# Raisely vs WhyDonate

## What the data says.

WhyDonate stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Raisely does not. On the headline numbers, Raisely and WhyDonate are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Raisely | WhyDonate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £98.30 | £98.35 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.4% + £0.30 | 1.4% + £0.25 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.9 (388) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 82 | 77 |
| Country coverage | 8 | 115 |
| Data residency | AU/UK/US | EEA |
| Languages | 1 | 19 |
| Payment methods supported | 0 | 24 |

## Choose Raisely if

> Australian, UK and North American charities and nonprofits that want fully customizable, white-label peer-to-peer and recurring-giving campaigns, full ownership of their donor data and no lock-in contracts.

- Fully customizable, white-label donation pages and campaign websites built without code.
- Strong peer-to-peer, team-fundraising and recurring-giving tooling.
- Donor-data ownership with CRM integrations, automation and a developer API, with no lock-in contracts.
- Funded by optional donor tips rather than a mandatory subscription, with an optional paid plan.


## 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