# impactory vs Pledge

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Pledge delivers about 2.80 more of every 100 donated than impactory ($96.80 vs €94.00 per 100). On the headline numbers, impactory and Pledge are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | impactory | Pledge |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €94.00 | $96.80 |
| Platform fee | 6% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 2.9% + $0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 39 | 76 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | US |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 6 | 10 |

## Choose impactory if

> Austrian non-profit organisations and associations that want a locally compliant donation tool with automated tax-deductibility receipts and simple card or Klarna giving.

- Automated Austrian tax-deductibility: donation receipts downloadable as PDF or emailed for organisations with charitable status.
- Positions itself as Austria's largest donation platform, hosting a few hundred projects from vetted non-profit organisations.
- Organisations are screened before they can publish, adding a layer of donor trust.
- Donors can give as a one-off guest or through a free account that tracks their cumulative giving.


## Choose Pledge if

> US-based individuals, nonprofits and purpose-driven companies that want a free-to-start fundraiser with a wide range of giving methods - cards, ACH, PayPal, Venmo, stock, donor-advised funds and crypto - plus Shopify and API-based embedded giving.

- No mandatory platform fee - funded by optional donor tipping, with most donors choosing to cover the fees.
- Exceptionally broad giving methods: cards, ACH, PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, Google Pay, stock, donor-advised funds and cryptocurrency.
- Donations are regranted through the Pledgeling Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) public charity, with multi-state US fundraising compliance.
- Shopify "Give & Grow" app and embedded-giving APIs and widgets for e-commerce and product integrations.