# La Cagnotte des Proches vs TotalGiving

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, TotalGiving delivers about 2.47 more of every 100 donated than La Cagnotte des Proches (£100.00 vs €97.53 per 100). On the headline numbers, La Cagnotte des Proches and TotalGiving are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | La Cagnotte des Proches | TotalGiving |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.53 | £100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.3% + €0.17 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 2.2 (16) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 61 | 74 |
| Country coverage | 5 | 1 |
| Data residency | France (OVH) | — |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 3 | 3 |

## Choose La Cagnotte des Proches if

> Families, friends, and colleagues in France raising a solidarity cagnotte to support a loved one facing illness, disability, an accident, end-of-life care, or bereavement.

- Tightly focused on solidarity and health-related causes - illness, accidents, end-of-life, and bereavement collections.
- Operated by a French company (SAS, Aix-en-Provence) and certified as a social-utility enterprise (ESUS) in 2024.
- Donations are processed securely by Stripe, with withdrawals paid to the beneficiary by bank transfer.
- Offers fundraiser support beyond hosting - advice and help creating visuals, videos, and media outreach.


## Choose TotalGiving if

> UK registered charities and their supporters who want fundraising and sponsorship pages where donations pass directly to the charity, with Gift Aid and multi-currency donations.

- Donations are transferred directly to the recipient charity rather than held by the platform.
- Supports Gift Aid, claimable on eligible UK donations and approved by HMRC.
- Donors can give in many currencies (around 140), converted to GBP for the charity.
- Charity directory and search covering thousands of UK registered charities, with fundraising and sponsorship pages.