Crowdfunder UK vs Spendenportal
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.
German donors who want to give to vetted, pre-checked charities, and supporters who want to donate goods as well as money - including via SocialBay's eBay-based resale of in-kind donations.
On a £100 donation, Spendenportal delivers £2.52 more to the recipient than Crowdfunder UK.
What the data says.
Paying by Credit card, Spendenportal delivers about £2.52 more of every £100 donated than Crowdfunder UK (£100.00 vs £97.48).
Crowdfunder UK stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Spendenportal does not.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | Crowdfunder UK | Spendenportal |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (£100) | £97.48 | £100.00★ winner |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.28% + £0.24 | 0% + £0.00★ winner |
| Trustpilot | 4.1 (2,873)★ winner | — (0) |
| Country coverage | 1 countries | 1 countries |
| Data residency | UK/EEA/US★ winner | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 4★ winner | 0 |
Winner by category.
£100.00 vs £97.48 reaches the recipient.
4.1 vs — on Trustpilot.
1 vs 1 countries.
EEA data residency for GDPR-sensitive donor data.
Choose based on who you are.
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.
German donors who want to give to vetted, pre-checked charities, and supporters who want to donate goods as well as money - including via SocialBay's eBay-based resale of in-kind donations.
- ✓Handles both monetary (Geldspenden) and in-kind (Sachspenden) donations, the latter via SocialBay's eBay-based resale.
- ✓Charities are vetted and activated only after a review, supporting donor trust.
- ✓Operated by a nonprofit social enterprise (Sozial-Aktien-Gesellschaft) recognized as a donation-collecting organization.
- ✓Donors can choose whether payment-provider costs are added on top of or deducted from their gift.
A third option.
Dutch and other social-impact initiators running Global-Goals-aligned campaigns who value personal coaching and community-building over a high-volume, self-serve crowdfunding marketplace.
Other comparisons.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Crowdfunder UK or Spendenportal?
On a £100 donation, Crowdfunder UK delivers approximately £97.48 to the recipient and Spendenportal delivers approximately £100.00. Real costs depend on the payment method donors choose.
Which is better for European nonprofits?
Crowdfunder UK is generally better suited to European nonprofits handling GDPR-sensitive donor data because of its EEA data residency.
Which platform has more country coverage?
Crowdfunder UK operates in 1 countries; Spendenportal operates in 1.
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