# Mightycause vs WhyDonate

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, WhyDonate delivers about 2.63 more of every 100 donated than Mightycause (£97.85 vs $95.22 per 100). WhyDonate holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.9/5 across 388 reviews, against 3.2/5 across 1 for Mightycause. WhyDonate stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Mightycause does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Mightycause | WhyDonate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | $95.22 | £98.35 |
| Platform fee | 1.99% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.2% + $0.29 | 1.4% + £0.25 |
| Trustpilot | 3.2 (1) | 4.9 (388) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 78 | 77 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 115 |
| Data residency | — | EEA |
| Languages | 1 | 19 |
| Payment methods supported | 7 | 24 |

## Choose Mightycause if

> US nonprofits looking for a free or low-cost starting point for donation pages, peer-to-peer campaigns, and event fundraising.

- Free plan available at $0 per month.
- Nonprofit-focused toolset: donation pages, peer-to-peer, and event fundraising.
- Used by more than 76,000 nonprofit organisations.
- Supports cards, PayPal, Venmo, ACH, and digital wallets.


## Choose WhyDonate if

> European nonprofits and individuals who want a transparent, low-fee, GDPR-native crowdfunding platform with broad multilingual and multi-currency support.

- Zero platform fee with a transparent voluntary-tip model
- EEA data residency and GDPR-native compliance
- Broad coverage of local European payment rails (iDEAL, Bancontact, Klarna, Twint, Swish, MobilePay, Vipps, Blik, Cartes Bancaires, Satispay, MultiBanco, EPS) plus global rails (cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, Link, Revolut Pay)
- 19-language interface and 27 supported currencies for cross-border fundraising