# Doneerveilig vs Geef.nl

## 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 | €92.34 | €96.61 |
| Platform fee | 6.7% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 2.5% + €0.89 |
| Trustpilot | 2.9 (44) | 2.4 (8) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 21 | 76 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | EEA (NL host) |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 2 | 0 |

## 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 Geef.nl if

> 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.