# Kadonation vs Pledge

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Kadonation delivers about 3.20 more of every 100 donated than Pledge (€100.00 vs $96.80 per 100). On the headline numbers, Kadonation and Pledge are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Kadonation | Pledge |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €100.00 | $96.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 2.9% + $0.30 |
| Trustpilot | 3.3 (1365) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 42 | 76 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | US |
| Languages | 3 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 6 | 10 |

## Choose Kadonation if

> Benelux users organising social group gifts among friends, family, or colleagues who are happy to receive a gift card rather than cash, plus organisers wanting a low-cost donation-crowdfunding option in Belgium and the Netherlands.

- Group gifts cost nothing to create or contribute to beyond the contribution itself.
- Broad Benelux payment coverage: Bancontact, iDEAL, Payconiq, Visa, Mastercard, and Maestro.
- Donation-crowdfunding path charges only a one-time deduction at project close, with no start or per-contribution cost.
- Integrated into the Payconiq by Bancontact app for quick, secure contributions.


## 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.