# Payzone Fundraising vs PPL

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Payzone Fundraising delivers about 4.92 more of every 100 donated than PPL (£96.31 vs €91.39 per 100). On the headline numbers, Payzone Fundraising and PPL are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Payzone Fundraising | PPL |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £96.31 | €91.39 |
| Platform fee | 3.69% | 6.15% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + £0.00 | 2.46% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 71 | 57 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Payment methods supported | 0 | 4 |

## Choose Payzone Fundraising if

> Irish charities, clubs, schools, and community organisations that want simple cashless fundraising, including donation pages, events, and recurring giving, backed by an established Irish payments company.

- Backed by Payzone, an established Irish payments company, with familiar payment infrastructure.
- Transparent transaction fee of 3% + VAT (about 3.69%) with no setup or monthly fees.
- Option to pass the transaction charge to donors so the cause receives the full amount.
- Supports campaigns, events, one-off and recurring donations, and merchandise sales.


## Choose PPL if

> Portuguese entrepreneurs, creatives, and social or humanitarian causes that want a local, Portuguese-language crowdfunding platform offering both reward-based campaigns and a dedicated donations area.

- Long-established in Portugal, operating since 2011.
- Supports both reward-based crowdfunding and a dedicated 'PPL Causas' donations area for social causes.
- Offers all-or-nothing and flexible funding models.
- Supporters can give unconditionally to causes, transferring even if the goal is not met.

