# Give Lively vs JustGiving

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Give Lively | JustGiving |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | $97.50 | €97.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.2% + $0.30 | 1.9% + €0.30 |
| Trustpilot | 3.3 (1) | 4.1 (7663) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | — | — |
| Country coverage | 1 | 6 |
| Data residency | US | — |
| Languages | 0 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 6 | 7 |

## Choose Give Lively if

> US 501(c)(3) nonprofits seeking a fully underwritten, no-cost fundraising toolkit - campaign pages, text-to-donate, peer-to-peer, and events - backed by philanthropist founders rather than platform charges.

- Underwritten by philanthropist founders, so member nonprofits are not charged for the software.
- Full toolkit: campaign pages, donation widgets, text-to-donate, peer-to-peer, team fundraising, and events.
- Donors can opt to cover processing, helping organizations keep the full gift.
- Rapid disbursement with no holding period.


## Choose JustGiving if

> UK charities and individual fundraisers who want a recognised, no-platform-fee donation platform with Gift Aid support and a fully free direct-donation option.

- No platform fee and free to set up a fundraising page.
- Low payment processing: 1.9% + GBP0.30 for charities, 2.9% + GBP0.35 for personal crowdfunding.
- Gift Aid administration for UK charities (5% applied to Gift Aid, not the donation).
- Free Giving Checkout option with no processing fees and 100% to the charity.