# Papayoux vs Pledge

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Papayoux delivers about 1.00 more of every 100 donated than Pledge (€97.80 vs $96.80 per 100). On the headline numbers, Papayoux 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 | Papayoux | Pledge |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.80 | $96.80 |
| Platform fee | 1.9% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 2.9% + $0.30 |
| Trustpilot | 4.6 (434) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 53 | 76 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | US |
| Languages | 6 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 2 | 10 |

## Choose Papayoux if

> French and EU individuals organizing group collections for gifts and events, plus associations running solidarity campaigns, who want a regulated French platform with flexible fee handling.

- Two products in one brand: group-pot collections and solidarity donations.
- Regulated French crowdfunding intermediary (ORIAS) backed by Lemonway.
- Group-pot creation and SEPA-zone withdrawals carry no transfer charge.
- Organizer can absorb or pass per-contribution costs to contributors.


## 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.