# Betterplace vs Voor je Buurt

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Betterplace delivers about 2.20 more of every 100 donated than Voor je Buurt (€97.20 vs £95.00 per 100). Voor je Buurt stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Betterplace does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Betterplace | Voor je Buurt |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.20 | £95.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 5% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.8% + €0.00 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 4.8 (851) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 87 | 56 |
| Country coverage | 2 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | EEA |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 6 | 0 |

## 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 Voor je Buurt if

> Dutch community groups, volunteers, and local initiatives raising money for civic, social, or green neighbourhood projects, especially those that can pair public donations with matchfunding from municipalities, provinces, or foundations.

- Specialises in civic, social, and green neighbourhood projects across the Netherlands.
- A single 5% service fee on payout that already covers the payment provider's transaction costs.
- Matchfunding partnerships with funds and local governments (VSBfonds, RegioBank, provinces, and municipalities) can multiply what a campaign raises.
- Long operating track record, with thousands of completed campaigns and a high reported success rate.