# GoFundMe vs WhyDonate

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GoFundMe | WhyDonate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €96.80 | €98.35 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + €0.30 | 1.4% + €0.25 |
| Trustpilot | 3.3 (23930) | 4.9 (388) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 92 | 77 |
| Country coverage | 20 | 115 |
| Data residency | US | EEA |
| Languages | 7 | 19 |
| Payment methods supported | 7 | 24 |

## Choose GoFundMe if

> Individual fundraisers in the US, UK, and English-speaking markets running personal causes (medical, memorial, emergencies) where brand reach matters more than EU data residency.

- Largest global brand in donation crowdfunding with strong organic discoverability
- 0% platform fee since 2017 (donor tips fund the platform)
- Wide international country coverage and currency support
- Established trust signals through high-profile media coverage


## 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