# Betterplace vs GINGER

## What the data says.

GINGER stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Betterplace does not. On the headline numbers, Betterplace and GINGER are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Betterplace | GINGER |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.20 | €97.85 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.8% + €0.00 | 1.8% + €0.35 |
| Trustpilot | 4.8 (851) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 87 | 65 |
| Country coverage | 2 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | EU |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 6 | 4 |

## 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 GINGER if

> Italian creators, associations, and local businesses running reward-based or donation campaigns who value a platform with a strong project-success rate and roots in the Emilia-Romagna region.

- One of the highest project-success rates among Italian crowdfunding platforms
- Mixed model supporting both reward-based campaigns and donation fundraising
- Open to individuals, associations, businesses, and public administrations
- Does not retain a platform percentage of funds raised (payment-processing commissions apply)