TotalGiving vs Tribee
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.
Friends, families, and colleagues in France organising group gifts or money-pots for occasions such as birthdays, weddings, and farewells who want part of every collection to support an environmental, educational, or health cause.
What the data says.
Tribee holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.7/5 across 2,134 reviews, against 2.2/5 across 16 for TotalGiving.
Tribee stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while TotalGiving does not.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | TotalGiving | Tribee |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (£100) | £100.00 | £100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + £0.00 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 2.2 (16) | 4.7 (2,134)★ winner |
| Country coverage | 1 countries | 1 countries |
| Data residency | — | EU★ winner |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 3★ winner | 1 |
Winner by category.
Fees are level on a credit-card donation.
2.2 vs 4.7 on Trustpilot.
1 vs 1 countries.
EEA data residency for GDPR-sensitive donor data.
Choose based on who you are.
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.
Friends, families, and colleagues in France organising group gifts or money-pots for occasions such as birthdays, weddings, and farewells who want part of every collection to support an environmental, educational, or health cause.
- ✓Combines a familiar online money-pot (cagnotte) with an automatic charitable donation on every collection.
- ✓Card payments handled by Stripe, including Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.
- ✓Registered as an Intermédiaire en Financement Participatif (IFP) with ORIAS, number 23000388.
- ✓Personal data hosted exclusively on servers within the European Union.
A third option.
Dutch and other social-impact initiators running Global-Goals-aligned campaigns who value personal coaching and community-building over a high-volume, self-serve crowdfunding marketplace.
Other comparisons.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, TotalGiving or Tribee?
On a £100 donation, TotalGiving delivers approximately £100.00 to the recipient and Tribee delivers approximately £100.00. Real costs depend on the payment method donors choose.
Which is better for European nonprofits?
Tribee is generally better suited to European nonprofits handling GDPR-sensitive donor data because of its EEA data residency.
Which platform has more country coverage?
TotalGiving operates in 1 countries; Tribee operates in 1.
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