# BuonaCausa vs StartSomeGood

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, BuonaCausa delivers about 7.90 more of every 100 donated than StartSomeGood (€100.00 vs £92.10 per 100). BuonaCausa stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while StartSomeGood does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | BuonaCausa | StartSomeGood |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €100.00 | £92.10 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 5% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 2.9% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 60 | 59 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 23 |
| Data residency | EU | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 1 |

## 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 StartSomeGood if

> Nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, and changemakers running social-impact crowdfunding campaigns who want a flexible 'tipping point' funding model rather than strict all-or-nothing.

- Mission-focused platform dedicated to nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, and changemakers.
- Success-based 5% platform fee charged only if a campaign reaches its goal.
- Flexible 'tipping point' model releases funds once a minimum is reached, not strict all-or-nothing.
- Option to pass platform and processing fees to donors or absorb them.