# WhyDonate vs Yapla

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, WhyDonate delivers about £2.05 more of every £100 donated than Yapla (£97.85 vs £95.80). WhyDonate holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.9/5 across 388 reviews, against 2.3/5 across 6 for Yapla. WhyDonate stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Yapla does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | WhyDonate | Yapla |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £98.35 | £95.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.4% + £0.25 | 3.9% + £0.30 |
| Trustpilot | 4.9 (388) | 2.3 (6) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 77 | 81 |
| Country coverage | 115 | 5 |
| Data residency | EEA | Canada or EU (by org region) |
| Languages | 19 | 3 |
| Payment methods supported | 24 | 4 |

## 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


## 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.