Donately vs Raisely
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.
Australian, UK and North American charities and nonprofits that want fully customizable, white-label peer-to-peer and recurring-giving campaigns, full ownership of their donor data and no lock-in contracts.
On a £100 donation, Raisely delivers £5.50 more to the recipient than Donately.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | Donately | Raisely |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (£100) | £92.80 | £98.30★ winner |
| Platform fee | 4% | 0%★ winner |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + £0.30 | 1.4% + £0.30★ winner |
| Trustpilot | 4.5 (17)★ winner | — (0) |
| Country coverage | 0 countries | 8 countries★ winner |
| Data residency | — | AU/UK/US |
| Languages | 0 | 1★ winner |
| Payment methods supported | 5★ winner | 0 |
Winner by category.
£98.30 vs £92.80 reaches the recipient.
4.5 vs — on Trustpilot.
8 vs 0 countries.
Both share the same residency posture.
Choose based on who you are.
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.
Australian, UK and North American charities and nonprofits that want fully customizable, white-label peer-to-peer and recurring-giving campaigns, full ownership of their donor data and no lock-in contracts.
- ✓Fully customizable, white-label donation pages and campaign websites built without code.
- ✓Strong peer-to-peer, team-fundraising and recurring-giving tooling.
- ✓Donor-data ownership with CRM integrations, automation and a developer API, with no lock-in contracts.
- ✓Funded by optional donor tips rather than a mandatory subscription, with an optional paid plan.
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, Donately or Raisely?
On a £100 donation, Donately delivers approximately £92.80 to the recipient and Raisely delivers approximately £98.30. 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?
Donately operates in 0 countries; Raisely operates in 8.
Rankings are produced by a public editorial methodology — open to peer review. We disclose ownership, scoring weights, and every change.