Online donation fee comparison

Collecting donations online has never been easier or more cost-effective. Donorfy makes no charge for collecting a donation, gives you complete control over your brand and the data, and saves you time by automatically adding it to your Donorfy database.

  
    Provider
    Fee basis
    Fee for £25 donation
    Percentage of £25 donation (£31.25 with Gift Aid) retained by you
    Auto updates Donorfy?
    Control over brand?
    Control of data?
  

    Donorfy Direct Debit via GoCardless
    No fee charged by Donorfy. GoCardless transaction fee is 1%, capped at £2. See https://gocardless.com/pricing/
    25p
    99.2%
    Y
    Y
    Y
  

    Donorfy credit/debit card via Stripe
    No fee charged by Donorfy. Stripe transaction fee is 1.2% (charity rate) + 20p
See https://stripe.com/gb/pricing
    50p
    98.4%
    Y
    Y
    Y
  

    BT MyDonate
    1.3% + 15p (if a debit card)
See http://www.btplc.com/mydonate/findoutmore/
    33p
    98.9%
    -
    -
    -
  

    Virgin Money Giving
    £100 setup fee, transaction fee 2%, card fee 1.45%
See http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/giving/about-us/fees.jsp
    86p
    97.2%
    -
    -
    -
  

    JustGiving
    5% + 1.25% card fee
See https://www.justgiving.com/fees/eurl.axd/c712e56a355d4246be74991177efbb12
    £1.95
    93.8%
    -
    -
    -
  

    CAF Donate Direct Debit
    2% of gross donation
See https://www.cafonline.org/charities/caf-donate
    63p
    98%
    -
    -
    -
  

    CAF Donate card and PayPal
    3.6% of gross donation
See https://www.cafonline.org/charities/caf-donate
    £1.13p
    96.4%
    -
    -
    -
  

    Charity Checkout
    Annual fee £299. 2.43% of gross donation, min 30p
See https://www.charitycheckout.co.uk/fundraising/
    61p
    98%
    -
    Partial
    -
  

    Blackbaud Merchant Services (eTapestry, RE etc)
    2.75% (min) + 19p
See https://www.blackbaud.com/bbms/bbms-tier1.aspx
    88p
    97.1%
    -
    -
    -
  