# StartSomeGood vs TotalGiving

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, TotalGiving delivers about kr7.90 more of every kr100 donated than StartSomeGood (kr100.00 vs kr92.10). On the headline numbers, StartSomeGood 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 | StartSomeGood | TotalGiving |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | kr92.10 | kr100.00 |
| Platform fee | 5% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + kr0.00 | 0% + kr0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 2.2 (16) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 59 | 73 |
| Country coverage | 23 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 3 |

## Choose StartSomeGood if

> Nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, and changemakers running social-impact crowdfunding campaigns who want a flexible 'tipping point' funding model rather than strict all-or-nothing.

- Mission-focused platform dedicated to nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, and changemakers.
- Success-based 5% platform fee charged only if a campaign reaches its goal.
- Flexible 'tipping point' model releases funds once a minimum is reached, not strict all-or-nothing.
- Option to pass platform and processing fees to donors or absorb them.


## 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.