# CanadaHelps vs WhyDonate

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | CanadaHelps | WhyDonate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | C$96.25 | €98.35 |
| Platform fee | 3.75% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + C$0.00 | 1.4% + €0.25 |
| Trustpilot | 3.2 (1) | 4.9 (388) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 90 | 77 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 115 |
| Data residency | CA (Microsoft) | EEA |
| Languages | 2 | 19 |
| Payment methods supported | 5 | 24 |

## Choose CanadaHelps if

> Canadian donors who want a single secure home for their giving, and registered Canadian charities seeking online fundraising tools, automatic tax-receipting, and a profile synced from the CRA database.

- Operated by a registered Canadian charity and public foundation dedicated to online giving since 2000.
- Every CRA-registered Canadian charity has a profile, synced automatically from the CRA database.
- Automatic electronic tax receipts are issued for each donation, whether or not the donor has an account.
- Broad payment support: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay, gift cards, securities, and cryptocurrency.


## 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