Doneerveilig vs Geef.nl
Dutch and Belgian individuals running personal fundraising campaigns who prioritise a security-focused, PSD2-compliant platform with escrow handling and a simple, quick setup.
Dutch charities and good causes wanting a long-established, ANBI-aware giving platform usable at no charge, and donors who want most of their gift to reach the cause.
On a €100 donation, Geef.nl delivers €4.27 more to the recipient than Doneerveilig.
Doneerveilig & Geef.nl don’t process payments in GBP — pricing shown in EUR.
What the data says.
Paying by Credit card, Geef.nl delivers about €4.27 more of every €100 donated than Doneerveilig (€96.61 vs €92.34).
Doneerveilig shows the higher Trustpilot score (2.9/5), but it rests on just 44 reviews — too few to outweigh Geef.nl’s 2.4/5 from 8 reviews.
Geef.nl stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Doneerveilig does not.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | Doneerveilig | Geef.nl |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (€100) | €92.34 | €96.61★ winner |
| Platform fee | 6.7% | 0%★ winner |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 2.5% + €0.89★ winner |
| Trustpilot | 2.9 (44) | 2.4 (8)★ winner |
| Country coverage | 0 countries | 1 countries★ winner |
| Data residency | — | EEA (NL host)★ winner |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 2★ winner | 0 |
Winner by category.
€96.61 vs €92.34 reaches the recipient.
2.9 vs 2.4 on Trustpilot.
1 vs 0 countries.
EEA data residency for GDPR-sensitive donor data.
Choose based on who you are.
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.
Dutch charities and good causes wanting a long-established, ANBI-aware giving platform usable at no charge, and donors who want most of their gift to reach the cause.
- ✓Long-established Dutch giving platform, online since 2004 with a 20-year track record.
- ✓Strong charity orientation with ANBI status surfaced on charity profiles.
- ✓Donor-funded cost model under which recipients are not charged to use the service.
- ✓Donations processed through an escrow foundation (Stichting Derdengelden Geef) since 2011.
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, Doneerveilig or Geef.nl?
On a €100 donation, Doneerveilig delivers approximately €92.34 to the recipient and Geef.nl delivers approximately €96.61. Real costs depend on the payment method donors choose.
Which is better for European nonprofits?
Geef.nl is generally better suited to European nonprofits handling GDPR-sensitive donor data because of its EEA data residency.
Which platform has more country coverage?
Doneerveilig operates in 0 countries; Geef.nl operates in 1.
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