Donately vs Produzioni dal Basso
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.
Italian associations, cultural and social projects, and start-ups that want a flexible, long-established platform with multiple funding models and optional co-financing, and that do not require international reach.
On a £100 donation, Produzioni dal Basso delivers £2.25 more to the recipient than Donately.
What the data says.
Paying by Credit card, Produzioni dal Basso delivers about £2.25 more of every £100 donated than Donately (£95.05 vs £92.80).
Produzioni dal Basso stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Donately does not.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | Donately | Produzioni dal Basso |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (£100) | £92.80 | £95.05★ winner |
| Platform fee | 4% | 3%★ winner |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + £0.30 | 1.6% + £0.35★ winner |
| 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 | 0 |
Winner by category.
£95.05 vs £92.80 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.
Italian associations, cultural and social projects, and start-ups that want a flexible, long-established platform with multiple funding models and optional co-financing, and that do not require international reach.
- ✓Long-established (since 2005) generalist platform with broad project eligibility.
- ✓Three funding modes: keep-it-all, all-or-nothing, and simple donation.
- ✓Run by a benefit corporation; payments via PayPal and regulated Lemonway.
- ✓Co-financing programs can unlock partner matching past a threshold.
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 Produzioni dal Basso?
On a £100 donation, Donately delivers approximately £92.80 to the recipient and Produzioni dal Basso delivers approximately £95.05. Real costs depend on the payment method donors choose.
Which is better for European nonprofits?
Produzioni dal Basso 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; Produzioni dal Basso operates in 1.
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