# Betterplace vs CotizUp

## What the data says.

Betterplace holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.8/5 across 851 reviews, against 4.3/5 across 2,664 for CotizUp. On the headline numbers, Betterplace and CotizUp are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Betterplace | CotizUp |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.20 | £97.60 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.8% + €0.00 | 1.9% + £0.50 |
| Trustpilot | 4.8 (851) | 4.3 (2664) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 87 | 72 |
| Country coverage | 2 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 6 | 1 |

## Choose Betterplace if

> German and Austrian nonprofits and social-cause project owners that want a trusted, charitable, German-run donation platform with low pass-through costs and local data handling.

- Operated by the charitable betterplace.org gGmbH — a nonprofit, mission-aligned platform.
- Roughly 2.8% transaction fee, with the large majority of each donation passing to the project.
- Free for organisations to set up and run campaigns.
- Supports credit card, PayPal, SEPA Direct Debit, and bank wire transfer.


## Choose CotizUp if

> French individuals and groups raising money for personal causes, projects, or collective gifts who want a simple cagnotte with no platform commission and a keep-it-all model.

- No platform commission, so organisers keep what they raise (keep-it-all model)
- Simple cagnotte format designed for quick, shareable group collections
- Optional donor tip is fully voluntary and can be adjusted or removed before paying
- Card and bank processing charges are passed through at cost rather than marked up