# I believe in you vs JustGiving

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, JustGiving delivers about 9.80 more of every 100 donated than I believe in you (£97.80 vs €88.00 per 100). On the headline numbers, I believe in you and JustGiving are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | I believe in you | JustGiving |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €88.00 | £97.80 |
| Platform fee | 8% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 4% + €0.00 | 1.9% + £0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.1 (7663) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 40 | 91 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 6 |
| Data residency | DE (AWS Frankfurt) | — |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 2 | 7 |

## Choose I believe in you if

> Austrian athletes, sports clubs, and event organisers raising money for a sporting goal, who are comfortable with an all-or-nothing campaign where funds are released only if the target is met.

- Focuses exclusively on sport - athletes, clubs, and sports event organisers - rather than general crowdfunding.
- All-or-nothing model means backers are only charged for campaigns that reach their goal.
- Operated locally by a Vienna-based entity (I Believe In You Osterreich GmbH) under an established Swiss brand.
- Austrian site is hosted on Amazon Web Services in Frankfurt, Germany - EU data residency.


## Choose JustGiving if

> UK charities and individual fundraisers who want a recognised, no-platform-fee donation platform with Gift Aid support and a fully free direct-donation option.

- No platform fee and free to set up a fundraising page.
- Low payment processing: 1.9% + GBP0.30 for charities, 2.9% + GBP0.35 for personal crowdfunding.
- Gift Aid administration for UK charities (5% applied to Gift Aid, not the donation).
- Free Giving Checkout option with no processing fees and 100% to the charity.