# PPL vs TotalGiving

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, TotalGiving delivers about 8.61 more of every 100 donated than PPL (£100.00 vs €91.39 per 100). On the headline numbers, PPL 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 | PPL | TotalGiving |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €91.39 | £100.00 |
| Platform fee | 6.15% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.46% + €0.00 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 2.2 (16) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 57 | 74 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 3 |

## 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.


## 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.