# BetterWorld vs EcoCrowd

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, BetterWorld delivers about 7.05 more of every 100 donated than EcoCrowd (£96.80 vs €89.75 per 100). On the headline numbers, BetterWorld and EcoCrowd are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | BetterWorld | EcoCrowd |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £96.80 | €89.75 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 8% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + £0.30 | 1.9% + €0.35 |
| Trustpilot | 2.9 (2) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 81 | 46 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | DE |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 5 | 3 |

## Choose BetterWorld if

> Nonprofits, schools, PTOs, and community groups in the US running auctions, raffles, events, and peer-to-peer campaigns that want every fundraising tool available on every plan.

- Exceptionally broad format support: silent and live auctions, raffles, events, donation forms, peer-to-peer, crowdfunding, paddle raise, and a-thons.
- No feature gating - every fundraising tool is available even on the free entry plan.
- Paid Partner ($1,550/year) and Keystone ($5,950/year) tiers lower the platform's percentage cut for higher-volume organizations.
- Most donors (over 95%) opt to cover payment processing, so organizations retain more of each gift.


## Choose EcoCrowd if

> German environmental and sustainability nonprofits - associations, foundations, and gGmbHs - seeking community-backed funding for SDG-aligned projects through a curated monthly donation pool.

- Operated by the Deutsche Umweltstiftung, an established German environmental foundation.
- Sharp focus on sustainability and UN Sustainable Development Goal-aligned projects.
- Distinctive monthly donation-pool model with a community vote on which project is funded.
- Accepts PayPal and bank transfer, with donations starting from one euro.