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Head-to-head

4fund.com vs Donately

4fund.com logo
4fund.com
— · 30 countries

Individuals, charities, and small organisations across the EEA who want a multilingual, no-commission fundraiser backed by an established Polish crowdfunding operator with EU payment-institution licensing.

Donately logo
Donately
— · 0 countries

Nonprofits, churches, and schools that want embeddable, customizable donation forms and an API to add giving to an existing website, with Stripe and PayPal processing and CRM integrations.

The headline

On a £100 donation, 4fund.com delivers £7.20 more to the recipient than Donately.

The evidence

Side-by-side.

Metric 4fund.com Donately
Recipient gets (£100) £100.00★ winner £92.80
Platform fee 0%★ winner 4%
Payment processing fee 0% + £0.00★ winner 2.9% + £0.30
Trustpilot 3.9 (451) 4.5 (17)★ winner
Country coverage 30 countries★ winner 0 countries
Data residency
Languages 30★ winner 0
Payment methods supported 12★ winner 5
Verdict

Winner by category.

Better fees
4fund.com

£100.00 vs £92.80 reaches the recipient.

Higher Trustpilot rating
Donately

3.9 vs 4.5 on Trustpilot.

Wider country coverage
4fund.com

30 vs 0 countries.

Better for European fundraisers
Tied

Both share the same residency posture.

Pick by fit

Choose based on who you are.

Choose 4fund.com if

Individuals, charities, and small organisations across the EEA who want a multilingual, no-commission fundraiser backed by an established Polish crowdfunding operator with EU payment-institution licensing.

  • Operated by Zrzutka.pl, the company behind Poland's long-established zrzutka.pl crowdfunding platform, with over a decade of experience.
  • Run by an operator that describes itself as an EU-licensed payment services provider supervised by Poland's financial regulator.
  • Charges organisers no commission and takes no cut on deposits or withdrawals; sustained by an optional voluntary donor contribution.
  • Broad European payment-rail support: iDEAL, Bancontact, MultiBanco, MB Way, and EPS, plus cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Revolut Pay, Skrill, N26, and ZEN.
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Choose Donately if

Nonprofits, churches, and schools that want embeddable, customizable donation forms and an API to add giving to an existing website, with Stripe and PayPal processing and CRM integrations.

  • Customizable, embeddable donation forms and campaign pages that drop into an existing site.
  • API access and native integrations with Salesforce, HubSpot, Constant Contact, and Mailchimp.
  • Card and ACH processing via Stripe and PayPal, with optional donor cost coverage.
  • Peer-to-peer, team fundraising, recurring giving, text-to-give, and event ticketing included.
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Also consider

A third option.

1%Club

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.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper, 4fund.com or Donately?

On a £100 donation, 4fund.com delivers approximately £100.00 to the recipient and Donately delivers approximately £92.80. Real costs depend on the payment method donors choose.

Which is better for European nonprofits?

Both platforms operate inside the EEA framework. Choose based on local payment-method coverage and language support.

Which platform has more country coverage?

4fund.com operates in 30 countries; Donately operates in 0.

How we rank

Rankings are produced by a public editorial methodology — open to peer review. We disclose ownership, scoring weights, and every change.

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