# Crowdfunding voor Clubs vs Pledge

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Pledge delivers about 4.60 more of every 100 donated than Crowdfunding voor Clubs ($96.80 vs €92.20 per 100). On the headline numbers, Crowdfunding voor Clubs and Pledge are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Crowdfunding voor Clubs | Pledge |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €92.20 | $96.80 |
| Platform fee | 7.5% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.30 | 2.9% + $0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 33 | 76 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | US |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 10 |

## Choose Crowdfunding voor Clubs if

> Dutch sports clubs and cultural organisations that want to combine donation crowdfunding with bond-based club financing, and that prefer iDEAL payments with predictable per-donation or subscription pricing.

- Purpose-built for Dutch sports clubs and cultural organisations
- Combines donation crowdfunding with club-bond (obligatie) financing on one platform
- Two pricing tracks: a 7.5% per-donation fee (VAT-inclusive) or a fixed annual subscription
- iDEAL payments processed through Mollie, the standard Dutch online payment rail


## Choose Pledge if

> US-based individuals, nonprofits and purpose-driven companies that want a free-to-start fundraiser with a wide range of giving methods - cards, ACH, PayPal, Venmo, stock, donor-advised funds and crypto - plus Shopify and API-based embedded giving.

- No mandatory platform fee - funded by optional donor tipping, with most donors choosing to cover the fees.
- Exceptionally broad giving methods: cards, ACH, PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, Google Pay, stock, donor-advised funds and cryptocurrency.
- Donations are regranted through the Pledgeling Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) public charity, with multi-state US fundraising compliance.
- Shopify "Give & Grow" app and embedded-giving APIs and widgets for e-commerce and product integrations.