# BuonaCausa vs EcoCrowd

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, BuonaCausa delivers about €10.25 more of every €100 donated than EcoCrowd (€100.00 vs €89.75). BuonaCausa stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while EcoCrowd does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | BuonaCausa | EcoCrowd |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €100.00 | €89.75 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 8% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 1.9% + €0.35 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 60 | 46 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EU | DE |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 3 |

## Choose BuonaCausa if

> Italian associations, nonprofits, and individuals who want a no-commission way to collect donations directly into their own accounts, and campaigners who pair fundraising with online petitions and activism.

- Donations are paid directly into the organiser's own bank, PayPal, or postal account without platform intermediation
- No platform commission charged on donations
- Reduced third-party processing costs for recognised nonprofit (ONLUS) organisations
- Combines donation fundraising with online petitions and activism on one platform


## 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.