# CanadaHelps vs DierenDonatie

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, DierenDonatie delivers about 3.75 more of every 100 donated than CanadaHelps (€100.00 vs C$96.25 per 100). DierenDonatie stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while CanadaHelps does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | CanadaHelps | DierenDonatie |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | C$96.25 | €100.00 |
| Platform fee | 3.75% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + C$0.00 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 3.2 (1) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 90 | 38 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | CA (Microsoft) | EEA |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 5 | 2 |

## Choose CanadaHelps if

> Canadian donors who want a single secure home for their giving, and registered Canadian charities seeking online fundraising tools, automatic tax-receipting, and a profile synced from the CRA database.

- Operated by a registered Canadian charity and public foundation dedicated to online giving since 2000.
- Every CRA-registered Canadian charity has a profile, synced automatically from the CRA database.
- Automatic electronic tax receipts are issued for each donation, whether or not the donor has an account.
- Broad payment support: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay, gift cards, securities, and cryptocurrency.


## Choose DierenDonatie if

> Dutch animal shelters, wildlife-care centres, and animal-welfare foundations that need specific goods funded - food, equipment, or veterinary care - and value a CBF-accredited, transparent donation platform.

- Exclusively focused on animal-welfare causes in the Netherlands
- Recognised as one of the first CBF-accredited donation platforms (CBF-Erkend Donatieplatform)
- Product-fulfilment model: donors fund specific items the platform buys and ships to the foundation
- Flat per-project contribution (EUR 10 up to EUR 300, EUR 25 above) rather than a percentage cut of donations