.