# Betterplace vs Givebutter

## What the data says.

Betterplace holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.8/5 across 851 reviews, against 4.1/5 across 283 for Givebutter. On the headline numbers, Betterplace and Givebutter are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Betterplace | Givebutter |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.20 | $96.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.8% + €0.00 | 2.9% + $0.30 |
| Trustpilot | 4.8 (851) | 4.1 (283) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 87 | 91 |
| Country coverage | 2 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | US |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 6 | 10 |

## 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 Givebutter if

> US nonprofits that want donation pages, events, and donor management in one free-to-start platform, especially where donors reliably cover the optional tip.

- 0% platform fee across campaign types when donor tips are enabled.
- All-in-one toolset: donation pages, events, and donor management.
- No limits or fees on payouts.
- Broad payment support: cards, PayPal, Venmo, ACH, Cash App, donor-advised funds, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.