# JustGiving vs Payzone Fundraising

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, JustGiving delivers about £1.49 more of every £100 donated than Payzone Fundraising (£97.80 vs £96.31). On the headline numbers, JustGiving and Payzone Fundraising are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | JustGiving | Payzone Fundraising |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £97.80 | £96.31 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 3.69% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + £0.30 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 4.1 (7663) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 91 | 71 |
| Country coverage | 6 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 7 | 0 |

## 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 Payzone Fundraising if

> Irish charities, clubs, schools, and community organisations that want simple cashless fundraising, including donation pages, events, and recurring giving, backed by an established Irish payments company.

- Backed by Payzone, an established Irish payments company, with familiar payment infrastructure.
- Transparent transaction fee of 3% + VAT (about 3.69%) with no setup or monthly fees.
- Option to pass the transaction charge to donors so the cause receives the full amount.
- Supports campaigns, events, one-off and recurring donations, and merchandise sales.