# CanadaHelps vs Produzioni dal Basso

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, CanadaHelps delivers about 1.20 more of every 100 donated than Produzioni dal Basso (C$96.25 vs £95.05 per 100). Produzioni dal Basso stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while CanadaHelps does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | CanadaHelps | Produzioni dal Basso |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | C$96.25 | £95.05 |
| Platform fee | 3.75% | 3% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + C$0.00 | 1.6% + £0.35 |
| Trustpilot | 3.2 (1) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 90 | 74 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | CA (Microsoft) | EEA |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 5 | 0 |

## 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 Produzioni dal Basso if

> Italian associations, cultural and social projects, and start-ups that want a flexible, long-established platform with multiple funding models and optional co-financing, and that do not require international reach.

- Long-established (since 2005) generalist platform with broad project eligibility.
- Three funding modes: keep-it-all, all-or-nothing, and simple donation.
- Run by a benefit corporation; payments via PayPal and regulated Lemonway.
- Co-financing programs can unlock partner matching past a threshold.