# PPL vs WhyDonate

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, WhyDonate delivers about 6.46 more of every 100 donated than PPL (£97.85 vs €91.39 per 100). WhyDonate stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while PPL does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | PPL | WhyDonate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €91.39 | £98.35 |
| Platform fee | 6.15% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.46% + €0.00 | 1.4% + £0.25 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.9 (388) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 57 | 77 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 115 |
| Data residency | — | EEA |
| Languages | 2 | 19 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 24 |

## 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 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