# CotizUp vs Mesenaatti.me

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, CotizUp delivers about 13.60 more of every 100 donated than Mesenaatti.me (£97.60 vs €84.00 per 100). Mesenaatti.me stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while CotizUp does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | CotizUp | Mesenaatti.me |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £97.60 | €84.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 15% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + £0.50 | 0% + €1.00 |
| Trustpilot | 4.3 (2664) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 72 | 57 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | EEA |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 1 |

## Choose CotizUp if

> French individuals and groups raising money for personal causes, projects, or collective gifts who want a simple cagnotte with no platform commission and a keep-it-all model.

- No platform commission, so organisers keep what they raise (keep-it-all model)
- Simple cagnotte format designed for quick, shareable group collections
- Optional donor tip is fully voluntary and can be adjusted or removed before paying
- Card and bank processing charges are passed through at cost rather than marked up


## Choose Mesenaatti.me if

> Finnish artists, associations, nonprofits, and startups running reward-based or donation crowdfunding in euro who want a domestic platform that handles Finnish fundraising-permit requirements.

- Finland's largest home-grown crowdfunding platform, established since 2012.
- Supports both reward-based and donation-based crowdfunding.
- Handles the Finnish fundraising-permit requirements for donation campaigns.
- All-or-nothing model refunds backers in full if a campaign misses its target.