# Doneerveilig vs EcoCrowd

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Doneerveilig delivers about €2.59 more of every €100 donated than EcoCrowd (€92.34 vs €89.75). On the headline numbers, Doneerveilig and EcoCrowd are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Doneerveilig | EcoCrowd |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €92.34 | €89.75 |
| Platform fee | 6.7% | 8% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 1.9% + €0.35 |
| Trustpilot | 2.9 (44) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 21 | 46 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | DE |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 2 | 3 |

## Choose Doneerveilig if

> Dutch and Belgian individuals running personal fundraising campaigns who prioritise a security-focused, PSD2-compliant platform with escrow handling and a simple, quick setup.

- Security-focused framing: PSD2 compliance supervised by De Nederlandsche Bank, escrow handling, and SSL.
- Donations held on a third-party escrow account (derdengeldenrekening) before payout.
- Quick, simple campaign setup aimed at individual causes.
- Account verification via a one-cent micro-transfer.


## 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.