# Crowdfunder UK vs EcoCrowd

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Crowdfunder UK delivers about 7.73 more of every 100 donated than EcoCrowd (£97.48 vs €89.75 per 100). Crowdfunder UK stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while EcoCrowd does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Crowdfunder UK | EcoCrowd |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £97.48 | €89.75 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 8% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.28% + £0.24 | 1.9% + €0.35 |
| Trustpilot | 4.1 (2873) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 85 | 46 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | UK/EEA/US | DE |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 3 |

## Choose Crowdfunder UK if

> UK community projects, charities, social enterprises, and individuals who want match funding and Gift Aid alongside either donation or reward-based crowdfunding and can settle to a UK bank account.

- Supports multiple campaign types - donations, reward-based pledges, and community share offers - on one platform.
- Match funding (+Extra) can unlock grants from corporate, public-sector, and charitable partners on top of money raised.
- Gift Aid is handled through SwiftAid for eligible UK donations.
- Offers both All-or-Nothing and Flexible (keep-what-you-raise) funding models.


## Choose EcoCrowd if

> German environmental and sustainability nonprofits - associations, foundations, and gGmbHs - seeking community-backed funding for SDG-aligned projects through a curated monthly donation pool.

- Operated by the Deutsche Umweltstiftung, an established German environmental foundation.
- Sharp focus on sustainability and UN Sustainable Development Goal-aligned projects.
- Distinctive monthly donation-pool model with a community vote on which project is funded.
- Accepts PayPal and bank transfer, with donations starting from one euro.