# BuonaCausa vs I believe in you

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, BuonaCausa delivers about €12.00 more of every €100 donated than I believe in you (€100.00 vs €88.00). BuonaCausa stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while I believe in you does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | BuonaCausa | I believe in you |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €100.00 | €88.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 8% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 4% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 60 | 40 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EU | DE (AWS Frankfurt) |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 2 |

## 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 I believe in you if

> Austrian athletes, sports clubs, and event organisers raising money for a sporting goal, who are comfortable with an all-or-nothing campaign where funds are released only if the target is met.

- Focuses exclusively on sport - athletes, clubs, and sports event organisers - rather than general crowdfunding.
- All-or-nothing model means backers are only charged for campaigns that reach their goal.
- Operated locally by a Vienna-based entity (I Believe In You Osterreich GmbH) under an established Swiss brand.
- Austrian site is hosted on Amazon Web Services in Frankfurt, Germany - EU data residency.