# JustGiving vs OnParticipe

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, OnParticipe delivers about 2.20 more of every 100 donated than JustGiving (€100.00 vs £97.80 per 100). JustGiving holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.1/5 across 7,663 reviews, against 3.0/5 across 21 for OnParticipe.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | JustGiving | OnParticipe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £97.80 | €100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + £0.30 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 4.1 (7663) | 3 (21) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 91 | 74 |
| Country coverage | 6 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | France |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 7 | 1 |

## 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.


## Choose OnParticipe if

> French and European organisers running cagnottes, ticketed events, or association fundraising who want a no-commission, French-hosted platform with identity controls, and who will read the terms for inactivity and refund charges.

- No commission on collections, so organisers keep the entire amount raised and ticket revenue.
- Designed and hosted in France, with French customer support available seven days a week.
- Funded by an optional donor tip rather than a mandatory platform charge.
- Systematic identity-document checks on organisers for fraud control.