# GiveWheel vs TotalGiving

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GiveWheel | TotalGiving |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | C$98.60 | C$100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.2% + C$0.20 | 0% + C$0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 4.7 (92) | 2.2 (16) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 71 | 74 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EU (Heroku) | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 3 |

## Choose GiveWheel if

> UK fundraisers, charities, companies, and event organisers who want to raise for one or several charities at once, with custom donation splits, Gift Aid, ticketed events, and prize draws.

- Lets fundraisers support an unlimited number of charities from one page, with a custom percentage split.
- Gift Aid is handled via disbursement partner Charities Trust for eligible UK donations.
- Broad feature set: ticketed events, prize draws and raffles, DonorMap, donor messaging, and a public API.
- Accepts donations in GBP, AUD, USD, CAD, and EUR, settled in GBP.


## Choose TotalGiving if

> 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.