# JustGiving vs Spotfund

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, JustGiving delivers about £1.00 more of every £100 donated than Spotfund (£97.80 vs £96.80). Spotfund holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.7/5 across 1,775 reviews, against 4.1/5 across 7,663 for JustGiving.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | JustGiving | Spotfund |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £97.80 | £96.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + £0.30 | 2.9% + £0.30 |
| Trustpilot | 4.1 (7663) | 4.7 (1775) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 91 | 73 |
| Country coverage | 6 | 0 |
| 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 Spotfund if

> US individuals and small nonprofits running time-sensitive personal or community causes who value next-business-day payouts and a simple, mobile-first, socially shareable giving flow.

- Next-business-day payouts, faster than many peers that settle over several days.
- Mobile-first, consumer-friendly giving flow optimized for social sharing.
- Supports personal causes, nonprofits, community, sports, and business campaigns.
- Nonprofit toolkit includes recurring donations, branded tax receipts, and event ticketing.