# iRaiser vs Pledge

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, iRaiser delivers about 1.05 more of every 100 donated than Pledge (£97.85 vs $96.80 per 100). iRaiser stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Pledge does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | iRaiser | Pledge |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £97.85 | $96.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + £0.25 | 2.9% + $0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 75 | 76 |
| Country coverage | 19 | 1 |
| Data residency | EEA | US |
| Languages | 5 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 23 | 10 |

## 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.


## 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.