# Snowball Fundraising vs Yapla

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Snowball Fundraising delivers about 1.00 more of every 100 donated than Yapla ($96.80 vs £95.80 per 100). On the headline numbers, Snowball Fundraising and Yapla are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Snowball Fundraising | Yapla |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | $96.80 | £95.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + $0.30 | 3.9% + £0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 2.3 (6) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 59 | 81 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 5 |
| Data residency | US | Canada or EU (by org region) |
| Languages | 0 | 3 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 4 |

## Choose Snowball Fundraising if

> Small and mid-sized US nonprofits that want donation forms, text-to-give, online auctions and event ticketing in one platform with US-based bilingual support, fundraising domestically in US dollars.

- All-in-one toolkit: donation forms, text-to-give and text-to-bid, online auctions, event ticketing, recurring gifts and donor CRM.
- Free Starter tier available, with paid annual plans that remove the platform fee and speed payouts to 1-2 days.
- Used by more than 15,000 US nonprofits, with US-based bilingual (English/Spanish) support.
- Payments processed by Stripe; the company states no hidden platform fees beyond the chosen plan and processing.


## Choose Yapla if

> Nonprofits, clubs, and associations in Canada and parts of Europe that want to run donations and fundraising inside a single tool alongside memberships, events, accounting, and contact management.

- All-in-one suite combining donations and crowdfunding with memberships, events, accounting, newsletters, and a CRM.
- Available in both French and English, with users in Canada and parts of Europe.
- Accepts a wide range of payment methods: credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, cheque, cash, and bank transfer.
- Offers an optional donor-contribution model that can cover the cost of payment processing.