# Doneerveilig vs Give Lively

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Give Lively delivers about 5.16 more of every 100 donated than Doneerveilig ($97.50 vs €92.34 per 100). On the headline numbers, Doneerveilig and Give Lively are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Doneerveilig | Give Lively |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €92.34 | $97.50 |
| Platform fee | 6.7% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 2.2% + $0.30 |
| Trustpilot | 2.9 (44) | 3.3 (1) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 21 | 87 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | US |
| Languages | 1 | 0 |
| Payment methods supported | 2 | 6 |

## 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 Give Lively if

> US 501(c)(3) nonprofits seeking a fully underwritten, no-cost fundraising toolkit - campaign pages, text-to-donate, peer-to-peer, and events - backed by philanthropist founders rather than platform charges.

- Underwritten by philanthropist founders, so member nonprofits are not charged for the software.
- Full toolkit: campaign pages, donation widgets, text-to-donate, peer-to-peer, team fundraising, and events.
- Donors can opt to cover processing, helping organizations keep the full gift.
- Rapid disbursement with no holding period.