# Grassrootz vs PPL

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Grassrootz delivers about 8.61 more of every 100 donated than PPL (A$100.00 vs €91.39 per 100). On the headline numbers, Grassrootz and PPL are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Grassrootz | PPL |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | A$100.00 | €91.39 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 6.15% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + A$0.00 | 2.46% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 76 | 57 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Payment methods supported | 0 | 4 |

## Choose Grassrootz if

> Australian and New Zealand registered charities running peer-to-peer campaigns and endurance-event fundraising who want supporter-driven tools and in-person cashless giving rather than personal one-off fundraisers.

- Core fundraising features provided to charity members at no cost, funded by an optional donor contribution at checkout.
- Partnerships with major endurance events including City2Surf and the Sydney, Auckland, Brisbane, and Melbourne marathons.
- Strong peer-to-peer tooling built around supporters' personal networks.
- In-person cashless giving via Tap'n'Donate card readers for physical events.


## Choose PPL if

> Portuguese entrepreneurs, creatives, and social or humanitarian causes that want a local, Portuguese-language crowdfunding platform offering both reward-based campaigns and a dedicated donations area.

- Long-established in Portugal, operating since 2011.
- Supports both reward-based crowdfunding and a dedicated 'PPL Causas' donations area for social causes.
- Offers all-or-nothing and flexible funding models.
- Supporters can give unconditionally to causes, transferring even if the goal is not met.