# JustGiving vs PPL

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, JustGiving delivers about 6.41 more of every 100 donated than PPL (£97.80 vs €91.39 per 100). On the headline numbers, JustGiving and PPL are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | JustGiving | PPL |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £97.80 | €91.39 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 6.15% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + £0.30 | 2.46% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 4.1 (7663) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 91 | 57 |
| Country coverage | 6 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Payment methods supported | 7 | 4 |

## 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 PPL if

> Portuguese entrepreneurs, creatives, and social or humanitarian causes that want a local, Portuguese-language crowdfunding platform offering both reward-based campaigns and a dedicated donations area.

- Long-established in Portugal, operating since 2011.
- Supports both reward-based crowdfunding and a dedicated 'PPL Causas' donations area for social causes.
- Offers all-or-nothing and flexible funding models.
- Supporters can give unconditionally to causes, transferring even if the goal is not met.