# Payzone Fundraising vs TotalGiving

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, TotalGiving delivers about kr3.69 more of every kr100 donated than Payzone Fundraising (kr100.00 vs kr96.31). On the headline numbers, Payzone Fundraising and TotalGiving are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Payzone Fundraising | TotalGiving |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | kr96.31 | kr100.00 |
| Platform fee | 3.69% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + kr0.00 | 0% + kr0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 2.2 (16) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 71 | 73 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 0 | 3 |

## Choose Payzone Fundraising if

> Irish charities, clubs, schools, and community organisations that want simple cashless fundraising, including donation pages, events, and recurring giving, backed by an established Irish payments company.

- Backed by Payzone, an established Irish payments company, with familiar payment infrastructure.
- Transparent transaction fee of 3% + VAT (about 3.69%) with no setup or monthly fees.
- Option to pass the transaction charge to donors so the cause receives the full amount.
- Supports campaigns, events, one-off and recurring donations, and merchandise sales.


## Choose TotalGiving if

> UK registered charities and their supporters who want fundraising and sponsorship pages where donations pass directly to the charity, with Gift Aid and multi-currency donations.

- Donations are transferred directly to the recipient charity rather than held by the platform.
- Supports Gift Aid, claimable on eligible UK donations and approved by HMRC.
- Donors can give in many currencies (around 140), converted to GBP for the charity.
- Charity directory and search covering thousands of UK registered charities, with fundraising and sponsorship pages.