GoFundraise vs Little Phil
Australian individuals, charities, and event organisers running personal or peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns who want Australian-hosted, PCI-secure infrastructure and DGR-aware tax receipting.
Australian donors, companies, and nonprofits focused on impact transparency and modern giving options such as crypto, workplace giving, and Shopify post-checkout donations, where offshore data storage is not a blocker.
On a A$100 donation, GoFundraise delivers A$0.27 more to the recipient than Little Phil.
GoFundraise & Little Phil don’t process payments in USD — pricing shown in AUD.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | GoFundraise | Little Phil |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (A$100) | A$98.22★ winner | A$97.95 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.4% + A$0.38★ winner | 1.75% + A$0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Country coverage | 1 countries | 1 countries |
| Data residency | Australia | Outside AU (SG/HK/US) |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 2 | 4★ winner |
Winner by category.
A$98.22 vs A$97.95 reaches the recipient.
— vs — on Trustpilot.
1 vs 1 countries.
Both share the same residency posture.
Choose based on who you are.
Australian individuals, charities, and event organisers running personal or peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns who want Australian-hosted, PCI-secure infrastructure and DGR-aware tax receipting.
- ✓Established Australian platform for donation and peer-to-peer fundraising.
- ✓Strong event-based and community-fundraising tooling with multi-beneficiary support.
- ✓Payments via Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal, and Stripe.
- ✓All data encrypted at rest and hosted in Australia, with PCI-secure infrastructure and third-party penetration testing.
Australian donors, companies, and nonprofits focused on impact transparency and modern giving options such as crypto, workplace giving, and Shopify post-checkout donations, where offshore data storage is not a blocker.
- ✓Built-in impact-tracking so donors can see the effect of their giving first-hand.
- ✓Nonprofits pay no commission on donations, per Little Phil's nonprofits page.
- ✓Modern giving options: Apple Pay, Google Pay, cards, direct debit, internal credit, and cryptocurrency.
- ✓Spans donor, nonprofit, and corporate giving, including workplace-giving programmes.
A third option.
Dutch and other social-impact initiators running Global-Goals-aligned campaigns who value personal coaching and community-building over a high-volume, self-serve crowdfunding marketplace.
Other comparisons.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, GoFundraise or Little Phil?
On a A$100 donation, GoFundraise delivers approximately A$98.22 to the recipient and Little Phil delivers approximately A$97.95. Real costs depend on the payment method donors choose.
Which is better for European nonprofits?
Both platforms operate inside the EEA framework. Choose based on local payment-method coverage and language support.
Which platform has more country coverage?
GoFundraise operates in 1 countries; Little Phil operates in 1.
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