Funraisin vs WhyDonate
Established nonprofits and charities running event-based, peer-to-peer, and recurring fundraising programmes that want a fully branded, white-label platform and have the capacity to operate it.
European nonprofits and individuals who want a transparent, low-fee, GDPR-native crowdfunding platform with broad multilingual and multi-currency support.
On a £100 donation, Funraisin delivers £1.65 more to the recipient than WhyDonate.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | Funraisin | WhyDonate |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (£100) | £100.00★ winner | £98.35 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + £0.00★ winner | 1.4% + £0.25 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.9 (379)★ winner |
| Country coverage | 0 countries | 115 countries★ winner |
| Data residency | AU/EU/NA | EEA★ winner |
| Languages | 1 | 19★ winner |
| Payment methods supported | 7 | 24★ winner |
Winner by category.
£100.00 vs £98.35 reaches the recipient.
— vs 4.9 on Trustpilot.
115 vs 0 countries.
EEA data residency for GDPR-sensitive donor data.
Choose based on who you are.
Established nonprofits and charities running event-based, peer-to-peer, and recurring fundraising programmes that want a fully branded, white-label platform and have the capacity to operate it.
- ✓White-label, highly customisable platform that lets nonprofits run fully branded fundraising sites.
- ✓Broad feature suite: donations, peer-to-peer, events and ticketing, raffles, recurring giving, and a built-in CMS.
- ✓Wide payment coverage including cards, PayPal, Apple Pay and Google Pay via Stripe, iDEAL, ACH, and BECS direct debit.
- ✓Multilingual deployments via optional language packs and support for a wide range of currencies.
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
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, Funraisin or WhyDonate?
On a £100 donation, Funraisin delivers approximately £100.00 to the recipient and WhyDonate delivers approximately £98.35. Real costs depend on the payment method donors choose.
Which is better for European nonprofits?
WhyDonate is generally better suited to European nonprofits handling GDPR-sensitive donor data because of its EEA data residency.
Which platform has more country coverage?
Funraisin operates in 0 countries; WhyDonate operates in 115.
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