Donately vs Mesenaatti.me
Nonprofits, churches, and schools that want embeddable, customizable donation forms and an API to add giving to an existing website, with Stripe and PayPal processing and CRM integrations.
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.
Of every 100 donated, Donately delivers 8.80 more per 100 to the recipient than Mesenaatti.me.
Each platform is priced in its own currency: Donately in GBP, Mesenaatti.me in EUR.
What the data says.
Paying by Credit card, Donately delivers about 8.80 more of every 100 donated than Mesenaatti.me (£92.80 vs €84.00 per 100).
Mesenaatti.me stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Donately does not.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | Donately | Mesenaatti.me |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (per 100) | £92.80★ winner | €84.00 |
| Platform fee | 4%★ winner | 15% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + £0.30★ winner | 0% + €1.00 |
| Trustpilot | 4.5 (17)★ winner | — (0) |
| Country coverage | 0 countries | 1 countries★ winner |
| Data residency | — | EEA★ winner |
| Languages | 0 | 1★ winner |
| Payment methods supported | 5★ winner | 1 |
Winner by category.
£92.80 vs €84.00 reaches the recipient.
4.5 vs — on Trustpilot.
1 vs 0 countries.
EEA data residency for GDPR-sensitive donor data.
Choose based on who you are.
Nonprofits, churches, and schools that want embeddable, customizable donation forms and an API to add giving to an existing website, with Stripe and PayPal processing and CRM integrations.
- ✓Customizable, embeddable donation forms and campaign pages that drop into an existing site.
- ✓API access and native integrations with Salesforce, HubSpot, Constant Contact, and Mailchimp.
- ✓Card and ACH processing via Stripe and PayPal, with optional donor cost coverage.
- ✓Peer-to-peer, team fundraising, recurring giving, text-to-give, and event ticketing included.
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.
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, Donately or Mesenaatti.me?
Of every 100 donated, Donately delivers approximately £92.80 to the recipient and Mesenaatti.me delivers approximately €84.00. Real costs depend on the payment method donors choose.
Which is better for European nonprofits?
Mesenaatti.me is generally better suited to European nonprofits handling GDPR-sensitive donor data because of its EEA data residency.
Which platform has more country coverage?
Donately operates in 0 countries; Mesenaatti.me operates in 1.
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